Which of the companies, was Greg McAdoo on the board of that specialized in brokering the lease or rentals of short-term lodging?
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Greg McAdoo Greg McAdoo is a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley. Greg specializes in internet services, mobile, energy and technology investments. Greg at some time was on the boards of Airbnb, Bump Technologies, Cue, Clustrix, Imageshack, MeLLmo and Songkick. Greg also led Sequoia's investment in Y Combinator and previously sat on the boards of Isilon Systems, Loopt, RockYou, Achates Power and PowerFile.
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Airbnb Airbnb is an online marketplace and hospitality service, enabling people to lease or rent short-term lodging including vacation rentals, apartment rentals, homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms. The company does not own any lodging; it is merely a broker and receives percentage service fees (commissions) from both guests and hosts in conjunction with every booking. It has over 3,000,000 lodging listings in 65,000 cities and 191 countries, and the cost of lodging is set by the host.
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Rentalcars.com Rentalcars.com is an online broker for car rental. It is part of The Priceline Group of companies (CEO Glenn D Fogel]), along with Booking.com, Kayak.com, Agoda.com and OpenTable.
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Silverstein Properties Silverstein Properties, Inc. (SPI) is a family held, full-service real estate development, investment and management firm based in New York City. Founded in 1957 by Chairman Larry Silverstein, the company specializes in developing, acquiring, and managing office, residential, hotel, retail, and mixed-use properties. The firm is New York City's fifth largest commercial landlord,
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation () is the world’s leading pure-play public timeshare company. Formerly a division of Marriott International, Marriott Vacations Worldwide was established as a separate, publicly traded entity focusing primarily on vacation ownership in November 2011. Marriott Vacations Worldwide runs more than 60 resorts with over 400,000 Owners and Members. Its brands include Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, and The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club.
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Brad Handler Brad Handler (born July 19, 1967) is an American entrepreneur and attorney best known for his success in the destination club industry and his role as the first in-house attorney at eBay . He is a founder and chairman of Inspirato, a private, luxury destination club. In 2002, along with his brother Brent Handler, he founded Exclusive Resorts, where he served as chairman, CEO and vice-chairman. He served as eBay's in-house attorney from 1997 to 2001. He is based in Palo Alto, California.
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Gerald Corbett Gerald Michael Nolan Corbett DL (born 7 September 1951) is a businessman who is the current chairman of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). A businessman, over a long career he has been a director of thirteen public companies, seven of which he has chaired, most recently Betfair plc from 2012-2016. He is currently chairman of Segro plc, the international industrial & property logistics group and Britvic plc, the international soft drinks company whose brands include Robinsons squash, J2O, Tango, Fruit Shoot, Ballygowan water and is also a bottler for PepsiCo. As chairman he led the floatation of Britvic in 2005.
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Eric A. McAfee Eric Armstrong McAfee (born September 24, 1962) is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist, founding and funding companies in renewable energy, oil and gas, agriculture, networking devices and enterprise software. Based in the Silicon Valley, McAfee is Chairman of McAfee Capital, a growth equity investment fund; is a principal at merchant bank, Cagan McAfee Capital Partners; and co-founded Berg McAfee Companies, a holding company.
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Office broker An office broker is a more general term for a serviced office broker. The office broker company/ individual arranges transactions between a company or individual interested in renting office space and a business centre/ office space owner. Office brokers help business centre owners to advertise office space. The office broker then makes a commission when the deal is made.
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MKG Group MKG Group is a European-based company, headquartered in Paris, France. The group operates various divisions within the tourism, hotel and hospitality sector, namely monitoring global trends in supply, demand and pipeline growth, including the worldwide chain hotel brand and chain hotel group rankings, as well as conducting specialised "ad hoc" industry research for various stakeholders, including private investors, developers, hoteliers (chain groups and independent properties), government and tourism associations, banking and financial institutions, and hedge funds.
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CheapTickets CheapTickets is an online travel services company focusing on the leisure market, offering airline tickets, hotel and vacation rentals, rental cars, customized vacation packages, and cruises. CheapTickets was a wholly owned subsidiary of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., and with Expedia's purchase of Orbitz, is now a subsidiary of Expedia.
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GE Capital GE Capital, is the financial services unit of the American multinational conglomerate General Electric. It provides commercial lending and leasing, as well as a range of financial services for commercial aviation, energy, and support for GE's industrial business units.
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President's Management Advisory Board The President's Management Advisory Board is a council of 17 corporate executives from leading American companies. Its purpose is to provide the administration of the executive branch advice and recommendations on effective strategies for the implementation of the best business practices on matters related to federal government's management and operations, with focus on productivity, the implementation of innovative methods, customer service, and technology. The board will be chaired by former Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Director Jeffrey Zients as part of the General Services Administration of the Executive Office. On March 10, 2011, board appointees were announced, including Greg Brown, president and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions, Inc.; Sam Gilliland, Chairman and CEO of Sabre Holdings; Debra L. Lee, Chairman and CEO of BET Networks; Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO of Adobe Systems, Inc.; and Tim Solso, Chairman and CEO of Cummins, Inc.
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Calavo Growers Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGW ) is an international consumer goods and farm products company. The company packages, and distributes avocados and other fruits, as well as their fresh prepared food to restaurants, stores, and individual customers worldwide. While the company is based in Santa Paula, California, avocado production is cultivated throughout the state of California, as well as Central and South America. Calavo Growers was established in 1924 as an agricultural cooperative and was instrumental in launching the California avocado industry. The company operates its business through three divisions including Fresh Products, Calavo Foods and Renaissance Food Group (RFG). The company has been listed on the America's Best Small Company list by "Forbes". The company was assessed as a great value stock to pick by Zacks Investment Research.
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Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation, is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919, the corporation is now led by Christopher J. Nassetta.
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Moshe Mano Moshe Mano (born 1955, in Haifa, Israel) is a businessman who is active in the maritime, hospitality and real estate industries. He is the founder, President and CEO of the Mano Holdings Group, which includes Mano Maritime Ltd., Mano Holidays Ltd. and Bambook Properties Ltd.
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Logistic Air Logistic Air is an airline that offers short and long-term aircraft leasing, including wet and dry leases.
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SpareFoot SpareFoot is an Austin-based company that provides listings for self-storage units. The company was originally a person-to-person model, similar to Airbnb, that later developed into a marketplace for self-storage. The company now facilitates self-storage rentals between consumers and storage operators. The company was profiled as one of "America's Most Promising Startups" by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2011.
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Hotel Urbano (company) Hotel Urbano is a Brazilian online travel agency. It is the company in Brazil that markets the largest number of lodging options on the internet , with a booking of over 9 million days since its inauguration . Founded in January, 2011 by brothers José Eduardo and João Ricardo Mendes, Hotel Urbano was valued at 2 billion reais or approximately USD500 million when Priceline purchased a small percentage for USD60M in 2015, although this investment has been totally written down and sold at an undisclosed price in 2016. Its headquarters are in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Bristlecone Holdings Bristlecone Holdings LLC is a Reno, Nevada-based subprime consumer finance business specializing in the leasing of tangible goods, such as pets and wedding dresses. Bristlecone was founded in 2013 by Dusty Wunderlich (who served as CEO) and Kyle Ferguson (who served as president). Bristlecone received a seed round of $1.1 million from SenaHill Partners LP in 2014.
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Hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a fridge and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flatscreen television and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a tiny room suitable only for sleeping and shared bathroom facilities.
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Kevin G. McAllister Kevin G. McAllister is an American businessman serving as President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.