FOODIES
This French region is the only place legally allowed to produce true Champagne.
Where is Champagne, France?
This term describes land that has never been developed.
What is greenfield development?
This Hotelie became CEO of Marriott International in 2021 after previously serving as the company’s Global Chief Development Officer.
Who is Anthony Capuano?
This ancient symbol became associated with welcoming guests.
What is a Pineapple?
The replacements for Nike Techs and coffee.
What are quarter zips and matcha?
This type of restaurant reduces labor costs by operating without a dining room.
What is a ghost kitchen?
Since its completion in 2010, this building has been the world's tallest.
What is the Burj Khalifa? +200 for the cost of development
Since January 2020, this Cornell Hotel School alumnus returned to Ithaca to lead the Statler Hotel as its General Manager.
Who is Arthur Keith?
This post-World War II development helped standardize roadside lodging in the U.S.
What are motor hotels (motels)
Firms like Jane Street use this math- and data-driven approach to trading.
What is quantitative finance?
This short-lived food or dining trend, such as Dubai chocolate, gains rapid popularity but often fades due to a lack of long-term consumer demand.
What is a FAD?
This Netflix reality series follows luxury real estate agents selling multimillion-dollar homes in LA.
What is Selling Sunset?
This Hotelie, who graduated in 2001, went on to write Unreasonable Hospitality.
Who is Will Guidara?
The word “hotel” originated from this ancient word, which came from the French
What is a Hostel?
This common finance comparison contrasts investment banking with hedge funds and asset management.
Sell side vs. Buy side
The global coffee chain Starbucks began in 1971 at Pike Place Market in this U.S. city.
Where is Seattle, WA?
This U.S. state consistently ranks first in hotel development pipeline activity.
Where is Texas?
This fast-casual restaurant was led for years by former Cornell Hotelie CEO, Randy Garutti, before he stepped down in 2023
What is Shake Shack?
This country opened the oldest hotel still in operation
Where is Japan? Bonus +200 for how many years it’s been open
This 2010 book and its later film adaptation popularized hedge funds and the 2008 financial crisis.
What is The Big Short?
This pricing technique places a high-priced item on the menu to make other items seem more reasonable.
What is price anchoring?
The city with the highest average price per square meter of residential property in the world.
Where is Monaco?
This gig-work company was co-founded by a Cornell Hotelie, John Zimmer, who later served as the company’s president.
What is Lyft?
This concept transformed hotels by separating ownership from management and branding.
What is the asset-light model?
This financial trend eliminates traditional intermediaries such as banks.
What is DeFi (decentralized finance)?