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Article: The village voice: according to Hilton's Peter Schall, beutiful weather isn't enough. Tourism needs to be worked on and nourished.(QUESTION authority)(Interview)
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- Hawaii Business
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- July 1, 2005
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You can blame it all on jazz
In 1959, 16-year-old Peter Schall met legendary Louis Armstrong at a hotel in Freudenstadt, Germany, in the middle of the famed Black Forest. The young Schall, who had wanted to become an automotive engineer, was working at the resort as a page hey for the summer, He had never intended on getting a permanent job in tourism, an industry that dominated his hometown. But during that summer he met Armstrong and a host of other people, who, while not as famous as the entertainer, were just as exciting.
By The end of the summer. Schall had a change of heart and entered a three-year program, during which he worked in every ...