The Cornell Hotel School’s Center for Hospitality Research announced today that Paul Brown, President of the Expedia, Inc. Partner Services Group and Expedia® North America has joined…
The Cornell Hotel School’s Center for Hospitality Research announced today that Paul Brown, President of the Expedia, Inc. Partner Services Group and Expedia® North America has joined the Center’s Advisory Board. As President of the global Partner Services Group, Brown is responsible for managing airline, hotel, car and tour-operator supplier relationships across all global points of sale for Expedia, Inc. As President of Expedia North America, Brown oversees Expedia.com®, Expedia.ca™, Worldwide Travel Exchange® (Expedia`s private label business), Destination Services and the Expedia business operations group. Expedia has also become a new corporate partner with Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research.
“We look forward to working with the Cornell Hotel School’s world class faculty to explore new ways to refine the practice of hospitality management,” said Brown. “Expedia has tapped into the pipeline of talented Cornell Hotel School graduates who are leaders in the hospitality industry, and partnering with the Center for Hospitality Research further advances the relationship between Expedia and Cornell.”
“We are delighted that Paul Brown will be joining the Advisory Board of Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research,” said Joe Strodel Jr., director of corporate relations at the School. “As the largest online travel agency in the world, Expedia will help us explore key strategic issues facing our industry and we look forward to a long and productive relationship.”
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