Michelle Peluso ( W'93) and Tracey Weber (WG'95)
Co-founders of Site59 and Co-heads of Travelocity.

In this issue, we talk to two women who are soaring into the travel industry echelon: Michelle Peluso and Tracey Weber. Through a post-9/11 crisis to dramatic recent growth the pair have remained grounded by sticking to basic concepts like teamwork and perseverance. To read the print interview see "Jet Fueled" > MORE
 
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TEACHING & LEARNING
The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs

Going Solo
Wharton BPC participants choose singular path for learning. > MORE

Heavy Lifting
Class project hangs on school kids' strained backs. > MORE

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OUTREACH

Catch of the Day
Piscine plan wins 2005 Wharton Business Plan Venture Finals. > MORE

PLUS:
Read complete summaries of the "Great Eight" Wharton BPC finalists. > MORE

Jet Fueled
Wharton grads jumpstart travel giant Travelocity's growth. > MORE

PLUS:
Watch a candid video interview with the Travelocity leadership duo of Michelle Peluso and Tracey Weber, who explains the company's original concept: last minute underwear sales: "The core concept was the distressed aspect and [we eventually realized] there are lot more people looking for last minute airline seats, hotels, cars…than underwear." > MORE

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RESEARCH
Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center

Busting Loose
MarketBusters helps firms formulate breakout strategic moves for growing firms. > MORE

Wharton's Dubai Forum: Change and Opportunity in the Middle East
The first Wharton Global Family Alliance Conference to take place in the Middle East recently convened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, offering Wharton professors, family-owned companies and regional businessmen a chance to discuss economic trends affecting this oil-rich and rapidly evolving area. Faculty members moderated panels on such topics as Capital Markets and Investment Opportunities, Creating Societal Wealth, Entrepreneurship and Capital Flows, Valuing Private Companies and Managing Family Succession. Included are two articles that cover many of the points debated during the three-day conference. > MORE

For more research from the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center access Knowledge@Wharton, the Wharton School's online research and business analysis journal.

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