In this week's episode, New Yor City-based Indian-American entrepreneur Rafat Ali joins the show for a chat about his company, Skift, the world's largest travel and tourism business intelligence and marketing platform, in the time of a pandemic. Rafat discusses the origins of his startup, what his hopes were, the product lines that work for him, industry insights and stakeholder, the problem with city brands in emerging markets, in the coronavirus era, the divisiveness of retail, short term rentals, change versus staying the same, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fil50/message