In this World Business Special, we sit down with two regional executives from Marriott International to explore how one of the world’s largest hotel groups is adapting to the future of tourism. With global travel trends shifting and new markets rising, the role of hospitality giants in shaping infrastructure, investment and economic development is increasingly under scrutiny.
Filmed inside the Presidential Suite of the Ritz-Carlton Baku, the discussion covers Marriott’s outlook across Eastern Europe and the Middle East—two regions with distinct dynamics but shared ambitions for growth.
Pankaj Birla, overseeing Eastern Europe, and Sandeep Walia, responsible for the Middle East, offer insight into Marriott’s operational strategy, brand localisation, sustainable tourism, and the expanding role of digital innovation in the hospitality sector.
As Azerbaijan positions itself as a key player in regional tourism, this episode provides timely perspective on what it takes for emerging destinations to attract and sustain global attention.
Microsoft has ceased using China-based engineers to support U.S. Defense Department cloud systems, following a ProPublica investigation. Pentagon lead...
President Donald Trump has criticised his predecessor Joe Biden after a Dominican man released into the U.S. during the Biden administration was charg...
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Vietnam has put its northern coastal provinces on emergency footing ahead of Typhoon Wipha, warning of floods and landslides while rescuers hunt for s...
Major U.S. companies are adjusting fast, but few are escaping the cost. President Donald Trump is preparing to impose sweeping new tariffs by 1 August...
Microsoft has ceased using China-based engineers to support U.S. Defense Department cloud systems, following a ProPublica investigation. Pentagon leadership and Congress reacted swiftly, prompting a two-week review of all such cloud contracts by Defense Secretary Hegseth.
President Donald Trump has criticised his predecessor Joe Biden after a Dominican man released into the U.S. during the Biden administration was charged with shooting an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer in Manhattan.
China’s June exports of rare-earth permanent magnets to the U.S. have skyrocketed by 660%, reaching 353 metric tons, as Beijing lifted earlier restrictions under a new trade pact—though volumes remain below June 2024 levels amid ongoing supply chain recovery.
Vietnam has put its northern coastal provinces on emergency footing ahead of Typhoon Wipha, warning of floods and landslides while rescuers hunt for survivors of a tourist-boat disaster that has already claimed more than 30 lives in Halong Bay.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Tensions escalate as President Donald Trump imposes a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports starting August 1, citing unfair trade practices.
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