By Barry A.N. Bloom Academic journals often contain statistical information, and this is certainly true in the hospitality discipline. So it may be interesting for some readers to examine the nature of business statistics in general, review the contributions of a pioneer in the development of business statistics, and explain how some of these methods […]
The impact of politics upon the hospitality and tourism sector is dramatic. Almost unlimited are the ways in which governments influence the delivery of hospitality and tourism products, whether through regulation of commerce, business and real estate development initiatives, cultural and historic preservation strategies, and taxation policies. Governments may also be involved in spending public […]
By Peter Szende and Heather Rule The legacy of Charles Eaton began with a little bit of luck. In 1882, while walking along Washington Street in downtown Boston, he passed a vacant building that seemed to be a good site for a new business serving non-alcoholic beverages. In short order, he emerged with the lease. […]
By Bradford Hudson The Cradle of American Liberty is a term that has been applied to the City of Boston in general, and Faneuil Hall in particular, since the Revolutionary era. It could be argued that Boston also deserves credit as the Cradle of American Hospitality. An astonishing array of firsts and near firsts in […]
Photo Essay by Jack Dzamba If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. -Ernest Hemingway It is intriguing how certain scenes of Boston resemble those of Paris. Some in […]