MishTalk

AUGUST 9, 2016

A few days ago a reader wanted to know how much European tourism declined in the wake of terrorist attacks. … Continue reading →

Tourism 28

Tourism 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Graham explains How Domestic Medical Tourism Could Save Us All Money. One of the most under-reported medical success stories in recent years has been the increase in medical tourism: traveling abroad to get high-quality care at a fraction of what it would cost in the United States. An Opinion article in the Washington Post by John R.

Tourism 28

Tourism Healthcare Travel Insurance 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

But it also has implications for areas outside of entertainment, such as marketing, fashion, tourism, and retail, where commercial AR apps have already been increasing in numbers and popularity. Apps developed for tourism purposes started appearing in the 2000s, but initially they were predominantly created in university labs.

Tourism 118

Tourism Fashion Software Development 118

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 28, 2016

Tourism is fun, but rarely transformative. "I filled the prescription, but didn't take the meds.". "I I took the course. well, I watched the videos. but I didn't do the exercises in writing.". Merely looking at something almost never causes change. If it was easy, you would have already achieved the change you seek.

Tourism 20

Tourism Exercises Video Course 20

Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Space tourism and self-driving cars are exciting to ponder, but what about just making our current systems work better?

Tourism 53

Tourism System 53

BCG

JANUARY 20, 2017

Travel and tourism, consumer durables, consumer nondurables, and fashion and luxury were the other four. Overall, from 2011 through 2015, the retail companies in our sample returned an annualized TSR of 16% (down from 21% for the five-year period ending in 2014).

Boston Consulting Group 75

Boston Consulting Group Tourism Retail Fashion 75

BCG

APRIL 21, 2016

Two subsequent publications will analyze the country’s consumer and tourism industries.). We recently analyzed the principal factors that could affect the Cuban economy, including the potential impact of further market-liberalization measures by Cuba and additional measures by the US government.

Tourism 74

Tourism Travel Government Analysis 74

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This 2×2 will help your company navigate Beijing’s priorities and political sensitivities.

Strategy 167

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 167

MishTalk

AUGUST 14, 2013

One of the major pillars of the Egyptian economy is tourism. The longer that the violence goes on, the longer it will take for Egypt to recover the type of tourism revenues it was generating before the revolution in 2011. It has all the potential for a major disaster, so much can go wrong.”.

Tourism 66

Tourism Marketing Resumes Report 66

BCG

MAY 4, 2017

Article Thursday, May 04, 2017 Improved relations with the US have brought a flood of US travelers—and a potential boon for travel companies. The island’s aging infrastructure will lead to bumps and growing pains, but as demand grows, companies that invest for the long term and build relationships with Cuba’s government can capitalize.

Tourism 40

Tourism Travel Government Company 40

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Or consider Great Britain’s tourism campaign. So Coke decided to sell bottles and cans labeled with hundreds of common names. And consumers were invited to request their own customized cans. Sales turned around, rising 2.5 percent in just 12 weeks. They submitted more than 13,000 names and voted on their favorites.

Productivity 122

Productivity Film Tourism Sales 122

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

The peace should encourage foreign direct investment and tourism, too. .” The formal treaty to end a half century of civil war could usher in a new era of growth. The countryside will become safe, and modern infrastructure will become more viable.

Tourism 124

Tourism Government Finance Efficiency 124

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Sidra also ushered in an era of medical tourism in Qatar when a prematurely-born baby was flown to Qatar from Kuwait for an emergency operation to correct a heart defect, at just 29 days old.

Education 124

Education Healthcare Research Tourism 124

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Consultants can work in a wide range of industries including automotive, CPG (consumer packaged goods), chemicals, defense, electronics, financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, media, mining, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, private equity, retail, social sector, technology, telecommunications and tourism.

Consulting 60

Consulting Tourism Telecommunications Automotive 60

MishTalk

APRIL 10, 2014

The Los Angeles 2020 Commission presented a catalog of failings that it said were a unique burden to the city: widespread poverty and job stagnation, huge municipal pension obligations, a struggling port and tourism industry and paralyzing traffic that would not be eased even with a continuing multibillion-dollar mass transit initiative.

Study 76

Study Tourism Report Resources 76

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

Because of this, tourism, one of the country’s biggest income generators, has plummeted, leaving it in an economically weakened state. But sadly, Tunisia is now facing an unprecedented terrorist threat following three attacks in 2015 on the Bardo National Museum, on a major hotel in Sousse, and on the presidential guard in Tunis.

Government 128

Government Tourism Education System 128

Harvard Business

MAY 27, 2016

” Airlines are also pursuing efficiency in ways customers don’t see so easily, such as reducing the number of short-haul flights they offer and centralizing passengers in large airports.

Airlines 124

Airlines Travel Industry Efficiency 124

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2014

Estimated Losses Greek tourism expects the move to cost $400 million. Aeroflot was the worst performing stock in Moscow on Tuesday, closing down 5.9 pct compared with a 1.4 percent drop on the broad index. Lufthansa said it operates about 180 flights a week through Siberian airspace but declined further comment, as did British Airways.

