22-year old Claire Delaney's life turns upside down following the death of her beloved father, Mark Delaney, who happens to be the CEO of Delaney Corp.- one of the most successful hotel chains worldwide. She thought things would go back to the way they were once her older brother took over the business...but unfortuna...
BOOK 1 OF THE 'It's Just Business' SERIES Sam Anderson, CEO of Anderson's Corporation is a tough, straightforward, serious man who only speaks the language of business. Violet is a bubbly, clumsy and shy girl who lands a job at Anderson's Corporation. No matter how much Sam tries to avoid her, he can't help but get dr...
He needed a wife for his company, she needed money for her family. "Blaze the last thing I want you to do before I die is marry." Is what Blaze's Grandmother told him. She also told him that he wasn't getting his Father's company without having a girl to spend the rest of his life with, and that's where Sage fits in...
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It's hard to feel sorry for Darren Huston. After all, he runs the world's biggest travel company which shows no signs of stopping and which has been gobbling up almost everything in its path.
Slickspaces is bringing automation and technology to both guests and hosts at vacation rental properties through things like smart locks and voice-led tools.
Warsaw, 18 May 2018 - Allegro, a leading online marketplace in Poland, today announces the appointment of Francois Nuyts as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 August 2018. Przemyslaw Budkowski, the current CEO, will be stepping down to pursue other business interests.
The Priceline Group (PCLN) today announced that Microsoft executive Darren Huston, 45, has been named Chief Executive Officer of Booking.com. Booking.com is part of The Priceline Group and is the number-one online hotel reservation service in the world, offering over 165,000 hotels in 43 languages. As announced earlie...
One of the Priceline Group's issues is its name. As much as officials of the parent company appreciate the legacy of its namesake Priceline.com and its longtime TV point man William Shatner, they cringe whenever journalists and pundits associate the Group, which also includes Booking.com, Agoda, Kayak, OpenTable and s...
Allegro, a leading online marketplace in Poland, today announces the appointment of Francois Nuyts as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 August 2018. Przemyslaw Budkowski, the current CEO, will be stepping down to pursue other business interests. Mr. Nuyts joins from Amazon where he was most recently responsib...
Expedia's acquisitions versus the Priceline Group's "competitive moat." Rock, paper, scissors. It's an interesting contest and in the $1.4 trillion global travel market, both companies can be winners. Expedia is trending upward and Priceline is showing strong growth, as well.
I Darren Huston, a Canadian businessman. I had born in Hope, British Columbia. I had completed my BS in economics from Trent University, MA in economics from the University of British Columbia, MBA from Harvard Business School. From my childhood, my aim was to become a business person. Business is not that easy, for b...
I Darren Huston, spent time with him when I was running Microsoft in Japan. I just really respect the fact that he's such a curious person and how much he reads.
While Microsoft Advertising was busy on Wednesday helping T-Mobile stream a live Ellie Goulding concert across three screens, a first for both companies, CEO Steve Ballmer was thinking of the next big opportunity in advertising.
Hello from Trent," I say. It's late January and, talking to a Trent alum who's work-ing abroad, I figure I can jog a few memories and start a conversation by adding: "It's going to negative 16 degrees tonight. Do you recall those chilly walks across the wind-whipped Faryon Bridge?" Darren Huston '85 chuckles with inst...
Slickspaces automates guest entry, check-in, and check-out processes for property managers, apartments, bed and breakfasts, hotels, and other accommodations providers.
Darren Huston, chief executive of Booking.com told an audience at ITB Berlin this week that marketing initiatives by hotels chains such as Marriott and Hilton are annoying.
Darren Huston, Our company was born from a desire to make life better for property managers - the busiest people we've ever met. Our early days of managing the challenges of guest access revealed a much greater need.
Darren Huston, Chief Executive Officer Born: January 3, 1966, Hope, British Columbia Education: BS in economics, Trent University; MA in Economics, University of British Columbia; MBA, Harvard Business School Early Marker: Vice president at Starbucks responsible for acquisitions and new product development. Big Idea:...
