Xenia

• The ELC is recognized as the preeminent global membership organization for Black current and former CEOs, senior executives, and board members of Fortune 1000 and equivalent companies, top-tier entrepreneurs, and global thought leaders.
• Created in honor of The ELC's founding member and first president and CEO Alvaro L. Martins, the Heritage Award recognizes an individual who has made significant lifetime contributions toward supporting the achievement of Black individuals in business.
• "Arlene's exceptional contributions to Black business executives and her passion for driving social impact are emblematic of what it means to serve.
• "We are proud to honor her with the 2023 Alvaro L. Martins Heritage Award."

• altafiber announced today that it has raised $600 million in new funding to support the continued construction of the Company’s fiber networks throughout incumbent and expansion markets in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Hawaii.
• Since the close of the “take-private” transaction in September 2021, the Company has passed ~300,000 addresses with fiber now totaling over 1.1 million homes passed with fiber.
• The completion of the construction of Hawaii’s statewide fiber network is expected by the end of 2027.
• In combination with previously announced expansion markets, altafiber now has plans to expand its multi-gigabit fiber network to ~400,000 homes outside of its incumbent territories.

• ORLANDO, Fla., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR) ("Xenia" or the "Company") will report financial results for the second quarter 2023 before the market opens on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
• Management will discuss the Company's results during a conference call at 1:00 pm (Eastern Time) that day.
• To participate in the conference call, please follow the steps listed below:
  Wednesday, August 2, 2023, dial (833) 470-1428 (toll international: (404) 975-4839) approximately ten minutes before the call begins, access code 159599.
• Tell the operator that you are calling for Xenia Hotels and Resorts' Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call.

• Despite its small size, Albania’s varied landscape offers an array of touristic opportunities.
• The interior of the country is wild and mountainous, boasting 15 national parks, picturesque remote villages and breathtaking alpine scenery.
• So could tourism be an economic saviour for Albania and mediate the migration of its young people?
• Industry professionals in Albania feel that infrastructure, waste management and transport links are not at the level required to attract a large number of tourists.

Transformation through tourism

• After the second world war, tourism became a crucial way for many poorer Mediterranean countries to kickstart their economies.
• In 1951, the Greek National Tourism Organisation embarked on a nationwide development initiative to construct tourist facilities across the country, the Xenia project.
• A growth in Albania’s tourism might offer young people alternative opportunities to those they seek by leaving their home nation.
• Travel and tourism employ more young people (14- to 25-year-olds) than any other sector, according to a World Travel and Tourism Council study.

Stunning landscapes

• In 2022, a TikTok trend sparked a boom in tourist bookings after people posted images of its stunning beaches.
• The World Travel and Tourism Council found that the Caribbean’s tourism sector suffered from economic leakage of 27.5% in 2019.
• For decades, the country sealed its population inside its borders, but these days many young people are desperate to leave.
• But an improvement in economic prosperity and jobs in the tourism industry might be a significant factor in changing that, if managed well.