Airlines 75

Airlines Tourism Transportation Operations 75

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

He wanted to expand tourism to the country in number of visitors and by attracting tourists to areas formerly ruled by guerillas. That built a more dynamic economy that has continued to grow despite falling oil and commodity prices. President Santos wanted to show that peace made his country a less risky place for foreign direct investment.

Leadership 124

Leadership Government Tourism Emotional Intelligence 124

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The Thai government encourages such investment to provide for its country’s own health care needs, as well as to maintain Thailand’s position as a medical tourism destination. Medical tourism — an enterprise focused exclusively on procedure-based sick care or elective surgery — is common in many developing nations.

Tourism 71

Tourism Pharmaceuticals System Construction 71

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To prepare for these events, Brazil and Russia are spending billions to modernize infrastructure, build stadiums, increase commerce, and promote tourism. To the casual observer, such activity might seem fit for economic expansion and strong investment performance.

Tourism 70

Tourism Sports Study Analysis 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The six-month experiment reversed managers’ opinions on hybrid work — and offers three important lessons.

Company 249

Company Management Tourism Travel 249

BCG

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Travel and tourism, consumer durables, consumer nondurables, and retail were the other four, and all five consumer industries finished in the top ten of the 28 industries we analyzed. From 2011 through 2015, the fashion and luxury companies returned an annualized TSR of 15%.

Fashion 40

Fashion Apparel Tourism Trends 40

MishTalk

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Jose Manuel Soria, the Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism said that it appears that there is a direct relationship between the injection of gas into the underground Castor warehouse and earthquakes. The energy minister says "It appears that there is a relationship between gas injection and earthquakes". Via Mish-modified translation.

Real Estate 76

Real Estate Tourism Government Energy 76

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2013

That and a drop in unemployment figures, largely considered to be a result of seasonal hiring in the tourism industry, are the first signs of the "light at the end of the tunnel" that the government has been promising since initiating a series of deeply unpopular austerity measures.

Tourism 72

Tourism Banking Government Construction 72

1 to 1

JULY 9, 2015

Several of my friends just returned from a trip to Cuba and I've been reliving their adventures in Havana and Santiago through photos. Leisure travel to Cuba from the U.S. is still banned, but my friends were able to enter the country through the "people-to-people" program in which visitors interact with Cuban citizens in cultural activities.

Tourism 20

Tourism Travel Culture Marketing 20

MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2014

Since they have maintained artificial exchange rates – coupled with capital controls, price controls and other coercive and self-defeating economic policies – people have of course felt it necessary to get their money out any way they can.

Balance Sheet 78

Balance Sheet Banking Tourism Sports 78

Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2024

Sponsor content from Ministry of Culture.

Culture 225

Culture Tourism Travel Industry 225

Strategy+Business

APRIL 8, 2015

Emerging economies are poised to attract tourism''s most lucrative niche market.'

Tourism 28

Tourism Conference Marketing 28

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Today, the Park creates incredible social value, but also provides billions in economic value through higher tax revenue, tourism, consumer spending, and real estate appreciation. Integrate stakeholders from across organizations and communities in a given place.

Nonprofit 127

Nonprofit Government Company Operations 127

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Transportation, Travel & Tourism. Energy & Utilities. Financial Services. Healthcare. Machinery & Industry. Technology & Software. Telecommunications, Internet & Media. Office Locations. Simon-Kucher and Partners has 33 offices in 23 countries around the globe.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

freshminds

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Not only does learning another language make yourself available for roles in teaching, translating, tourism, and more; it can also strengthen your CV in a range of other ways. Skills it demonstrates: confidence, self-presentation, collaboration, attention to detail, creativity. 3) Foreign Languages.

Sports 54

Sports Tourism Recruiting Recruitment 54

Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2024

How a vacation rental company leaned into trust to weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

Management 191

Management Company Tourism Travel 191

BCG

JUNE 2, 2016

A third will analyze the country’s travel and tourism industry. Recently, BCG has been studying Cuba’s economic evolution, the emerging profile of Cuban consumers, and the potential opportunity for US companies. This article is the second in a series. The first looked at Cuba’s overall macroeconomic development.

Tourism 40

Tourism Travel Retail Government 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Airbnb, valued this year at $30 billion, recently announced that it will start selling “experiences” — small tourism projects — as a way to create new revenue streams and address the increased regulatory scrutiny in some of its bigger markets. It now has around 10,000 operating projects.

Productivity 71

Productivity Tourism Sales Fashion 71

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2016

” But how many travelers can “live there” before Airbnb accepts that it has become a vehicle for mass tourism, and that its users are tourists, no more and no less? Like other parts of the tourist industry, Airbnb has become a double-edged sword.

Tourism 70

Tourism Government Travel Data 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2023

A consequence of our often never-ending to-do lists at work is the loss of camaraderie among coworkers. While productivity is important, the balance between task completion and taking the time to connect with your team is essential in avoiding burnout and making work more enjoyable.

Energy 180

Energy How To Study Meeting 180