Podcast: Hilton CEO on What’s Changed for Hotels
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Listen now to a conversation with Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.
Skift Podcast
Compelling discussions with travel industry leaders and creatives who are helping to shape the future of travel.Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta spoke with Skift CEO Rafat Ali at Skift Global Forum 2021. The two discussed what’s changed about the way people travel, work, and relax.
“You’re going to be living in a world of greater mobility,” Nassetta said. “We’re going to be more efficient. We’ll do hoteling, we’ll do all sorts of things. What does that mean? It means more mobility. That means our people — they’re not going to work from home. It’s going to be work from anywhere. The more people move around the world for various reasons, the more we grow our business.” Listen to the full conversation below.
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