Travel - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2014
News

York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition

transformation. In the Best Investment category, which is was a closed judging panel by HBS Alumni Angels, Busbud, an intercity bus travel company, took the award. Each category carried a $25,000 prize. With more than half of HBS alumni... View Details

Keywords: New Venture Competition; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2022
News

Flying High

idea that there is an enormous opportunity to make air travel better.” The startup saw space in the market between premium commercial airline options that were increasingly inconvenient and the ever-more expensive choice of private air... View Details

Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation

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IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI - Course Catalog

AI-startups better positioned to capture market share? How can each party improve its positioning? We will conclude the research phase of the course in early January and travel to Silicon Valley to present our findings to executives from... View Details

20 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

This scenario may sound familiar, unfortunately: Your flight begins with poking and prodding by the TSA agent, all to wait for the inevitable delayed departure. Boarding extends the indignities: more waiting while your section is called, followed by a squeeze down the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel; Travel; Travel

December 2011
Supplement

TripAdvisor

By: Sunil Gupta and Kerry Herman

Keywords: Travel Industry; Travel Industry

Citation

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01 Sep 2024
News

3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)

required to be able to achieve greater goals. The first big risk that I took was graduating from business school without a full-time job. I took an internship to get a foot in the door in the media industry. Four or five years later, my husband and I bought... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Wyman

21 Feb 2014
News

The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)

local customs were. My best travel experiences have always involved having a local person on the ground, so I set out to launch a platform where travelers could connect with local people. Sharing a meal is... View Details

Keywords: Glocal; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

Portrait Project

Andrew Huynh

of that meant taking advantage of the ample travel opportunities. I opted to refrain from big “HBS treks” to feed my inner introvert with more solo travel exploring the U.S. National Park System. While HBS... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Going Down Easy

Duda Photo courtesy A&E/THE WELL-SEASONED TRAVELER The Well-Seasoned Traveler, a food series on the A&E network, goes to the source for enlightenment: Italy for pasta, France for truffle hunting, Tokyo for sushi, Switzerland for... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

student’s grade. Additionally, as absences significantly impact the ability of the team to function effectively, they may also be reflected in peer feedback which is an important component of the course grade. Circumstances Limiting View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Fellowship Dinner Brings Students and Donors Together

Warren Luke (MBA '70) (center) traveled from Hawaii to meet the six K.J. Luke fellows. (photos by Stuart Cahill) Warren Luke (MBA '70) (center) traveled from Hawaii to meet the six K.J. Luke fellows. (photos... View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Mar 2005
News

South Africa Explorer

South Africa Explorer: January 2005 South Africa photos See our photo archive of past Alumni Travel programs Imagine spending New Year’s Eve in the bush of South Africa, tables decked out in white linen, dinner cooked over an open fire... View Details

Keywords: Christine Sullivan; Hospitality

Portrait Project

Vaibhav Singh

kinship for the fellow traveler and a sense of adventure for the uncharted future, gives meaning to life. The world needs to rediscover this essential lesson from the road. Like the kid at the end of Camelot, I will View Details

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

required meeting at the final fall session on December 5 Travel Dates: Arrive: Sunday, January 5 and depart on Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Mumbai and Bangalore) Course Fee: $3,500 Immersive Field Courses : IFCs require a firm commitment... View Details

Portrait Project

Gad Caspy

I plan to have a smile on my face at least 30% of the time. I will achieve that by enjoying the little things I do, such as traveling to places I have never been before such as Australia and China, playing squash and soccer with friends... View Details

Portrait Project

Thomas Rajan

I believe I can fly. Comfortably. And so should everyone else. Only a half-century ago, it took my grandfather over a month to make the journey here from India by ship. It was the only means of travel he could afford. Today, I can View Details

07 May 2018
News

What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

Photo courtesy of Francis Tapon Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) was off to a bright tech career after HBS, working at a Silicon Valley startup before stints at Hitachi and Microsoft. But his penchant for View Details

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1.5 Attendance | MBA

required to select the reason that is most consistent with why they will not be present in class on that particular day. For example, if a student will miss a class because they are traveling on the same day as an event or obligation... View Details

June 2010
Case

Playa Dorada Tennis Club: Expansion Strategy

By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Brent Kazan

Playa Dorada Beach & Resort in Boca Raton, Florida, faces a growing seasonal demand for tennis services. The number of guests is expected to double in the next few years, and while the tennis facilities are a popular and well-promoted amenity at the resort, court space... View Details

Keywords: Service Operations; Planning; Price; Expansion; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; Florida