Cornell Hospitality Research Summit set for October

ITHACA, N.Y. – Hotel industry leaders from around the globe will converge on the Cornell University campus Oct. 6 - 8 for the three-day “Cornell Hospitality Research Summit” at the university’s School of Hotel Administration.  The summit will feature more than 50 industry leaders who will be making presentations, with a focus on the industry-wide impact of social media and sustainability.

The summit features five keynote speakers: Christine Duffy, president and CEO of Maritz Travel Company; Frances Frei of the Harvard Business School; Adam Goldstein, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International; Gerald Lawless, executive chairman of the Jumeirah Group; and Randell Smith, CEO and co-founder of STR, a travel-research business.

For registration information, contact Melissa Carlisle at mlp1@cornell.edu or (607) 255-1078.  More details about the summit are available at: www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/research/chr/events/chrs/