From the Window Seat: Travel Weekly

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Outliers or trendsetters? Two models that defy conventionTwo new business models may represent nascent trends -- or perhaps just interesting one-offs.

Hotels as temples, true believers as guestsAt LE Miami, "curating customers" is identified as the biggest challenge facing hotel companies.

Do you know who I am?Understanding the finer points of "egotourism" can help client and adviser alike.

Blockchain comes to travel; disruption may ensueA blockchain marketplace for hotel rooms could create headaches for OTAs and brands.

The Germans have a word for itTo "platform" companies Airbnb and Uber, add a variant in the agency space: Avoya.

Francis Ford Coppola, hotelierWhat do shooting a movie and developing a hotel have in common? Ask "The Godfather" director.

Questions for Mexico's tourism ministerIf you had the chance, what would you ask Mexico's secretary of tourism? Well, you'll have your chance this Tuesday.

Monkeys, cukes, grapes and travelWhy global trends that undermine travel might get worse before they get better.

New Swiss formula: Arabs>Italians, Indians>DutchEmerging markets, regulation, climate change and a strong franc shape Swiss marketing.

Arne Sorenson, commission cuts and chaos theoryMarriott's CEO on brand proliferation, group commissions and his preference for "a bit" of chaos.

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