Topic: Hospitality Sector

The threat of a second 35-day lockdown in Austin is compared to "terrorist tactics" intended to break the spirit of the hospitality sector. While Texas was previously seen as leading the reopening effort, the current political climate in Austin is described as a move to "teach a lesson" to the public. The hosts contrast the situation in Texas with the lack of similar lockdown threats in California.

Plans for a 240-room business hotel at the Port-au-Prince airport are detailed, involving Argentine businessman Rolando Gonzales Bunster and the Mevs family's Win Group. The project seeks financing from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, which the hosts view as the corporate exploitation of the ravaged nation.