Full Video: Certares Founder Greg O’Hara at Skift Global Forum 2021


Skift Take

Greg O'Hara of Certares argued that this is the easiest time to make travel investments ever — "if you are an expert." That's an important caveat, and we are skeptical that it is still not as easy as O'Hara lets on.

Certares Founder and Senior Managing Director Greg O'Hara spoke with Skift CEO Rafat Ali at Skift Global Forum 2021. The two discussed the theme “Investor Predictions on the Future of Travel.” 

You can watch a full video of their discussion as well as read a transcript of it, below.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEHNMA_R-zg

Rafat Ali: Hey Greg, how are you? Well, thank you for coming virtually. I know you really wanted to come here, but you were not able to make it, but I'm so glad that you're here on video.

Greg O'Hara: I did. You picked UN week traffic to get from Manhattan to JFK. So it was going to be a six or seven-hour ordeal, my guys tell me so.

Ali: I heard there was an airport attached to the hotel, but anyway, I'm kidding.

O'Hara: There's a whole thing going on for me right now. So I appreciate you letting me do this. I did want to show up in person. I've been showing up in person now for almost everyth