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Hotel butler service is really nice – is it worth the price?
Reneta McCarthy, senior lecturer at the Hotel School, historicizes the concept of butlers and explains how top-end hotels utilize them in today’s competitive market.

Tata-Cornell celebrates 5 years of fighting hunger in India
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) highlighted its community-based fieldwork, where graduate students work towards uncovering failures in food systems and empowering communities to solve them.

Students go behind the scenes on Royal Caribbean cruise
Twenty students from the Hotel School witnessed firsthand how Royal Caribbean International successfully operates its cruises after they boarded the Enchantment of the Seas in February for a three-day experiential learning trip to the Bahamas.

Dyson community celebrates students, faculty, and staff at awards ceremony
Students, faculty, and staff gathered on Friday, April 27, 2018, for an awards ceremony in recognition of some of the many excellent contributions during the 2017–2018 academic year.

Quick Q & A: Jawad Addoum
Father, basketball fan, and passionate about finance—learn a little more about Jawad Addoum, assistant professor of finance at the Dyson School.

As lifestyle brands enter the hospitality business, hotel rooms double as showrooms
Helen Chun, associate professor of services marketing at the Hotel School, offers insight into why the hotel-as-retailer concept is one worth following.

Marriott Rewards merger with Starwood, Ritz-Carlton programs brings mixed reviews
Chekitan Dev, professor of marketing at the Hotel School, argues that the merged Marriott loyalty program is a “mixed blessing for its members.”

New rules on making cars in China could help Tesla – or give it even more to worry about
Shanjun Li, professor of economics and policy at the Dyson School, contextualizes technological advancements of Chinese domestic automakers and its relation to the recent announcement by the Chinese government.

Steven Kyle breaks down Trump’s economic policies and their impact on taxpayers
Steven Kyle, associate professor at the Dyson School, speaks to CGTN America about President Donald Trump’s economic policies.