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2013 Canada Tour Recap – Ph.D.s, Snow and Vintage Chocolate

Management Consulted

If this is your first time joining us, we’ve spent the last 5 months traveling to top colleges across the planet – check out news from our latest gallivants to the U.K. , After a night of travels, we decided a stop for the best breakfast cafe in Buffalo on Yelp was a great idea.

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Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Tom Spencer

In 2013, Volkswagen debuted the MARTA App (Mobile Augmented Reality Technical Assistance) which gives technicians step-by-step repair instructions. Many countries are currently facing problems in their tourism industries caused by a downturn in domestic and international travel due to COVID-19. Augmented Reality and Strategy.

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Q&A with Chris Olex

Brimstone Consulting

half marathon) races AND raise money for a charity AND invite anyone who wanted to join me AND travel anywhere to do it. What is your greatest accomplishment? I decided the YEAR would create my next challenge – I would attempt to run 20 13.1

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. Travel – Now don’t get us wrong, warning a prospective consultant about travel is a bit like warning trainee surgeon that they may see blood once in a while. The health care is good, that’s for sure.

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The Road Not Taken - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

TWO ROADS diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler, long I stood. I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Copyright © 2013 Tom Spencer. The Road Not Taken. by Tom Spencer on November 20, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source.

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Manufactured Spend and Other Stupid Games, or, "I’ve Got A Real Job"

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

Constant business travelers like me spend lots of time studying the nuances of “loyalty” programs. We make sure we maximize our airline and hotel status, we have a wallet full of credit cards, and we pick our travel providers accordingly. For us, it’s all about minimizing the horrors of travel. After all, I have a job.

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Tour Recap – Day 7 (New York Consulting Bootcamp)

Management Consulted

Welcome…to the final day, the crowning achievement, of our 2013 8-day East Coast (we counted our final travel day too). If you’re just joining us, check out Harvard , Yale , Columbia , Georgetown , Duke and Georgia Tech ‘s highlights.