InterContinental Hotels Group Becomes Partner of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research

Ithaca, NY | Global hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group has joined Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research as a partner. InterContinental’s president of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Kirk Kinsell, a Cornell alumnus, will participate on the center’s Advisory Board. Kinsell will share his expertise with researchers, industry leaders and students, as well as at the center’s Roundtables.

“InterContinental is responsible for more than 3,800 properties around the world,” said Eva Ferguson, president of IAHI, the InterContinental owner’s association. “We see the center’s research as having global impact that improves hotel operations for the global industry, and we are pleased to be part of this important research effort. In particular, we propose to focus on issues of corporate responsibility as part of the research agenda and the educational experience.”

“With its global perspective and leadership role in corporate social responsibility in the hospitality industry, we are delighted to welcome InterContinental and Kirk Kinsell to our advisory board,” said Joseph D. Strodel, Jr., director of corporate relations, Cornell School of Hotel Administration.

“We are interested in Cornell's research agenda and the inclusion of corporate responsibility as a global issue for hospitality research. We look forward to working with Cornell on this," stated Kinsell.