FX Real Estate and Entertainment Becomes Partner of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research

FX Real Estate and Entertainment (FXRE), which holds an 18-acre parcel of land in Las Vegas, also holds the rights to use the intellectual property associated with Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali. Paul Kanavos, the firm's president, will join the center's advisory board.

'Cornell's center is a consistent provider of information for the hospitality industry, including real estate and gaming, which are our chief interests,' said Kanavos. 'We seek to help Cornell increase its research reach.'

'The addition of Paul Kanavos and FX Real Estate and Entertainment as a partner provides an additional dimension to the center's advisory board,' noted Jennifer Macera, associate director of the Center for Hospitality Research. 'We look forward to his contribution to our research studies.' Advisory board members meet with center researchers to examine prospective and existing studies.

In addition to its Las Vegas real estate interests, FX Real Estate and Entertainment has license agreements that allow the firm to use the intellectual property of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali in developing its real estate and entertainment attractions. The company also has an agreement to develop hotels as part of the master plan to redevelop the Graceland property in Memphis. FXRE, through direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, also holds a substantial amount of Riviera Holdings Corporation, which owns and operates the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Blackhawk Casino in Blackhawk, Colorado.

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 73 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 Hospitality Quarterly (formerly the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly). To learn more about center and its projects, visit www.chr.cornell.edu.

Center partners and sponsors: AIG Global Real Estate Investment, American Airlines Admirals Club, Davis & Gilbert LLP, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, Denihan Hospitality Group, Expedia, Inc., Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Fox Rothschild LLP, FX Real Estate and Entertainment, Inc., General Growth Properties, Inc., HVS, InterContinental Hotels Group, job.travel, JohnsonDiversey, Inc., Jumeirah Group, LRP Publications, Marriott International, Inc., Marsh's Hospitality Practice, Mobil Travel Guide, Inc., Nestlé, 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 Lodging Group, TIG Global, Travelport, WATG, and WhiteSand Consulting.

Center friends: 4Hoteliers.com • American Tescor, LLC • Argyle Executive Forum • Caribbean Hotel and Restaurant Buyers Guide • Cody Kramer Imports • Cruise Industry News • DK Shifflet & Associates • ehotelier.com • EyeforTravel • Fireman's Fund Insurance Company • Gerencia de Hoteles & Restaurantes • Global Hospitality Resources • Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) • hospitalityInside.com • hospitalitynet.org • Hospitality Technology Magazine • Hotel Asia Pacific • Hotel China • HotelExecutive.com • Hotel Interactive • Hotel Resource • International CHRIE • International Hotel and Restaurant Association • International Hotel Conference • International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) • iPerceptions • Lodging Hospitality • Lodging Magazine • Milestone Internet Marketing • MindFolio • Parasol • PKF Hospitality Research • The Resort Trades • RealShare Hotel Investment & Finance Summit • Resort+Recreation Magazine • RestaurantEdge.com • Shibata Publishing Co. • Synovate • The Lodging Conference • TravelCLICK • UniFocus • WageWatch, Inc. • WIWIH.COM


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