Airbnb isn’t growing fast enough, says its CEO
Brian Chesky admits he’s frustrated — and wants to rebuild the company from the ground up Sep 19, 2025 Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company needs to reinvent itself…
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Booking Holdings CEO compares AI boom to dot-com era
How Glenn Fogel sees both risk and opportunity in travel’s next disruption Sep 19, 2025 Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel believes the rise of generative AI mirrors the early internet…
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Work-Family Decisions Reframed: Human-Centric Leadership Starts Within
Leadership today is still about achieving results, but it should also be about the motivations and values that guide how decisions are made. As the workplace evolves, the real test of leadership lies less in isolated achievements and more in the everyday choices that shape the relationships within teams. To reimagine leadership styles of the future, we must look beyond performance metrics and ask deeper questions about how ambition is defined and how care is valued.
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AHLA Foundation Names Marriott CFO and EVP, Development Leeny Oberg As 2025 Peggy Berg Castell Award Recipient
AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), today announced that Marriott International Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development Leeny Oberg will receive the Peggy Berg Castell Award for her extensive efforts to elevate and advance women in the hospitality industry. The award will be given on October 7 at The Lodging Conference 2025 in Phoenix, Az.
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No, Booking Won’t Be the Plumbing for OpenAI’s Agents
The hype cycle on AI agents keeps going. The Financial Times tells us that the “rise of AI shopping agents” is set to transform e-commerce. OpenAI even renamed its Operator system simply “Agent,” making the pitch clear: AI will browse and buy on our behalf. Sounds great, but not totally sure it will pan out (most of Amazon’s profit comes from ads not from product sales).
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Resorts World Las Vegas’ Award Winning Contactless Checkin & Mobile Room Key Implementation
I’ve spent my career designing, deploying, and operating integrated resorts. Based in Draper, I advise companies including Unifi Labs, Cypher, Teem, and K4, and I founded mybluprint.com. My background spans being a licensed California Low Voltage Contractor (1991–1996), THX Theatre Designer, and ISF Certified engineer. I’ve designed and programmed control systems for marquee projects such as Disney and CityCenter Las Vegas (ARIA and Mandarin Oriental). I hold multiple U.S. patents, including the Secure Device Discovery Protocol (SDDP) and Automation Control of Electronic Devices. I have been involved with CEDIA since 1990, and have been a Vistage member since 2013. My focus is strategic planning, sales, and business development—bringing artistic engineering to every engagement.
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Conrad Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Germany with the Opening of Conrad Hamburg
Today, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announces the highly anticipated opening of Conrad Hamburg, marking the brand’s debut in Germany. Featuring 283 exquisite guest rooms and suites, the hotel is housed within the historic Levantehaus, a renowned Art Nouveau building designed by architects Franz Bach and Carl Bensel, dating back to 1912. Paying tribute to both the building’s provenance and the architecture’s musical and cultural influences, the hotel is an art-filled urban sanctuary.
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Europe’s underappreciated superpower
While Europe’s policymakers and opinion leaders obsess over semiconductors and clean tech, another economic engine is humming along with far less fanfare – and far greater local impact. In its forecast for the five-year period from 2024 to 2029, Oxford Economics named travel and tourism the world’s fastest-growing established industry – outpacing financial services, manufacturing, and even information and communication. It’s time Europe treated it as a serious pillar of economic strength – not a sideshow.
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Radisson RED London Twickenham Scores an Opening at Allianz Stadium
Following an impressive and extensive refurbishment, Radisson RED London Twickenham is now open at the home of England Rugby, the first Radisson RED property to open at a sports stadium. The hotel comprises 150 guest rooms, all-day dining, and easy access to the Allianz Stadium.
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Study: H-2B Visa Program supports U.S. workforce, positively impacts domestic salaries and jobs
The H2B Workforce Coalition, an effort aimed at protecting American workers through a stable and reliable seasonal workforce, today released a comprehensive economic analysis that explores the impacts and realities of the H-2B Visa Program. Completed by Edgeworth Economics, the study finds that the H-2B program has not had a detrimental effect on jobs and the salaries of U.S. workers - it has increased wages and supported the labor force.
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