CHR - SAS Webcast Focuses on Preparing for Hospitality Industry Economic Recovery
Hotels and casinos can position themselves for recovery, using tactics and strategies to be explained in a webcast provided jointly by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research and SAS, the international business software provider. The webcast, "Preparing for Recovery," will be offered at no charge at 11:00 AM (eastern time) on February 12.
Hotels and casinos can position themselves for recovery, using tactics and strategies to be explained in a webcast provided jointly by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research and SAS, the international business software provider. The webcast, "Preparing for Recovery," will be offered at no charge at 11:00 AM (eastern time) on February 12. For more information and to register, click here.
As the American and world economy shows signs of improvement, now is the time for hotel and casino managers to prepare for and benefit from the economic recovery. As explained in the webcast, this includes taking advantage of current economic trends and managing future investment and pricing strategies.
Originating in the SAS studios in North Carolina, the webcast features the following presenters:
- Bill Carroll, Senior Lecturer, Cornell School of Hotel Administration;
- Ravi Mehrotra, President and Founder of IdeaS;
- Jan deRoos, HVS International Professor of Hotel Finance and Real Estate, Cornell School of Hotel Administration;
- Philip Schaetz, Vice President Revenue Management, International Operations, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts; and
- Sheryl Kimes, Singapore Tourism Board Distinguished Professor in Asian Hospitality Management, based at the Cornell–Nanyang Institute.
Their topics will include lessons learned during the downturn; how business has changed as a result of the downturn; what hotels and casinos can do and are doing to prepare; when and where to expect the recovery; how the financial crisis has affected Asia; and what is being done to prepare for the recovery in that region.
This will be the fourth webcast in the Cornell–SAS series, which began in October 2009, with "Where's My Data? Tips and Tricks for Designing a Strong Data Quality and Data Integration Strategy," and continued with "Right People, Right Jobs, Right Time: The Art and Science of Labor Planning," in November, and "Loyalty, Rewards and Value: What Do We Want from Our Customers?," in December. All of these webcasts are still available for download at no charge from the CHR at
Future webcasts will address sustainability, social media analysis, and hot topics in the hospitality and gaming industries.
About the Center for Hospitality Research
The purpose of the Center for Hospitality Research is to enable and conduct research of significance to the global hospitality and related service industries. CHR also works to improve the connections between academe and industry, continuing the School of Hotel Administration's long-standing tradition of service to the hospitality industry. Founded in 1992, CHR remains the industry's foremost creator and distributor of timely research, all of which is posted at no charge for all to use. In addition to its industry advisory board, CHR convenes several industry roundtables each year for the purpose of identifying new issues affecting the hospitality industry.
Center Members: Accenture • Access Point Financial, Inc. • Barclaycard US • Cvent • Davis & Gilbert LLP • Deloitte & Touche USA LLP • DerbySoft • Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts • Fox Rothschild LLP • Hilton Worldwide • Host Hotels & Resorts • Hyatt Hotels Corporation • IDeaS Revenue Solutions • InterContinental Hotels Group • Jumeirah Group • Marriott International • NTT DATA • Preferred Hotels & Resorts • priceline.com • PwC • The Rainmaker Group • RateGain • ReviewPro • Revinate • Sabre Hospitality Solutions • STR • Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces • Tata Consultancy Services • Wipro EcoEnergy • Wyndham Hotel Group