Denihan Hospitality Group Sponsors Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research
Boutique Hotel Operator Denihan Hospitality Group Becomes Sponsor of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research
Ithaca, NY, April 11, 2007 - Denihan Hospitality Group (DHG), operator of the Affinia brand of lifestyle hotels and the luxury Benjamin hotel brand, is the newest partner of the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. DHG joins 19 partners and senior partners who support the Center financially. Partners such as DHG provide critical support of the Center's three-fold agenda of supporting research studies, distributing research findings, and discerning the hospitality industry's future research concerns. Benjamin (Patrick) Denihan, Jr., DHG's co-CEO, will become a member of the Center's advisory board.
"We have long been aware of the contributions that Cornell and the Center make to the hospitality industry," said Denihan. "Just as our hotels focus strongly on the needs of our guests, so The Center focuses on the needs of the industry." DHG operates four distinctive Affinia hotels in New York City and one in Chicago, as well as the luxury hotel, The Benjamin. The company also manages five individual properties in NYC and Washington, DC.
"The success of the Center rests on the support of forward-looking industry leaders such as DHG and our other partners," said David Sherwyn, academic director of The Center. "We welcome DHG and Patrick Denihan to the Center."
In addition to participating on the Advisory Board, partners in the Center are featured in conjunction with Center Reports and have a seat in Center Roundtables, as well as other interactions of industry and academe.
About The Center for Hospitality Research
A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of the Center's 55 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operating practices. The Center also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. To learn more about CHR and its projects, visit www.chr.cornell.edu.
CHR Partners and sponsors: AIG Global Real Estate Investment, Denihan Hospitality Group, Expedia, Inc., Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, HVS International, JohnsonDiversey, Inc., Kohinoor Group, Marriott International, Inc., Marsh's Hospitality Practice, Mobil Travel Guide, Nestl'e, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Proskauer Rose LLP, Smith Travel Research, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., SynXis (a Sabre Holdings Corporation), Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Thayer Group of Companies, Travelport, and Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo.
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