That's not what former Citigroup Chief Executive Sanford Weill envisioned when the company was created in 1998 by the combination of Citicorp and Travelers group.

在1998年，当花旗集团和旅行者集团合并成新的花旗集团的时候，这个前任的花旗首席执行官Sanford Weill不会预料到今天的情况。

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A core group of business travelers (30 percent) felt their favorite hotel brand was so important to them that they would stay at that hotel brand even if it were not in the most convenient location.

一部分商务旅行者(30%)表示他们偏爱的酒店品牌对他们非常重要，他们会选择居住在那个喜爱的酒店即便酒店地址对其并不方便。

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I felt connected to this group of travelers, to nature, and to something bigger than all of us.

我感受到自己与这些旅行者、与自然、与某种比我们所有人都更为伟大的东西建立起了心灵的联系。

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Less than a year later, he agreed to merge the bank with Travelers Group.

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There is an American example: Citigroup, America's biggest bank, spun off its insurance arm, Travelers Group, this year.

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In June Travelers Group joint-ventured with Nikko Securities, Japan's third-largest broker.

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