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Donald N. Pritzker
Pritzker assumed management of just one hotel in 1959, but throughout the next 13 years he acquired dozens more throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, totaling 26 hotels by the time of his death.... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
- 14 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Leticia Tavares On Marriott's Management Acceleration Program
designed to bring MBA graduates into hotel management. The 18- to 24-month on-property immersion includes rotations in operations, sales, marketing, revenue management, hotel openings, and more! In my first... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
Depatie Art by Scott Laumann Founded in 1981, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is America’s first (and largest) boutique hotel group. With its hosted evening wine hour (where you might play Wii or have your... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Hands-on Experience in Hospitality
Barcelona, I gained hands-on experience in two of Marriott’s most amazing properties, the W Hotel and the Hotel Arts, which belongs to the Ritz-Carlton brand. In the five weeks that I spent in Barcelona, I... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
addition, they regard gathering such data as a poor use of their time. There is also the adverse-selection concern that doctors might avoid difficult cases and difficult patients to boost their ratings. 2. Privacy. Rating a doctor is more personal than rating a View Details
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Marriott, Jr. is responsible for the rapid growth and diversification of Marriott International. Today, with more than 1,600 owned or franchised hotel properties worldwide, Marriott International is the second-largest lodging company in... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
William L. Moody, Jr.
Moody built a $400 million diversified enterprise. He founded the American National Insurance Company, which under his guidance grew into the largest enterprise of its kind in the southwest. By 1954, it had nearly $3 billion worth of insurance in force and offices in... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June
exchange of ideas about the evolution of the European Union." Held at the Estrel Residence and Congress Hotel -- Germany's largest hotel -- the conference will also feature social events and tours, as well... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni Connections
Harvard Business School in Africa & Young Alumni Gatherings 1 Abdu Mukhtar (MBA 2001), Ndidi Nwuneli (MBA 1999), and Hetty Ugboh (GMP 7, 2009) at an alumni reception held at the InterContinental hotel in Lagos, Nigeria in January,... View Details
Laurence A. Tisch
the brothers next took to expanding Loew’s into the hotel business, buying hotels in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. By 1968, the brothers had built Loews into the third largest View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 17 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building
approximately 40% of global CO2 emissions. With renewed commitments to green building coming from the conclusion of COP27, we feature two interviews from the CEM collection with business leaders in the real estate and hotel industries.... View Details
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen diversified International Telephone and Telegraph through acquiring shares of companies ranging from the Sheraton Hotel Chain to the Hartford Insurance Company. Geneen grew his firm from $765 million to $8.5 billion in revenues to... View Details
Keywords: Communications
- 21 Mar 2016
- HBS Case
Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'
Research says 85 percent of people will make a purchase after reading online reviews about a product or service. This has had huge implications for the hotel industry and helps explain why TripAdvisor, a massive repository of... View Details
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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Shuttle buses to HBS will depart the Hyatt Regency Cambridge and The Charles Hotel 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome and Introductions 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Keynote Rae Johnson , Pacifica Graduate... View Details
Conrad N. Hilton
Starting with one 40-room hotel, Hilton created a massive hotel franchising chain through selective acquisitions including the Waldorf-Astoria. By the end of the 1970s, there were about 250 Hilton Hotels... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
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Richard Lou
units and establishing a hotel-development arm. "I became the middleman between my family and key business players, like the bankers and franchisors," says Richard. Part of his job was to translate for his family, but with his education from Cornell's School... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999)
the hot, new restaurant wherever I travel.” Industry trend: A commoditization of the boutique, design-based experience. “I see customers seeking hotel experiences that are less institutionalized and more authentic to the cities they’re... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
mass during his career as an entrepreneur, investor, and executive, and he wanted to put it to work on COVID-19 research. THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care, management, and the View Details
Curtis L. Carlson
variety of retail and hospitality sectors. Carlson expanded his offerings by purchasing the Radisson Hotel in Minnesota and building it into a national chain. He also acquired TGI Fridays and hundreds of other hospitality businesses. When... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard to Restart Allston Development
The Harvard Corporation in September endorsed a plan to restart development of a science complex on Western Avenue across from HBS and to create an “enterprise research” campus with a hotel and conference center. In an open letter to the... View Details