Author Archive for Mark Chesnut
The Stars Still Shine Over Acapulco
In 1946, Hollywood star Rita Hayworth touched down on the glittery shores of Acapulco Bay, turning a small but stylish hotel called Boca Chica into her home base as she filmed “The Lady from Shanghai” with actor/director — and then-husband — Orson Welles.
The Evolution of Education
As globalization, recession and the near-implosion of the financial system challenge and change the world economy, business schools rethink their approach.
Since the start of the global financial crisis, business schools from Barcelona to Buenos Aires have heard the steady drumbeat of footsteps as college graduates and executives facing a tight job market returned to the [...]
Ask the Concierge – El San Juan Hotel & Casino
Tips from Yvonne Ramos, the concierge at El San Juan Hotel & Casino, which is part of the Waldorf Astoria Collection of hotels.
Even In Tough Times, Travelers Still Seek a Room With a View
Running one of the world’s largest candy and beverage companies might seem a far cry from the hospitality world of the InterContinental Hotels Group. But to Andrew Cosslett, tapped to lead the InterContinental Hotels Group in 2005, similarities abound between his present post and his previous job at the top of Cadbury Schweppes before the [...]
