Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.

MMH students see rise of technology at Hotel Show
Graduate students packed up and headed to New York City for a convention known around the halls as the “Hotel Show,” which featured notably more technology-related vendors this year.

State Department’s new travel advisory method gets high marks
Associate Professor Robert Kwortnik says the State Department’s new travel advisory format is easier to understand, meaning more travelers are likely to use it.

Hoshino resorts’ new midscale brand wants to reinvent the tourist hotel
Professor Chekitan Dev discusses the growth of the midscale hotel category in Skift.

Scrivens ’10 named to team Canada for upcoming Olympics
Ben Scrivens ’10 has been selected as one of the three goaltenders to compete with Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

How does virtual reality impact the consumer experience?
Professor Helen Chun explores the pros and cons of implementing VR as a way to enhance the consumer experience during the pre-consumption stage.

Q1 2018: Forecasting US hotel industry performance
Alumni Jan Freitag ’97, Scott Berman ’84, and Mark Woodworth ’77, MPS ’78, dive into their predictions for U.S. first-quarter hotel performance in Hotel News Now.

2018 eLab startups reflect partnerships across Cornell and SC Johnson College
Five of eLab’s 15 chosen 2017–2018 startups were founded by teams with students from schools within the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

Noteworthy: IHG’s Keith Barr ’92 talks to Hotel News Now on growth, tech strategies
Keith Barr ’92, who assumed the CEO position at InterContinental Hotels Group in July 2017, discusses what’s been keeping him busy on the job.

Noteworthy: Hotelies featured in Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30
Three Hotelies are in Forbes’ collection of young stars in 20 different industries ranging from finance to food and from sports to enterprise technology.