The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

2020 has not been an easy time for cities, as COVID-19 has shut down the tourism and business travel that many rely on, with office workers operating from homes, and the various lockdown measures in place prompting many to look afresh at the small flats that are the standard form of abode in many a city.

Tourism 118

Tourism Crisis Technology Travel 118

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 18, 2015

Matt’s team concentrated on developing a system to get aid to remote villages in the heavily-damaged Gorkha region. Though Nepal has an extensive fleet of helicopters to serve the tourism industry, using helicopters to deliver aid is both expensive and inefficient. Help one family? One village? Damaged roads restricted vehicle access.

Innovation 150

Innovation Porter Transportation Tourism 150

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 18, 2015

Matt’s team concentrated on developing a system to get aid to remote villages in the heavily-damaged Gorkha region. Though Nepal has an extensive fleet of helicopters to serve the tourism industry, using helicopters to deliver aid is both expensive and inefficient. Help one family? One village? Damaged roads restricted vehicle access.

Innovation 150

Innovation Porter Transportation Tourism 150

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

These kinds of issues are clearly linked to more long-term population changes than the kind of peaks and troughs associated with tourism, and there was a common concern that COVID would cause these trends to deepen. How does a gateway community navigate tourism, and growth writ-large, more gracefully?” ” Help to adapt.

Tourism 100

Tourism Transportation Education Trends 100

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2023

The researchers have also developed a calculator that lets you enter indicator data for any given city and uncover where it would rank based upon this input. If you would like to see where your city comes in the rankings, you can do so via an online map that allows you to drill down into the respective scores across each of the dimensions.

Human Capital 119

Human Capital Tourism Metrics Transportation 119

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

There are lots of exciting opportunities for software developers, data scientists, and IT professionals. Jobs are often available for engineers, technicians, and skilled workers in manufacturing as well as aerospace research and development. Utah is an ideal destination for those seeking a career in the tech industry.

Real Estate 65

Real Estate Tourism Finance Automotive 65

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Global tourism rises (pre-pandemic). The first is called ‘the news,’ and for your wisdom and mental health I recommend balancing it with the second. Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know is a pleasure: gorgeous, self-contained vignettes on human progress, which you can sample at your leisure or devour in a sitting.”

Trends 122

Trends Globalization Tourism Wilde 122

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Travel has been disrupted, tourism has shriveled, healthcare systems have come under intense strain, and factory output has withered. If employees are unable to work for any period of time, try and use this downtime to invest in skills development. Co-create strategies.

Hamel 115

Hamel Leadership Supply Chain Tourism 115

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

However, employees and employers have contrasting perceptions of the benefits of office work, particularly in terms of its impact on well-being, productivity, and development. A “one size fits all” policy approach is unlikely to be sufficient, and ongoing adjustment is inevitable.

Tourism 64

Tourism Transportation Long-term Retail 64

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2021

It demands organizations to develop strategies that are not only intelligent but also fool-proof. Most of the information about a place on the web comes from tourists, tourism experts, and foreigners. Try your best to develop a good understanding of a population’s demands, to work well despite the competition.

Tourism 97

Tourism Document Operations Marketing 97

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The challenges of city centers have been compounded by the shortage of tourism that would also provide economic heft to so many. For instance, open plan living has become hugely popular in many new developments, but when we’re all in the house at the same time, the ability to find personal space in such a layout is significantly restricted.

Reis 82

Reis Transportation Real Estate Tourism 82

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 4, 2014

b: development of a political or social system based on one or more such areas. This particular gathering was a regional leadership development program sponsored by regional economic development groups. We could promote each others activities for tourism. Websters defines regionalism as: . Would it even work?

Tourism 43

Tourism Politics Loyalty Ethics 43

Chris Brady

JULY 13, 2010

As my five and six year old can only handle so manysteps taken in the name of tourism, and since their appreciation for Gothicarchitecture and the history of Tuscany’s artists hasn’t quite reached fullmaturity, conserving their travel distance is a great strategy for extendingthe potential time for touring. Things wereworking out swimmingly.

Travel 87

Travel Blog Tourism Letter 87

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Working in the travel or tourism industry will allow you to visit new places while being paid. You would be paid to test their gear and write about it to boost their sales. • You can find work abroad teaching English as a foreign language. Hotels also require a vast range of staff.

Travel 51

Travel Career Hotels Tourism 51

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 13, 2023

This change is an attempt to adapt to broader societal developments. .” British Airways recently announced changes to its uniform policy, allowing male flight attendants to wear natural makeup, nail polish, accessories, and man buns as part of their uniform.

Airlines 119

Airlines Industry Diversity Resistance 119

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

Those who don't help to develop the business on the front end are just vendors and subcontractors. Group marketing programs, such as auto dealer clusters, municipalities for economic development, travel and tourism destinations, trade association and product image upgrades. Has a bona fide track record on their own.

