Marriott CEO on the 'Resilience of Travel' and New Paths for Growth

Anthony Capuano took the helm of Marriott International in early 2021 in what was in some ways a battlefield promotion, following the tragic death of the company's president and CEO Arne Sorensen. After navigating the tumultuous post-pandemic era, Capuano finally has time to pause and fine-tune strategy at the world's largest hotelier.

"The speed with which we went from the depths of the pandemic and its impact on our business to achieving record-setting EBITDA in 2022 and the strongest quarterly EBITDA that we've ever had in the first quarter of 2023, to me, I say that illustrates the resilience of travel and that illustrates the wisdom of our business model," said Capuano. "So you shouldn't expect any deviation from our core strategy."

Yet fine-tuning may be in order. Capuano wants to see