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A Comparison of Hotel Indices with Hotel Properties and Portfolios
Boudry, Walter I. (2014-06-01)Thanks to the availability of transaction data and the work of Real Capital Analytics (RCA), hotel operators and investors now have access to indices that track the price appreciation of hotels.1 RCA’s data is one basis ... -
A Comparison of the Performance of Independent and Franchise Hotels: The First Two Years of Operation
Enz, Cathy A.; Canina, Linda (2011-11-03)Although franchising has become a dominant mode of entry for hotel owners, a substantial number of entrepreneurs open their property as an independent and unaffiliated hotel. Given the finance community’s desire for a brand ... -
A Competency Model for Club Leaders
Walsh, Kate; Koenigsfeld, Jason P. (2015-05-02)To ensure the success of a service organization, leaders must have skills and abilities to shape service systems and guide employees to deliver the service experience. So far, however, we have yet to see a set of leadership ... -
A Comprehensive Guide to Merchandising Bed and Breakfast Inns
Carroll, Bill; Gomez, Betsy; Huen, Anna; Lanier, Pamela; Lui, Iris (2006-08-01)The many methods for merchandising a bed and breakfast inn embrace both traditional means and the growing areas available online. The key to all tactics is to show would-be guests how the B&B matches their lodging preferences. ... -
A Consumer's View of Restaurant Reservations Policies
Kimes, Sheryl E. (2008-01-01)Restaurant customers view reservations as a form of contract, according to a survey of 1,230 frequent diners. The self-selected respondents to the survey had little patience for restaurants that fail to have tables ready, ... -
A Contemporary Model for Human Resources
Tracey, J. Bruce; Nathan, Artur (2002-01-07)The human-resources model used by many hospitality firms centralizes HR functions in the human-resources department. One consequence of such centralization is that inefficiencies arise because HR decisions are being made ... -
A Glimpse into the Future of Work
Warech, Michael A. (2018-03-11)[Excerpt] In this Instagram age of texts and tweets, it should come as no surprise that the most important and complex workplace challenge facing CEOs and CHROs is neatly summarized by the acronym ‘FoW’. Forget YOLO, FOMO ... -
A Location-Planning Decision-Support Tool for Tradeshows and Conventions
Han, HyunJeong Spring; Verma, Rohit (2015-01-01)This report introduces a strategic decision-support tool for location planning in tradeshows and conventions. This decision support tool is based on a multi-year research project that examined tradeshow participants ... -
A New Method for Measuring Housekeeping Performance Consistency
Sturman, Michael C. (2006-09-01)While the importance of housekeepers' task performance (i.e., cleaning) is undeniable, little research has been devoted to developing metrics to evaluate housekeepers' performance. This CHR report describes a pilot study ... -
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Photo-Elicitation to Solicit Hotel Guest Feedback
Pullman, Madeleine E.; Robson, Stephani (2006-03-01)Executive Summary: Although written surveys have their place in determining how guests view a particular hotel, a graphic-based approach gives them a chance to show rather than just tell hoteliers what is important. One ... -
A Quick and Easy Approach to Financial Fraud Detection
Moulton, Pamela; Liu, Fang (2018-12-01)[Excerpt] Financial fraud is a significant cost in the hospitality industry. According to the Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, the typical organization loses 5 percent of its annual revenues to fraud. ... -
Accurately Estimating Time-Based Restaurant Revenues Using Revenue per Available Seat-Hour
Thompson, Gary M.; Sohn, Heeju (2008-05-01)By calculating revenue per available seat-hour, or RevPASH, restaurant managers can implement revenue management approaches to build their restaurant’s profitability. The key to making this work is the appropriate calculation ... -
Adopting the Code: Human Trafficking and the Hospitality Industry
Sarkisian, Michele (2015-10-01)Human trafficking generally and child exploitation in particular is a global problem. While hard data are difficult to obtain in detail due to many unreported and underreported cases, the International Labor Organization ... -
An Analysis of Bordeaux Wine Ratings, 1970-2005: Implications for the Existing Classification of the Médoc and Graves
Thompson, Gary M.; Mutkoski, Stephen A.; Bae, Youngran; Ielacqua, Liliana; Oh, Se B. (2008-06-02)The French châteaux producing Bordeaux wines were classified in 1855, creating a taxonomy that continues in force to the present day. An analysis of the ratings of vintages from 1970 to 2005 from three popular rating ... -
An Analysis of Data Regarding Public Private Partnerships to Encourage Hotel Development in the United States
Nelson, Robert R.; deRoos, Jan A. (2014-08-06)In recent decades, communities in the United States have increasingly turned to public private partnerships, also known as PPPs or P3s, to encourage development of large convention headquarter hotels. Under such arrangements ... -
An Examination of Guest Complaints and Complaint Communication Channels: The Medium Does Matter!
Susskind, Alex M. (2006-11-01)In this study guests of casual-dining restaurants were asked to report how they preferred to complain about service failures they experienced while dining. Guests who reported higher levels of frustration, a higher propensity ... -
An Examination of Internet Intermediaries and Hotel Loyalty Programs: How Will Guests Get their Points?
Carroll, Bill; Siguaw, Judy D.B.A. (2006-04-01)Competitive forces have made loyalty programs a key point of contention between hotel chains and the online intermediaries that sell hotel rooms using a merchant model. Hotel companies would prefer not to award points for ... -
An Examination of Revenue Management in Relation to Hotels' Pricing Strategies
Enz, Cathy A.; Canina, Linda (2005-04-01)Most hotels in the United States use revenue management, regardless of their pricing strategy relative to their competitive set. However, revenue management is executed more closely on average by hotels that price above ... -
Annual Report 2016: Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (2016-01-01)We are pleased to present the Annual Report for the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF) which was established on July 1st 2015. The institute was officially inaugurated on November 2, 2015. Thanks to the overwhelmingly ... -
Annual Report 2017: Innovating across Health, Hospitality, and Design
Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (2017-08-01)We are pleased to present the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures’ second Annual Report. The 2016-17 academic year was an exciting and busy one as we hosted the first Cornell Hospitality, Health and Design Symposium—In ...