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For Guests | Commencement 2025

the quickest and easiest way for guests to get back and forth from Harvard Yard. Shuttle buses will be running, but heavy traffic and large crowds on Commencement Day can affect the shuttle schedule. See the Shuttle Tracker for detailed information about the shuttle... View Details

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Selling Luxury to Everyone

now," she said. "The consumer really wants highly designed garments at an affordable price." Tyler Morse, president of Bliss, an upscale spa and beauty company purchased by Starwood Resorts and Hotels in 2004, said that... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products

01 Jun 2016
News

Prima Datarina

with a long history in the airline and hotel industries now gaining traction in the arts world. By analyzing existing data, Hodges and her team have the flexibility to adjust ticket prices on a weekly, or even daily, basis to smooth the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

Airbnb on travelers, hosts, and hotels. The welfare gains from Airbnb are concentrated in locations (New York) and times (New Year’s Eve) when hotels are capacity constrained. This occurs because peer hosts are responsive to market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

500,000 listings and counting. (By way of comparison, hotel industry giant Marriott offers around 530,000 rooms worldwide.) Airbnb, which has been valued at roughly $2.5 billion, recently closed a $200 million round of financing,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

14 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant

this lies within Tata Steel itself, as in its acquisition in Singapore. And the rest lies in the broader ambit of the Tata group through its acquisitions of Daewoo's truck assets in South Korea, Tetley Tea in the U.K. and ritzy hotel... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

29 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 29, 2008

Shanghai plant starts production in 2008, will its almost $50 million investment pay off? Is 10 years of experience in China enough to know how China works? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308051 Shangri-La View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2012
News

High Honors

company with his brother Jim and cousin Jonathan. Loews, once merely a movie theater company, was transformed by Tisch’s father and uncle, who parlayed the purchase of a single New Jersey hotel into what is now one of the largest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2022
News

Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter

dreamed of living and working in New York. Her parents encouraged her to pursue her outside interests, which included studying hotel management and working in luxury marketing, but those experiences brought her back to Caran d’Ache. After... View Details

Keywords: April White

04 Sep 2019
News

Accelerating Allston

subsidiary to oversee development, with former Massport CEO Thomas Glynn serving as CEO and Dean Nohria as chair of the governing board. Initial plans for the first phase of development include a 14-acre complex of research-focused companies, green space, residences,... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

The Maestro and the Market

food manufacturers, and the launch of an elBulli hotel and a chain of reasonably priced restaurants called Fast Good. But what is the balance between leveraging the Adrià/elBulli brand and breaking its core meaning? In a classroom... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

23 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers

to offer benefits at no cost, it actually raises prices for buyers” If an intermediary like Expedia charges the same price as an airline, for example, then many consumers will choose to use the intermediary. After all, Expedia offers View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Air Transportation; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Dec 2010
News

This Is What I Do

community. Together, the two men developed remarkable plans for Tetiaroa that Bailey, on behalf of the Brando estate, is now implementing. The Louisiana-born Bailey is the managing director of Pacific Beachcomber SC, which owns six hotels... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Accommodation; Hospitality; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2015
News

Ink

column was a way to explore the link between a business leader’s workspace and the culture of his or her organization. Along the way, Raje—former chief executive of BP Ergo, her family’s office furniture business—featured the hotel... View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Unleashed

education, health care, management, and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June Bulletin 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

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

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

01 Jun 2020
News

Prognosis

existed in the past. THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care, management, and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June Bulletin THE WAY FORWARD See... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

27 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 27

Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania Authors:Diego A. Comin Abstract Tourism is a tradable service activity that could allow some African countries to generate significant growth. Tanzania, given its unique natural assets, is an ideal... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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