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- October 2016
- Supplement
Airbnb in Amsterdam (B)
By: Mitchell Weiss, Emer Moloney and Vincent Dessain
In December 2014, Amsterdam and Airbnb announced an MOU to promote responsible home sharing and to simplify the payment of tourist tax for hosts in the city. It was the most comprehensive agreement that Airbnb had with any city in the world. Its final provision read,... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Sharing Economy; Amsterdam; Airbnb; Molly Turner; Regulation; Homesharing; Tourism; Business And Government; Public-private Partnership; Business and Government Relations; Government Administration; Public Sector; City; Urban Development; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; Netherlands; Europe
Weiss, Mitchell, Emer Moloney, and Vincent Dessain. "Airbnb in Amsterdam (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 817-014, October 2016.
- 28 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School
Behind the success of every student’s experience in immersive project-based courses—from visas to travel advisories to detailed itineraries—is the Global Experience Office. Kate Mitkevicius has just arrived in Mumbai after an 18-hour... View Details
- Web
IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog
sumo wrestlers. Course Credit and Fees Students will receive 3 credits upon successful completion of this course. HBS will provide logistical support for the immersion (including accommodations, select meals, and local travel... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)
My parents were in the hospitality business. They owned a motel, so we grew up working at the business as well as living at the business. I remember vividly some moments of really intense stress. And it was because my parents took a lot of risk to build the business.... 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
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online... View Details
- June 17, 2016
- Comment
Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers
By: John A. Quelch
Recent events in Orlando underscore an important marketing truth: consumer safety and security are mission critical. A popular nightclub, Pulse, known as a safe place for the LGBT community, is put out of business at least temporarily by a terrorist act. Not far away... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Safety; Public Safety; Brand Attraction; Risk Management; Safe Environment Benefit; Marketing Safety; Global Brands; Advertising; Change Management; Disruption; Volatility; Crime and Corruption; Customers; Music Entertainment; Animation Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; United States
Quelch, John A. "Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (June 17, 2016). (Republished by Fortune.com as "What the Orlando Tragedies Can Teach Businesses" on June 20, 2016.)
- June 2025
- Case
Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail Resorts, the world’s largest ski resort operator. In his letter, and the 88-slide presentation that accompanied his... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Finance; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Governance; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Leading Change; Valuation; Investment Activism; Climate Change; Management Succession; Financial Management; Risk Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; Travel Industry; United States; Australia; Canada
Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)." Harvard Business School Case 225-082, June 2025.
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
material is presented, it is about the content and how it is delivered. The virtual experience is probably not suited for everyone but it certainly broadens the opportunity to cast a wider net of audience particularly in those countries which required multiple days of... View Details
- 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
- Portrait Project
Jaime Arreola
I want to live THIS day. I have a lucky past. I grew up watching my father canalizing the gross of his paychecks towards college tuition, English classes, and volleyball traveling expenses for me and my brother. My parents chose my... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
A Fine Collection
collection that can rival it because most museums cannot spend the time and drive it takes to put it together.” Although the Stamford site will be closed to the general public, the prints can be viewed in traveling exhibits, thanks to a... View Details
- 24 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach
Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Thursday, February 23, more than 60 alumni and guests gathered in Florida to celebrate and connect... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)
alter your post-undergraduate plans? The 2+2 program didn’t alter my path but allowed me more freedom after Purdue. Having a guaranteed next step provided a safety net that enabled me to more freely choose work assignments that I knew weren’t permanent. At ExxonMobil,... View Details
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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
cleanup—to both learn and grow as human beings,” he recalls. “But my first concern was how to keep everyone safe from radiation poisoning.” With help from MIT Media Lab researchers, who devised a car-mounted Geiger counter to chart a safe zone where the group could... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
careful consideration, we decided to postpone the 2003 Global Leadership Forum originally planned to take place in Shanghai, China, in June and reschedule the conference to June 15–17, 2004, in the same venue. The worrisome reports and View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)
field clothes and boots, spent time in rural areas, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. In contrast, the chemical division employees wore coats and ties, traveled to urban customer sites, and played golf. There was a lot to learn. Then, as a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jason Sanders
traveled from biochemistry to English literature to medicine to business, from Arkansas to Oklahoma to Oxford to Boston. Serving the ill, fulfilling the mission, these too have many faces: hospital CEO, medical oncologist, global health... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A Plastic Fantastic Friendship
friendship," the Morses traveled with Dalí and his wife, Gala, to Paris and Rome and to Dalí's home in Spain. Over the years, they published seven books about Dalí, who died in 1989, and amassed nearly one hundred of the artist's... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Consultant on the Go
Most business travelers breathe a sigh of relief when they return home, happy to unpack their suitcase and sleep in their own bed. Ram Charan (MBA ’65, DBA ’67) is not your typical business traveler. One of the “world’s most renowned... View Details