The Best Travel CEO Interviews of 2016

Whether it’s our annual event, our weekly podcasts, or our daily news coverage, we speak to the leaders in the industry who can best explain what’s happening right now. Sometimes that’s a front-line player or an analyst, and sometimes its all the way up the chain to the CEO. In 2016 we spoke with over five dozen top CEOs for one-on-one interviews, and each one brought us unique insights both into their companies and the industry as a whole. While each one stood out in its own way, the selection below helps highlight the breadth of thinking throughout the industry and is an excellent place to familiarize yourself with before the new year. While the interviews below tell you a great deal about what was happening in travel this year, you can also understand more in our in-depth interviews from the stage of Skift Global Forum, as well as backstage at the event with Skift Take Studios interviews. But the best place to start? The two-dozen-plus interviews with the men and wo