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Christopher Nassetta

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Hilton Worldwide

Search every verified Christopher Nassetta interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Christopher Nassetta, President and CEO of Hilton, participated in a panel discussion at the WTTC Global Summit 2026 in Valletta, Malta, on October 9, 2026, alongside MSC Group Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago. During the session, moderated by WTTC Chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio, Nassetta discussed Hilton's historical shift from an asset-heavy model of owning and operating hotels to a broader strategy aimed at serving customers globally. He also spoke about the potential for technology, particularly artificial intelligence, to transform the hospitality industry over the next five years, emphasizing the importance of personal customer experiences. Two days earlier, on October 7, 2026, Nassetta appeared in a video titled "Cooking with Chris," filmed at Hilton's McLean headquarters, where he and Chef Michael Anthony of Waldorf Astoria New York recreated the original 1896 Waldorf Salad recipe and a contemporary version. In the segment, Nassetta tasted both dishes and stated a preference for the modern interpretation, while also announcing that the next episode would be filmed in India.

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“We at one time were very asset heavy. The long history of Hilton is that we would typically not unlike, you know, the cruise business, we would not build ships. We would build hotels, own and operate hotels, and that's how we grew around the world. But, we realized as we were trying to build the business over many, many decades and in the 20 years I've been running the company is that back to where I started, we want”

“I don't think we have an over tourism issue broadly in the world. I think we have an over tourism issue in certain destinations around the world and I think we as an industry in working in and public private partnerships need to make sure that we're addressing that and that we are making sure we're taking care and are stewards of our destinations. The way to do it is to work with governments and public private partne”

“We've taken the company from eight brands to 24 brands going, you know, from Sparked by Hilton in the premium economy space to Waldorf Astoria, two of which are going to open here in Riyadh in the next 12 months at that the very highest end. We've taken our growth rate from a laggard in the industry to leading the industry in growth and I'm very proud to say as a result we perform really well for our ownership commun”

“We really need to. I think the bigger issue is just like, why have we lost so much market share, and why are we willing to accept that? And the answer is because there's been and it's not this administration's fault. It's been happening, you know, for 30 years. And that is that we have not, you know, kept pace in a competitive world. ... So, I think you know, listen, I'm going to sort of as I always have, try and mak”

“You have this thing, and I'll come back to the investment, but this AI thing that is going to create one of the greatest productivity booms. There's all sorts of ins and outs, but the thing that, you know, that ultimately drives economic growth, if you look at the last 100 years of American history, are these big productivity booms. We're going to get a huge productivity boom. And we have this massive, most important”

“Fundamentally, what is really going on is inflation is structurally coming down. The largest input to inflation is housing costs. Housing costs are on a two-quarter lag. Talk to anybody in housing, and they're trying to stimulate tons more housing. Housing input is coming down. Inflation is coming down again short of a short-term oil shock, which is a one-time adjustment. That means rates are coming down. The new cha”

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