Brazil has an opportunity to present itself as a mature tourism brand during the 2016 Summer Olympics and it's already taken measures to ensure it becomes an even larger hub for Latin American travel.
Virgin Atlantic's CEO realizes what the 39-aircraft carrier is capable of and what it isn't and is attempting to focus on its strengths. There was lots of candor from Craig Kreeger in the session about Virgin's lack of capabilities in competing against Gulf carriers in terms of premium-class services.
Conversion only comes when there's transparency and Hennessey said serving as much personalization is a mission Priceline.com endeavors to take on with product designs every day.
Airbnb is on the cusp of becoming a mature hospitality brand and that's resulted from creating a culture that meets travelers where they are and where they want to be in their destination.