Yearend Will Be the Start of Travel’s Turnaround, Says Hilton Exec
The company’s head of luxury brands is betting on pent-up demand and initial successes in reopening.
An underwater bedroom at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island.
Source: Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
Dino Michael took on one of the most coveted jobs in travel, that of global head of luxury brands for Hilton Worldwide, in November 2019. Four months into his tenure, the industry collapsed around him.
That means that for most of the time he’s been in charge of Hilton’s crown jewels—Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, and the collection of independent properties known as LXR—he’s been focused on difficult, long-distance troubleshooting, rather than glamorous long-distance travel.