Faculty & Research
Senior Partner
Senior Partners of the center provide significant financial support, with $50,000 and up annually, and in turn receive a number of benefits, including:
- All benefits associated with the partner level.
- Choice of the following:
Sponsorship of one Cornell Hospitality Report or Tool
Exclusive sponsorship of one roundtable event.
- Your company name at the "top of the list" on all publicity including: advertising in the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, the center website, and over thirty press releases per year.
- Your company name and logo (with a web-link) on a rotating basis in the center's bi-weekly newsletter that circulates to over 95,000 globally in the hospitality industry.
- Special invitation to Cornell Hotel School of Hotel Administration's industry events including: Cornell Hotel Society Reception at the Lodging Conference; Icon of the Industry Event during the New York Hotel Investment Conference in June; the International Hotel/Motel Show reception in New York in November; the National Restaurant Show reception in Chicago in May; and the CHS European Chapter reception in March
ASAE Foundation
The ASAE Foundation is the nonprofit entity of ASAE (The American Society of Association Executives), a membership organization of more than 22,000 association executives and industry partners representing more than 11,000 organizations. ASAE’s members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in nearly 50 countries around the world. ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community.
The work of the ASAE Foundation is primarily focused on advancing knowledge in association management by supporting scholars in their research on member serving organization and conducting its own rigorous research in areas that will support the profession of association management as a unique sector in the nonprofit community.
The Foundation also develops programs designed to equip current and next-generation association leaders with the knowledge and skills required to manage the challenges and opportunities in the future. This work ensures that associations are at the forefront of innovative solutions to manage the challenges and opportunities facing member serving organizations; to help extend and amplify the impact of an organization's work; and to support business, political, and academic thought leaders who acknowledge the critical role of member-serving organizations in society.
Carlson Hotels
Carlson is a global hospitality and travel company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. Carlson encompasses more than 1,070 hotels, including Radisson®, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, Park Inn by Radisson and Park Plaza®; more than 900 T.G.I. Friday’s® restaurants; and a majority stake in Carlson Wagonlit Travel®, the global leader in business travel management. Carlson operates in more than 150 countries and its brands employ about 150,000 people. http://www.carlson.com.
Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 93 years, Hilton Worldwide has been offering business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,750 hotels and timeshare properties, with 615,000 rooms in 85 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®. For more information about the company, visit www.HiltonWorldwide.com or connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.HiltonWorldwideGlobalMediaCenter.com.
National Restaurant Association
Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association represents more than 380,000 restaurants, and through the National Restaurant Association’s Educational Foundation (NRAEF), it provides training and education in a wide variety of food-service topics. In addition to providing member programs and services, the association focuses on four imperatives: profitability and entrepreneurship, jobs and careers, food and healthy living, and sustainability and social responsibility. The NRAEF has developed more than 200 educational products, services, and certifications, and also extends its programs into community engagement and promotion of career opportunities, including programs at 1,700 high schools and scholarships totaling more than $14 million.
SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.
STR
STR is the recognized leader in providing hotel performance data and provides clients—including hotel operators, developers, financiers, analysts and suppliers to the hotel industry—access to hotel research with regular and custom reports covering North America, Mexico and Caribbean. STR provides a single source of global hotel data covering daily and monthly performance data, forecasts, annual profitability, pipeline and census information. STR founded the STR family of companies and is proudly associated with STR Global, RRC and HotelNewsNow.com. STR continues to serve the North American market which they have been supporting since its foundation in 1985, and STR Global brings the benefits of the well-known STAR reports to a truly global audience. For more information, please visit www.str.com.
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
For more than 100 years, we have acquainted guests with the living heritage of India - and a legendary experience in hospitality. It began on December 16, 1903, when Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata opened Taj's first hotel, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai. This grand hotel epitomized a philosophy that still holds true today: provide impeccable service and unparalleled facilities so every stay is a memorable one.
A part of the Tata Group of companies www.tata.com, India's premier business house, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 57 hotels in 38 locations across India with an additional 14 international hotels in the Maldives, Mauritius, UK, Nepal, Sri Lanka, U.S. (The Pierre Hotel), Africa, and the Middle East. Over the years, Taj has won international acclaim for its quality hotels and its excellence in dining, business facilities, interiors, and world-class, personalized service.
In India, Taj is recognized as the premier hospitality provider, spanning the length and breadth of the country, and gracing important industrial towns and cities, beautiful beaches, historical and pilgrim centres, and wildlife destinations.