Following family tradition, Art chose to join the Air Force after graduating from West Point serving five years on active duty. Art, then, spent over 30 years in the hospitality business, managing hotels in 5 Countries on 4 Continents; London, Sydney and Bangkok were some of his favorite places. Besides all his moves around the world, Art enjoys reading American history especially about our Founding Fathers, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. His hobbies are golf and fishing. After retiring from the hospitality business, Art’s private consulting company worked with the U.S. Army and a tour operator in Australia and a hotel in Alaska – just couldn’t stay home!
- The Elusive La Tache – 1980
In my many years in the hotel business, I had the pleasure and privilege to work for numerous unique hotel owners and executives. This included one of the most respected, high profile philanthropists in the US Jewish… Read more: The Elusive La Tache – 1980 - What West Point Means to Me – Art Nigro
West Point was a survival exercise for me. Never be first, never be last, and keep your head down. That was my motto. I can’t say I enjoyed my 4 years there and often feel that I… Read more: What West Point Means to Me – Art Nigro - Y2K – 1999
We probably all remember where we were on December 31, 1999. When the clock struck midnight, the world was supposed to go dark and anarchy was going to spread across the globe. For me, the Y2K fiasco… Read more: Y2K – 1999