Cornell CHR Press Releases -- Reports and Tools

Study Compares Hotel Valuation Models

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:00:00 -0400

In determining accurate values for hotel properties, analysts typically use either of two methods, one based on comparable sales that includes hotel characteristics and another that relies on project

Cornell Report Highlights the Value of Hotel Amenities

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:00:00 -0500

Hotel owners and operators have long offered complimentary amenities to enhance their guests’ stays and differentiate themselves from competitors...

Cornell Study Examines Emerging Trends in Hotel Revenue Management

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:00:00 -0500

Revenue management professionals suggest that total hotel RM is the wave of the future and that, going forward, technology and data analytics will help enhance RM decisions.

Cornell Study Highlights Diversification Benefits of REIT Stock Investments

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:00:00 -0500

Financial planning typically involves deciding how much savings to place in stocks, bonds and other assets while weighing the risks associated with each element of a diversified investment portfolio.

Cornell Study Examines How Bias Affects Hiring Practices

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Removing bias from the hiring process presents challenges for the hospitality industry and other service industries that want a qualified, diverse workforce...

Hotel Investment Climate Remains Favorable Despite Interest Rate Increases, Cornell Study Suggests

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Prospects for hotel investors remain reasonably favorable even if interest rates move upward, based on an analysis of hotel capitalization rates.

Roundtable focuses on high-tech adoption in hospitality industry

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:00:00 -0500

A wide-ranging discussion at Cornell University on the impact of technology in the hospitality realm, involving two-dozen industry leaders, touched on such topics as the adoption of cloud computing...

Cornell Report Aims to Cut Restaurant Food Waste

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Food waste is a major issue for hospitality industry purveyors, both in terms of the cost of wasted food and the environmental consequences of tossing out tons of food...

Cornell Study: Hospitality Money Managers Should Avoid Short-term Trading

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0400

A new study from Cornell University suggests that professional investment managers often engage in short-term stock trading with poor results, which could have serious implications...

Cornell Study Finds Substantial Benefits from Tabletop Ordering Technology

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Although tabletop ordering technology can be expensive to install, many restaurants are adding ordering pads to their tabletops—and a new study from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research...

Cornell Tool Allows Restaurants to Evaluate Menu Specials

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:00:00 -0400

A new tool published by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) helps restaurant operators calculate the likely monetary outcomes of offering off-peak specials.

Cornell Study Puts Retaliation Claims in a Class by Themselves

Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:00:00 -0400

While it is unlawful for race, color, national origin, sex, or religion ever to motivate an employer’s personnel decisions, age, disability, and...

Changing Regulations Dominate Cornell Labor and Employment Roundtable

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Tighter interpretations of labor regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) engaged participants in the 14th annual Labor and Employment Roundtable...

Social Entrepreneurs Outline Challenges and Successes

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Mission-driven companies that provide needed community services face the same issues that affect all businesses...

Cornell Study Outlines Improved Hotel Sustainability Benchmarks

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) has released the latest benchmarks from an ongoing international project to create default sustainability data for the global hotel industry...