Video: TripAdvisor CEO Believes Company's Performance Is On Track


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No other current online travel company CEO is as outspoken as TripAdvisor's Stephen Kaufer about the the global refugee crisis and U.S. visitor policies. We wish more executives would step up and speak out.
TripAdvisor has had its operational struggles this year, but CEO Stephen Kaufer insists everything is on track for future growth. In a wide-ranging conversation at Skift Global Forum in New York City in September, Kaufer commented on a variety of challenges and opportunities facing the company. He said TripAdvisor remains on track for propelling the long-term growth of revenue-per-shopper, a key metric, on the site. He added that the company continues to expand its unique number of hotel shoppers -- a trend it credits to having built a more compelling user experience. Yet earlier d