Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.
Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion focuses on communication
The Pillsbury Institute entrepreneurs roundtable featured CEOs, academics, students, and others well-versed in working with new businesses.
Noteworthy: Hotel School hosts entrepreneurship bootcamp for disabled vets
Cornell’s entrepreneurship boot camp program trains veterans who want to start businesses in the food and beverage industry.
Hotel financing: Loans to build, buy, renovate, or refinance
Jan A. deRoos, HVS Professor of Hotel Finance and Real Estate, offers insight into the relationship between developers, franchises, and financing.
Roundtable Recap: How Trump administration will affect labor laws and regulations for hospitality
Professor David Sherwyn explores how the Trump administration might affect labor laws and regulations, especially in the hospitality industry.
Awards and Honors: Professor Alex Susskind earns JHTR Best Paper of the Year Award
Recognized for: “Guest-Server-Exchange Model and Performance: The Connection Between Service Climate and Unit-Level Sales in Multiunit Restaurants”
Noteworthy: Kate Walsh named dean of the Nolan School
Kate Walsh, MPS ’90, has been named the new dean of the School of Hotel Administration.
Study highlights growth of strategic hotel profit management
Cathy Enz’s co-authored study shows hospitality firms continue to expand their revenue management practices with a strategic profit-management approach.
Online travel sites are still important for hotel operators
Anderson’s co-authored study underscores consumers’ reliance on hotel websites and non-direct channels when researching and booking rooms.
Focus on fundamentals remains key for hotels
Rohit Verma’s co-authored study shows the core of the hotel business still focuses on creating a memorable stay by providing exceptional service.