Zitat des Tages von Dara Khosrowshahi:
As the perception of the United States as a welcoming place for all changes among travelers globally, the country's tourism market, which is a huge revenue generator for the economy, could get hurt.
My family had to flee Iran... the revolution, and we were very, very lucky to come to America and have opportunities presented to us. And that's... one of the things that makes America great.
As we move over to more of a mobile device-centric world... I think the interaction model with devices is going to be much more voice-based.
I think my background, coming from Iran, which is a great country but is going through its share of troubles, really allows me to appreciate what we have here.
When you let travelers vote with their clicks, and you put that at the center of your decision-making, you build the product they want, and ultimately, their business will follow.
It is important to have safe borders, but at the same time, we can't forget what brought us here. This is an immigrant nation.
There's simply no better company out there doing mobile travel apps with the same level of design sensibility and utility as Mobiata.
We don't believe in a world of us versus them; we look at the world as all of us together.
Where people work and their environment is becoming more and more important, especially for millennials.
A CEO of a multinational global company can't say what to do; you've got to plant the flag.
Uber is a company that is redefining the transportation industry on a global basis; to be part of that story is something that is interesting and would be a real privilege.
Traveloka is the clear online travel leader in Indonesia and is expanding aggressively throughout Southeast Asia.
My wife and I got married on 12/12/12 in Las Vegas, and she was wearing a Slayer T-shirt. That tells you what kind of woman I'm lucky enough to be with.
Consumers may put off buying a car, but they don't put off buying a vacation.
If you get the product and technology right, then the rest usually falls into place.
I think I wanted to be a doctor. In Iran, the engineering and medical professions are worshipped. My father very much wanted me to be a doctor. I was certainly eager to please as a young man - as a kid, I should say.
It's definitely a problem inside the technology industry - not just gender discrimination. Diversity is an issue within technology, within Expedia.
The power of immigration, the power of the American dream, if you think about the American dream, it is the best brand out there.
Desperation sometimes drives innovation.
Alternative accommodations is a $100 billion-plus category.
It was a choice between a paint factory in Indianapolis - a management training program to maybe run the paint factory one day - or go to New York City and become an investment banker. It wasn't a very difficult decision.
I remember my father taking us to meeting with lawyers, interviews with immigration officers, doing everything he could to get us that treasured Green Card - and the happiness, the sense of relief, when he finally did - we knew that we were welcome now, and we would be welcome tomorrow.
Rail in Europe is incredibly important as far as a transportation medium.
Chinese consumers don't book hotel rooms that are as expensive as U.S. consumers.
The American dream is you come here, you believe in democracy, you believe in the Constitution, you work hard, you can make it.
As companies get bigger, they tend to slow down. It's a universal law.
I think a lot of Americans don't appreciate just what an incredible country this is, how lucky they are, how safe they are, how empowered they are.