U-Arne Sorenson, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Marriott International, kunye no-Randy Smith, umseki kunye nosihlalo wedatha kunye ne-analytics firm STR, bafakwe kwi-STR. IHolo yeeNkokheli zokuHamba zase-US NgoLwesibini ebusuku.
Ukubandakanywa kwiHolo yeeNkokheli, ethathwa ngokubanzi njengelona lungelo liphezulu kwishishini lokuhamba, linikezelwa kubamkeli yi-US Travel Association "ngokuqhubekayo, igalelo eliphawulekayo elibe nefuthe elihle kwishishini lokuhamba, likhuthaze impumelelo enkulu kwaye liphakamise imigangatho yoshishino ngokubanzi. .”
“UArne noRandy bebeziinkokeli ezibalaseleyo kwimibutho yabo. Kangangamashumi eminyaka, bebengabameli beshishini, begxile ekukhuleni koqoqosho nasekudaleni imisebenzi ngokuhamba,” utshilo uMongameli wezokuHamba wase-US kunye ne-CEO uRoger Dow.
“U-Arne ubonakalise ubunkokeli obubalaseleyo kulawulo lolunye lweempawu zokhenketho eziphambili kwihlabathi. URandy uye wongamela inkampani ebisoloko ikumgangatho weshishini lokulinganisa impilo yoqoqosho lweehotele. Bobabini benze igalelo elixabisekileyo kwishishini lethu ngokuya ngaphezulu nangaphaya komnxeba wokuqhubela phambili ukugqwesa kuhambo nakukhenketho. "
USorenson wajoyina uMarriott ngo-1996. Ngo-2012, waba yi-CEO yesithathu kwimbali yenkampani-yokuqala ngaphandle kwefani ye-Marriott. Njengelungu elide le-US Travel Association, uye watyala ixesha lakhe kunye namava ukuqhubela phambili ishishini. Ukongeza kwindima yakhe njengosihlalo we-CEO ye-US Travel's Roundtable, uSorenson uzibandakanye kakhulu neBrand USA, esebenza njengonondyebo kunye nosihlalo wekomiti yezemali. Uphinde wasebenza njengosekela-sihlalo weBhunga likaMongameli lokuThunyelwa kwamanye amazwe phantsi koMongameli u-Barack Obama, encedisa ukuphakamisa ukubonakala kwemiba yoshishino lohambo kumanqanaba aphezulu karhulumente.
USmith waseka i-STR (eyayisakuba ngu-Smith Travel Research) kwi-1985. Waguqula imboni yehotele ngokubonelela ngedatha kunye nokulinganisa okukunceda ukwazisa izigqibo kunye nokuqhuba izicwangciso. Igalelo likaSmith liye lamkelwa ngeembasa ezininzi.
Ngolu tshintsho, abangama-96 banayo ngoku bajoyina i-US Travel Hall of Leaders ukususela oko yasekwa kwi-1969. I-2016 inductees yayinguCaroline Beteta, umongameli kunye ne-CEO yeNdwendwela yaseCalifornia, kunye noChris Nassetta, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Hilton.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Inclusion in the Hall of Leaders, widely regarded as the highest honor in the travel industry, is bestowed to recipients by the U.
- He also served as vice chair of the President’s Export Council under President Barack Obama, helping to raise visibility of travel industry issues at the highest levels of government.
- In 2012, he became the third CEO in the company’s history—the first without a Marriott surname.
