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Family Summer Camp in New Hampshire 26 Aug 2013 | 11:56 pm
Donna and I cherish the time we spend with our grandchildren and great-grandchildren We’ve been very blessed to spend our summers on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire for many years. It all started ...
Bridges … A Solid Foundation for Opportunity 19 Aug 2013 | 11:18 pm
Years ago, when our company was first beginning to add hotels to our business, my dad would scout locations for new hotels by watching the traffic across the bridges of Washington. He would say they w...
A Tech Wall, a Luggage Drop and a Smile 12 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Listen to Blog Every business is in a race to attract the next generation to its products. It’s a full-out sprint in the hotel industry, and Marriott’s speed to market has an old hotel guy like myself...
My Summer Book Club Recommendation: Those Angry Days 5 Aug 2013 | 10:21 pm
For my summer reading this year, I chose Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson. Those Angry Days covers the period of 1939-1941 and details the bitter conversation and discussion over whether or not the Uni...
Hurricanes, Terrorism and Taking Care of Guests in Times of Crisis 29 Jul 2013 | 09:47 pm
I have three general manager stories to share from a recent conference I attended. Let me go first with a little background on running a hotel. There’s no executive business school for general manager...
Our Newest Monument to Democracy 22 Jul 2013 | 11:18 pm
The Imperfect Washington Monument Photo by Ian Livingston (Capital Weather Gang) for The Washington Post I’m blessed having grown up in Washington, D.C. with all its history, and this is a historic ti...
Heartfelt Thanks From the Marriott Family 12 Jul 2013 | 07:55 pm
Two weeks ago, I blogged about the death of my son, Stephen. Since then, we have had an inspiring funeral and a short graveside service. We buried Stephen in our small family cemetery at our summer ho...
Job Hunting Sure Has Changed 9 Jul 2013 | 06:12 pm
Listen to Blog Technology Puts the Job Search in the Palm of Your Hand From placing a sign outside our hotels to posting on a Facebook wall – my, how the job hunt has changed! Searching for jobs these...
THANK YOU 2 Jul 2013 | 12:52 am
Last week I blogged about the death of my son, Stephen. Since then we had the funeral service with all its wonderful tributes. When I started on this blog journey six years ago, it never occurred to m...
My Hero, Stephen (1959 - 2013) 25 Jun 2013 | 02:06 am
Listen to Blog No parent should have to see their child die, and those who do are members of a club that no one wants to belong to. Donna and I lost our dear son, Stephen, this week at the age of 54. ...
