Travel Weekly Editor in Chief Arnie Weissmann will be
live-streaming interviews on Periscope featuring Interactive Corp. Chairman
Barry Diller, Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and
other speakers at the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in
Dallas.
“Backstage With Arnie” is a series of short interviews on
critical industry topics, coming live from the WTTC green room.
The live streams will occur at some point during the time
windows below. To view the live streams, follow Periscope @WTTC.
Interview windows for Wednesday, April 6 (all times
Eastern):
• VisitBritain Chairman Christopher Rodrigues, 3:10 to
3:30 p.m.
• Hilton Worldwide CEO Chris Nassetta, 4 to 4:15 p.m.
• Travelport CEO Gordon Wilson, 4:30 to 4:45 p.m.
• AIG Travel CEO Jeff Rutledge, 4:45 to 5 p.m.
• Economist
Jeremy Rifkin, 4:45 to 4:55 p.m
• Abercrombie & Kent CEO Geoffrey Kent, 6 to 6:20
p.m.
Interview windows for Thursday, April 7:
• Cybersecurity expert P.W. Singer, 8:45 to 9 a.m.
• Chicago Dept. of Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans, 9
to 9:15 a.m.
• Intrepid Group CEO Darrell Wade 11 to 11:15 a.m.
• Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Chairwoman Fiona Jeffery, 1
to 1:10 p.m.
• American Express President, Global Consumer Travel and
Lifestyle Services Claire Bennett, 2 to 2:30 p.m.
• Sabre CEO Tom Klein, 2 to 2:30 p.m.
• CitizenM Hotels Founder & COO Michael Levie, 2 to
2:30 p.m.
• Interactive Corp Chairman Barry Diller, 2:40 to 3 p.m.
• Hogg Robinson Group CEO David Radcliffe, 3 to 3:15 p.m.
• Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, 5:15 to 5:25 p.m.