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Follow on Google News | Cornell University Deems UF Tourism Professor as Best Academic PresenterDr. Kelly Semrad presented her forecasting models for revenue management in the hotel industry at the Cornell Hospitality Research Summit. Her invited presentation was so revolutionary that Semrad was selected as the Best Academic Presenter.
To present, you must be an invited speaker and upon invitation Semrad elected to present on “Exploratory Data Analysis in Revenue Management” during the session on “Pricing and Revenue Management.” The conference was held on October 8th and 9th and Semrad had the great honor to present alongside Chris Silcock, the global head of revenue management for Hilton Worldwide, as well as Ravi Mehrotra, the founder and president of IDeaS. To win her award, Semrad was nominated and voted upon by both conference delegates and the organizing conference committee. Semrad took home a framed award, a $50 gift card to Amazon.com, and free conference registration for the Summit in 2014, an award valued at $695. The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute is committed to building a bridge between the tourism industry, organizations, destinations, and higher education through excellence in interdisciplinary research that provides strategic information focused on a wide array of travel, tourism and hospitality opportunities. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Dr. Michael Sagas (Department Chair) at msagas@ufl.edu (352.294.1640) End
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