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Questex to Assume Management Control of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference Following June 2023 Event
NYU SPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality | May 16, 2023
NEW YORK, May 16, 2023-- Questex, a leading information services and event company, today announces it has agreed to assume management control of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference from the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) starting with the 2024 edition. This strategy fits perfectly with Questex’s initiative to build on its leading position in the operational real estate and hospitality marketplace, enhancing its powerful global hospitality portfolio. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, whose 45th annual conferenc...
Corporate Hotel Rate Negotiations for 2018 Forecast – Both Buyers and Sellers Have Positions of Strength
Bjorn Hanson, PhD | October 6, 2017
October 5, 2017 By Bjorn Hanson, PhD, Clinical Professor NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism As the corporate and contract rate negotiation season is about to begin, the outlook for corporate rates is for sides to negotiate with positions of strength. The sellers' position of strength is based on the highest occupancy percent for the US since 1984 - 65.5 percent for 2017 (about the same as it was for 2016). The buyers' position of strength is based on slowing US hotel room rate growth (approximate 3.0 percent in 2016 and between 2.0 and 2.5 percent in 2017) and increased use of alterna...
NYUSPS to Host 37th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference
NYU School of Professional Studies | May 7, 2015
Industry Titans Stephen A. Wynn, J.W. (Bill) Marriott, Jr., Geoff A. Ballotti, Sébastien Bazin, Mark Hoplamazian, Christopher J. Nassetta, Jonathan D. Gray, Barry Sternlicht, and Others Are Among All-Star Conference Lineup NEW YORK, May 11, 2015 — The biggest names in hospitality—including Stephen A. Wynn, chairman of the board and CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited, and J.W. Marriott, Jr., executive chairman of the board of Marriott International, Inc.—will be among the featured panelists at the 37th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference. Hosted by the NYU School of Professional Studies Tisch Center for ...
NYU School of Professional Studies to Launch New Certificate Program in Conference Center Management
NYU School of Professional Studies | November 6, 2014
NEW YORK, November 10, 2014 – Conference centers today represent a distinct, highly complex segment of the global meetings industry, and today's managers face unique challenges that require appropriate skills and training. To help address the needs of this growing hospitality and tourism sector, the NYU School of Professional Studies Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism (sps.nyu.edu) will launch a new Certificate in International Conference Center Management this spring, one of the first noncredit certificate programs that specifically focus on international conference center management. Developed in consultation with the Internat...
