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11 Aug 2014
News

The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)

work. Trips to tropical places are opportunities to secure new hotel customers. Summer beach time has been replaced with road trips to the Hamptons and Nantucket. I think the only safe place for a true vacation now is an iceberg cruise in... View Details

28 Jul 2014
Blog Post

Mid-summer Update

hinge on the feedback from customers. We needed high quality results and enough of them to make the data statistically significant. Back at the hotel that night, I was finally able to take a first look at the results. Some strong trends... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

01 Sep 2024
News

Action Plan: Yes, Chef!

Wolfgang Puck (OPM 53, 2019)—aka the father of California cuisine, OG celebrity chef, and culinary empire-builder—began his career as a disgraced cook’s apprentice at a hotel restaurant. At 14, he’d been eager to take the post just... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune

29 Jan 2019
News

Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage

are looking forward to when there is a play produced about her creative life!” HBSA of Nigeria Celebrates Star Leaders at Black Tie Gala Close to 300 guests, including many HBS and Harvard alumni as well as top business leaders, converged on the Grand Ballroom at the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Henry M. Flagler

River Railroad in 1886 and extended its line to the Florida keys. Along the way, he invested in massive real estate, building palatial hotels and resorts. In recognition of his contributions to its development, Flagler has been called the... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

15 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 15

Business School Case 213-050 Hotel Ivory Cheick Sanankoua is an MBA student who believes that he has found the perfect investment property, a small, independently owned hotel on the Ivory Coast. However, he... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

How Numbers Talk to People

particular CSI story involved lost revenue on hotel payment transactions. Analysis of data suggested that after a customer had selected a hotel, filled in the travel and billing information, then clicked the "Buy Now" button, a... View Details

Profile

Shawn Tuli

hands-on role with Hersha Hospitality Management. “I loved that it had humble beginnings,” he says. Starting with one motel in central Pennsylvania, Hersha evolved into a public company with numerous hotels in gateway cities across the... View Details

Portrait Project

Mardie Oakes

In the sixth grade I wrote, "If I had a million dollars I would buy a new wardrobe. I would get some Kalvin Klines and new sandles. I would wear all these things in Hawaii. I would stay at the most expensive hotel there is. I would... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Ask the Expert: Bounce Back

newsletter advertising can be extended to many industries: hotels or airlines can embed ads for attractions near featured destinations or travel accessories, entertainment venues can embed ads for local restaurants and bars, retailers... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

http://hbr.org/product/groupon-for-local-businesses/an/514047-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-071 Managing Online Reviews on TripAdvisor In 2013, TripAdvisor was the most visited online travel site in the world. It hosted a massive repository of information on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog

completion of this course. HBS will provide logistical support for the immersion (including hotel accommodations, select meals, and local travel arrangements). Students will be charged a course fee to help defray a portion of these costs.... View Details

01 Jan 2011
News

Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969

philanthropic endeavor is building a bilingual university outside of Istanbul. Offering engineering, hotel management, business, psychology, and law, the university currently has 1,700 students enrolled in a temporary space while the... View Details

18 May 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Hilton

OrganizationStephanie Atiase, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy, Hilton Describe your organization in three to five sentences.Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

01 Sep 2004
News

Edgar Koerner (MBA 1959)

City’s welfare hotels. It prompted me to volunteer in a Children’s Aid Society program inside the largest such hotel, the Prince George Hotel, helping kids with their homework, taking them to the park, and just being a friend. When the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance

01 Mar 2012
News

Putting Ghosts to Rest

machetes and constant fear, where friends and neighbors somehow switched off their humanity for four months. The hotel where I stayed—the Serena, Kigali’s main business hotel—was called the Hotel des... View Details

Keywords: Chris Maloney; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

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Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology

protect yourself when using hotel or airport Wi-Fi. Review our Best Practices for Traveling Abroad document, created in conjunction with other higher education institutes. Protect your Mobile Devices Keep the OS and apps on your device... View Details

08 Feb 2016
News

Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Mexico City on February 8, 2016 to celebrate and connect with each other as the School hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School Campaign. The Mexico City Hyatt Regency Hotel was the... View Details

05 Feb 2016
News

The Wheel of the World

earth was the center of the universe,” says Mueller-Maerki. “The level of mechanical complexity and design needed for the apparent geocentric motion is amazing to see.” On a typical tour day, he adds, a group might leave the hotel at 6... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2000
News

Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right

Continental -- Brier went dot-com in 1998. He cofounded and became president of Priceline Travel, a division of Priceline.com, the e-commerce company that enables its customers to name their own low price for airline tickets, hotel rooms,... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

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