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Rebel-in-Chief rewriting the rules. Tech + travel innovator. Cigar + bourbon enthusiast. Creating impact Across Industries.

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Why AI Without Verified Data Is A Libility Why verified, business-controlled data is the foundation of trustworthy AI engagement. At most hospitality businesses, demand does not end when staff coverage does.

Why verified, business-controlled data is the foundation of trustworthy AI engagement.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai...

05.02.2026 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Big takeaway from HEDNA:

LLMs are already driving guest discovery.

Understanding prompt behavior, managing brand conversions, and redefining the role of GDS/CRS in AI search arenโ€™t future problems. Theyโ€™re current ones.

Hospitality needs to move faster than itโ€™s used to.

22.01.2026 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We talk a lot about accountability as a governance issue.

Iโ€™m starting to think itโ€™s a cultural one first.

19.01.2026 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Legal Support at the Push of a Button: How Technology is Changing Protection Abroad Travel has never been more accessible or more complex. Students study abroad at substantial levels, corporations deploy teams across borders weekly, and leisure travelers increasingly blend work and e...

Travel is global. Legal protection is still local.

Technology is reshaping how travelers access legal support abroad and why that matters now more than ever.

I wrote about it here: ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.linkedin.com/pulse/legal-...

15.01.2026 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What 2025 Travel Trends Quietly Reveal About 2026 The most important travel decisions of 2026 are already being shaped by how people search today. Not in forecasts.

Trend reports are often read as history.

Search behavior works more like a forecast.

Looking at 2025 travel trends through that lens reveals something interesting:
2026 isnโ€™t speculative. Itโ€™s already taking shape.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-2...

08.01.2026 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Dystopia Stops Being Fiction: The Futures We Were Warned About I keep coming back to a strange realization. We are living inside the futures imagined by 1980s and 1990s science fiction.

We were warned by sci-fi, not futurists.

Those films were never aspirational. They were cautionary.
Today, many of those systems are no longer fiction.

This is not anti-technology.
It is an argument for memory.

What are we doing?

www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-d...

03.01.2026 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heads up, hospitality pros! ๐ŸŒŸ

We just dropped a new article on The BIG Idea with Fred Bean: how AI is redefining reputation and why data consistency now decides if your hotel even shows up in AI search.

Inconsistent info? Say goodbye to visibility. Dive in: www.linkedin.com/pulse/reputa...

11.12.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Well-Funded Projects Fail: The Lessons We Keep Ignoring Thirty years ago, a travel technology initiative called CONFRM set out to solve one of the industryโ€™s biggest headachesโ€”automating the confirmation process between fragmented reservation systems. It w...

Money canโ€™t save a project without focus.
The 30-year-old CONFRM story still echoes across tech today.
Same traps: scope creep, bad PM, team fatigue.
Hereโ€™s how to break the cycle.
Read: When Well-Funded Projects Fail
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-w...

07.11.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MBCC: International Trade Council Meeting Council Chair Fred Bean cordially invites you to attend the next meeting of the International Trade Council. Topic: TBD Speaker: TBD Mission Statement: Our mission is to foster economic growth and pro...

This is one you're not going to want to miss!

On Thursday, July 24th, Iโ€™ll be joined by Yolanda Perez and Nick Naamou of the #Miami Chamber of Commerce Dubai as we explore how Miami-Dade County and #Dubai are strengthening their ties to become global hubs for trade, innovation, and investment.

17.07.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CEO Spotlight: Fred Bean of HotelPORT Hospitality distribution solutions company HotelPORT provides solutions for hoteliers to ensure accurate representation of property content shown through online travel agencies, tour operators and oth...

I'm honored to be featured in this weekโ€™s PhocusWire CEO Spotlight.

Check out the full feature below.

#HotelPORT #HospitalityTech #TravelTechnology #Leadership #AI #CEO #Phocuswire #hoteldistribution #hoteldistributionservices #hospitalitytech #hospitalitytechnology #traveldistribution

18.04.2025 02:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Friday, South Florida! ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ‰

Itโ€™s GAME DAY for the Miami Sharks! ๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿ”ฅ Bean Intellisphere Group is proud to be a sponsor of the Sharks for the 2025 season!

If youโ€™re a sports fan, come out and join us tonight for a great time as we cheer on our home team. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐ŸŸ๏ธ

07.03.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fred Bean on LinkedIn: The Critical Role of International Legal Assistance As a board member of Legaroo, Iโ€™m continually inspired by the work we do in bridging legal access for travelers, expats, and students worldwide. Recentlyโ€ฆ

As a board member of Legaroo, Iโ€™m continually inspired by the work we do in bridging legal access for travelers, expats, and students worldwide.

28.02.2025 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Comprehensive Overview of Attribute-Based Selling in the Hotel Industry ABS offers revenue and satisfaction gains, but ethical marketing and seamless implementation are crucial.

My latest article has been published on Hospiality Technology. Take a look and let me know your thoughts. hospitalitytech.com/comprehensiv...

19.01.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fred Bean on LinkedIn: #hotelport #hospitalityinnovation #contentmatters #happynewyearโ€ฆ Happy first day back to work for most of us! As we gear up to tackle 2025, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on a couple of key stats from 2024 thatโ€ฆ

Happy first day back to work for most of us! As we gear up to tackle 2025, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on a couple of key stats from 2024 that illustrate the scope of content work in hotel distribution and the impact of the part AI, part human ingenuity, HotelPORTยฎ team.

07.01.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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