Cornell Hotel School's Center for Hospitality Research Adds Two Friends
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, Hospitality Confections newest affiliates
ITHACA, NY, February 21, 2006. The Cornell Hotel School's Center for Hospitality Research has added two affiliates in its ongoing drive to build the world's preeminent hospitality research organization. As Friends of the Center, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals and Hospitality Confections LLC will contribute to new research that aims to strengthen operating practices in the industry.
"We are very pleased to join forces with two organizations that help us broaden our reach across the scope of the industry," says Gary Thompson, executive director of the Center for Hospitality Research. "HFTP will help us gain new insight into the financial and technological challenges facing the industry, while Hospitality Confections will help sharpen our focus on this important and fast-growing amenity sector."
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) is an international professional association dedicated to providing members with professional development resources, continuing education and networking opportunities. With over 4,600 members worldwide, HFTP provides a global network of hospitality finance and technology professionals dedicated to advancing the industry.
"HFTP recognizes the Center for Hospitality Research as one of the industry's major players in their field of expertise," says Frank Wolfe, HFTP's Executive Vice President & CEO. "Both our organizations are recognized in their niches as being exceptional resources to their stakeholders. This collaboration will make both of our organizations more valuable to the industry."
Hospitality Confections LLC, based in Connecticut, imports specialty Belgium chocolates and assorted biscuits for the hospitality industry. The firm recently launched in the U.S. its premium chocolate line known as Ovidias, individually wrapped imported Belgium chocolates in a can. Ovidias won the Editors' Choice Award for best flavor at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in 2005.
About The Center for Hospitality Research
A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of the Center's 45 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operating practices. The Center also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. To learn more about CHR and its projects, visit www.chr.cornell.edu.
CHR Partners and sponsors: AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp., Cendant Corporation, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, HVS International, JohnsonDiversey, Inc., Kohinoor Group, Marsh's Hospitality Practice, Nestl'e, Smith Travel Research, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., SynXis (a Sabre Holdings Corporation), Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Thayer Group of Companies, and Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo.
CHR friends: ARAMARK o DK Shifflet & Associates o ehotelier.com o Estrela Marketing Solutions o Fireman's Fund o Gerencia de Hoteles & Restaurantes o Global Hospitality Resources o Hospitality Confections o Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) o HOP hospitalitynet.org o Hotel Asia Pacific o Hotel China o HotelExecutive.com o Hotel Interactive o Hotel Resource o International CHRIE o International Hotel and Restaurant Association o International Hotel Conference o KPMG Japan/Global Management Directions o Lodging Hospitality o Lodging Magazine o PKF Hospitality Research o Resort+Recreation o The Resort Trades o RestaurantEdge.com o Shibata Publishing Co. o The Lodging Conference o Taste & Travel o TravelCLICK o UniFocus o WageWatch, Inc. o WiredHotelier.com
Jennifer Macera, 607.255.3101; [email protected]
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