The Airbnb Invasion of Barcelona. A look at how tourism-related problems got out of hand at one of the hottest destinations in the world, Barcelona.
Netflix Fights to Keep Its Most Watched Shows: ‘Friends’ and ‘The Office’. It’s amazing that “Friends” and “The Office” make up of 5% of the total watching minutes on Netflix and yet the streaming service doesn’t own the rights to those IPs.
The bitter truth behind the Nutella economy. If you care about the ethical aspect of business, you may want to read about this. I understand that there are a lot of products or services that we use everyday come from organizations with a record of questionable ethical practices. However, given that Nutella is pretty popular around the world and in America, you may want to know a bit more about it. And it’s not good for your health!
IHG Sees Room for Improvement in Hotel Revenue Management. The article discusses mainly the attribute-based booking trend in the hospitality industry. Attribute-based booking refers to the model that allows guests to choose from a room level such as number of beds, view and room type to amenities inside the room. Everything is a la carte. It can create the maximum personalization and excitement for guests, but it will require a totally different operations from inventory, marketing to housekeeping and revenue management.
The Most Valuable Company (for Now) Is Having a Nadellaissance. A great coverage on how Nadella revived Microsoft. I really like his no-nonsense style that was shown when he refused to celebrate the $1 trillion valuation.
The fight for the bundle is the war for the future of TV. A nice piece on the state of TV
The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program. I found it interesting to read stories on how Prime came into beings. The stories show how great Bezos’ business acumen is
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