Travel Industry CEO Interviews

Not only is Peggy Williams-Smith, President and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee, the first native Milwaukeean to hold this position, but she is also the first woman.

The importance of company culture continues to grow, even more so when you are in the process of integrating multiple entities with their own cultures into one brand.

Radisson is choosing quality over quantity when it comes to growing its brands. The hotel group CEO Federico González sees the importance of focusing on strategic geographical expansions while tuning to changing customer demands and sustainability basics for hotels.

For now, SAS is focused on getting out of bankruptcy in clean financial shape, and hopes to be part of whatever larger European airline landscape emerges in coming years.

Newly appointed C2 CEO Anick Beaulieu is pushing boundaries to re-inject the spark that was once in the business community.  She plans to be the voice amplifying everything C2 does, beyond its Montreal flagship business event.

Personalization of search is developing at lighting speed. Watch GetYourGuide co-founder Johannes Reck unpack what searching for experiences could look like over the next couple years with Skift’s Sean O’Neill from Skift's Megatrends event in New York.

Good for Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano for showing leadership on this urgent issue, which affects the whole U.S. travel industry, not just hotels.

Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano tells Skift’s Sean ONeill what makes him optimistic about the company’s 2023 performance. Listen to the full conversation.

Listen to Chris Nassetta, CEO of Hilton, in conversation with Skift's Rafat Ali.

It is indeed fascinating to hear how many operational tech changes are coming into the car rental business, much as it has been a late digital adopter compared to other sectors of travel.