Travel Industry CEO Interviews

Accor's Sébastien Bazin is one of the rare travel industry executives who can hold a room rapt with his every word. In this video, the CEO explains some of the thinking behind his company's boldest decisions.

Listen now to a conversation with citizenM’s CEO at Skift Forum Europe in March 2022 in London.

Listen now to a conversation with Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

Listen now to a conversation with Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

Holiday Inn Express is still the bread and butter at IHG, but newer brands like Avid and Voco are vaulting up the charts to account more for future expansion at the company.

Listen now to a conversation with Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

Listen now to a conversation with Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

Listen now to a conversation with Expedia CEO Peter Kern at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

Listen now to a conversation with Trivago CEO Axel Hefer at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

Disruption is the name of the game coming out of a downturn, and it's only natural some hotel owners will migrate to a lower-cost tech platform. But Keith Barr is pretty comfortable with where his global hotel operation stands on the tech front to keep owners within the IHG family.