Cooper 50

Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To remedy this situation in the hospitality industry, a new pricing strategy was developed; the Yield Management strategy. A simple answer will be that Yield Management is a pricing strategy developed for the hospitality, air travel, tourism, and related industries that helps to produce maximum returns from their services.

Yield Management 65

Yield Management Price Management Hotels 65

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2011

We recently developed a novel idea for a consumer electronics company. A few years ago we helping a startup develop an idea for a medical tourism business where customers seeking elective procedures would fly to exotic but lower-cost destinations. Transaction-based learning need not be overly complicated.

Innovation 15

Innovation Venture Capitalist Seminar Tourism 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

But is it likely that this will improve Brazil’s image and increase tourism, which is often cited as a benefit of hosting mega-events? What is more, the damage that can be caused to tourism by unrest can more than outweigh the benefits of being an attractive place with a good party atmosphere.

Tourism 11

Tourism Sports Long-term Construction 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2012

We compare trends across 10 distinct types of flows within its 4 pillars: trade (merchandise and services), capital (FDI and portfolio equity), information (internet bandwidth, telephone calls, trade in printed publications), and people (tourism, international education, migration). • Why does all of this matter?

Report 16

Report Merchandising GDP Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture.

Tourism 13

Tourism Technology Content Fashion 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

. “It’s a culture thing,” María Lacouture, the head of government economic development agency ProColombia, told me. We’d focus on, how can I develop in my area, in my business?” Many of these problems are typical of developing countries. Education and innovation remain weak.

Tourism 14

Tourism Finance Banking Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

” It suggested that collaboration in research, education, and clinical practice too often remain unexplored in many developed countries across the world. The result of this association was an evidence-based report recommending best practices in autism services for developing and middle-income countries.

Organization 14

Organization Content Education Tourism 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Barratt Developments. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Biotech & Pharma. Oil & Gas. Burberry Group. Whole Foods Market. Technology.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

It can improve its competitiveness by reducing costs in its traditional sectors, such as tourism, agriculture, and trade. The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system. In that regard, Greece finds itself at a crossroads. to 3% of their GDP.

Planning 12

Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

Six years ago, David and Donna Allman approached Opportunity with an idea that fell outside our traditional microfinance model: to build a Community Economic Development (CED) program in Nicaragua. Our CED initiatives start with the community itself identifying the need, then partnering with us to achieve the desired result.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The health care system in the United States, with its technological prowess and massive infrastructure, often serves as a reference point for rapidly developing economies around the world while they build their own medical systems. Victor Albrow/Getty Images. So why would emerging markets still adopt this practice?

Health Care 9

Health Care Tourism Pharmaceuticals Cost 9

Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

When a company diversified, it bought companies in other businesses, or else developed new businesses internally, to sell additional products or services, as with Honda, which has exploited its expertise in motors to produce a variety of other vehicles — outboard motors, lawnmowers, ATVs, and so on.

Organization 255

Organization Outsourcing Mintzberg Core Competence 255

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. Typically, tourism involves guided tours, pitch events, conferences with lots of panels, and well-planned visits to companies, universities, and government agencies tasked with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation. In sum, innovation tourism is not really tourism.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Developed alongside business magnate Nandan Nilekani, “ the biggest social project on the planet ” relies on community-operated Common Service Centers (CSCs) and local entrepreneurs to deliver programs and share in the profits. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

Company 15

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

.” Unlike other countries on the continent, Colombia used much of the money it earned during the commodities boom to invest in infrastructure and industrial development. He wanted to expand tourism to the country in number of visitors and by attracting tourists to areas formerly ruled by guerillas.

Politics 14

Politics Leadership Tourism Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. The country’s tourism sector attracted fewer than five million visitors in 2014 while neighboring Turkey attracted 39 million people.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Their managements increasingly have to play the odds: What is more likely to get a better and safer return on investment — a really talented software development team in Bangalore, Bogata, or Cambridge? Or a really good lobbyist or ”fixer”—in Brussels, Beijing, or Washington D.C.? Insight Center.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Levitt Tourism Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Such a development would surely meet Gordon’s criteria for robust innovation — the impact of the transporter on our society and economy would be staggering. Perhaps in tourism? But what about the impact on global employment? The job losses in the existing transportation and distribution industries would be staggering.

Gordon 8

Gordon Transportation Tourism Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

When you put all these pieces together around education and health care, it’s clear that Cuba is likely a champion of investment in the development of human capital—but for the last 50 years it has an extremely low economic return on this investment. Cuba’s main resource to engage in the world is no longer sugar cane.

Biotechnology 8

Biotechnology Tourism Human Capital Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

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. New pricing models will need to be developed. Pricing model.

Project 9

Project Productivity Products Health Care 9

Harvard Business Review

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? Such developments are timely. Like other parts of the tourist industry, Airbnb has become a double-edged sword.

Tourism 8

Tourism Travel Price Content 8