Jan Freitag, National Director of Hospitality with CoStar, shares good news about the state of hospitality from a rooms revenue perspective. He's joined by Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality who shares what he is seeing across his property portfolio. Hint: Fall room sales are off the charts!!!
Design expert Mike Suomi is back to talk about how COVID continues to influence the future designs of hotels. Plus, we take a look at some great projects. Watch the video version at: https://youtu.be/4g-1PWj1iK4
We are live from The Pierre, one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. We sit with GM Francois-Olivier Luiggi to continue our conversation about elite guest experience and his involvement with the James Beard Foundation.
Wow! We did a live show from the center of the world, Time Square!!! Featuring Tom Harris, President of the Times Sq Alliance. We celebrate all that is amazing about NY. Plus, special appearance by The Naked Cowboy. Now that's what we call a show!
Michael Shindler of Four Corners Advisors, Inc. rejoins to talk about hotel investments. We address, bid vs ask, where's the money on the sidelines we keep hearing about, and are development deals about to pop because of more positive industry outlook.
Today we've got trio of powerful high level award winning GMs from some of Marriott International's most well known North American hotels. Marion Harper Treskin is Complex General Manager, JW Marriott Parq Vancouver; Christine Devers is Complex General Manager for the Renaissance New York Times Square, W Times Square and W Union Square and Jacqueline Volkart, MBA is Dual General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami. This show is about resiliency and buil...
Cintas is launching a new program called Total Clean, and they chose to do their soft launch on our program! Learn how they're reinventing what it means to be clean at the hotel level and learn about how they're uniform rental program saves hoteliers $$$ while also ensuring staff has a hygienically clean outfit every day they work. Thanks to Nicole Beall and David Mesko for the great conversation.
Robert Cole is CEO of HVMG, a leading hotel management company with dozens of hotels in many parts of the country. We discuss their positive outlook on future travel, the dilemma of wanting to get people back to work but are unable to find them -- hint, they need 500 people right now -- and we discuss why housekeepers never seem to get out of the housekeeping department. Plus, some clever ways to reduce hotel expenses.
Mike Taylor of JD Power discusses the potential of vaccine passports, and then Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality joins with Glenn on location in Jacksonville, FL.
We speak to Pilar Arizmendi, VP of Sales & Marketing for Palladium Hotel Group, about the successful reopening of their properties in Mexico, Caribbean, and Jamaica. Stay Safe Plus is a free medical care insurance offered through the company and is changing the way guests can feel safe traveling. And there's even live entertainment!
Scott Curran, CEO of Reneson Hotels, joins us to talk about he is using COVID as an opportunity to push this family owned company forward.
Did you know that African Americans and Hispanics make up 80% of hotel jobs, but only 1% of executive positions. Neither did we and it is eye-opening! We talk to Rob DelliBovi and Nathan Goodman Jr about the launch of HMentors, a new program connecting mentors to mentees with the specific goal of getting kids of underserved and minority communities real jobs with a pathway for future success. Plus, how essential it is to bring equity to the executive level. Be a mentor and let's all make change ...
John Belden (Chairman & CEO) and Thom Geshay (President) of Davidson Hospitality Group join for an incredible conversation about optimism, opportunity, taking care of the team and so much more. Do not skip watching this show!
CEO Rob Palleschi joins us to talk about the current status of the G6 portfolio and how they are envisioning the future as we continue to move towards recovery.
After our amazing Broadway discussion a few weeks ago we go off-Broadway and talk to Dan Wackerman of The Peccadillo Theater Company.
Radisson Hotel Group's Chief Development Officer Phil Hugh shares how the company has changed during the last year with new leadership and lots of other surprises. We discuss strategy, market opportunities, reinventing the company during this past year and much more.
We talk to Mitchell Hochberg, President of Lightstone Capital, about their investments in the Moxy Brand, including their new location in South Beach.
The Adapters is a a book and video series focused on Gutsy Genius Thinkers of the 4th Age. Do you know how to adapt? What makes meaningful change? How do you do it? Learn how as we discuss it with Sean Worker of T5 Strategies who partnered with our very own Glenn on this project.
What a show! We spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who also happens to be the founder of Provenance Hotels, an amazing collection of boutique hotels. There's lots of incredible insights on this interview on business, global politics and the entrepreneurial spirit.
Margaritaville 's hotel division is the consummate lifestyle company, and the Margaritaville Hotel brand is seeing rapid expansion, including the highly anticipated location in Times Square. Plus, I love the Margaritaville Resort Orlando ! Chief Marketing Officer, Tamara Baldanza - Dekker joins to share lots of nuggets about this brand and its resonance with both customers and hotel developers. Plus, Sarah Dandashy , the world's best concierge, reports on how hotels are rehiring in great numbers...
Blockbuster Hilton show today. Danny Hughes, President-Americas, discusses what we've been calling the Great Reset and the opportunity to reinvent hospitality. Plus, why he thinks the future is chockablock with opportunity, their amazing impending return to a Las Vegas mega resort (Resorts World Las Vegas) and more. Then, Laura Schofield, GM of The Conrad Washington D.C., joins everyone to add texture to what i happening at properties. Turns out everyone wants to get married.....NOW!
Anthony gives an update of what he's been up to this week. Also, Craig Sullivan, Glenn's cohost on Friday Night Audit, and creator of this week's CLIC Conference, joins to share what he's seeing in the hotel business from an ownership and banking perspective.
We speak to the President of Resorts World Las Vegas, Scott Sibella, about the upcoming opening of the property! We're so excited to see the first new ground up resort to open in Vegas in more than a decade. Here's a taste of what to expect.
After the great success of our first job fair we are back with another set of great companies who are hiring right now! We're featuring JOBS ALERT!! More great companies, real jobs, real contact info. Companies showcased include: Aimbridge - 5:00 Resorts World LAs Vegas - 20:20 AHLA - 35:45 Sonesta - 49:20 Salamander Hotels - 1:00:56 Plus, Mark Galvin at 1:30:25 on getting your LinkedIn profile looking great! Watch and share this show now, please!...
This is super cool. We caught up with our friends from HITT Contracting Inc., and Peter Lanfranchi shares this neat technology they're using to help hoteliers visualize a hotel construction project as it comes together, each step of the way. They're speeding up construction time, decision making and saving people trips to the site too. This is some serious cool stuff and we're showing it off.
Christopher Hartley is CEO of the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands. Global Hotel Alliance , which uses a shared technology platform for its member brands, and operates a multi-brand loyalty program, DISCOVERY, which helps smaller brads compete against the huge companies. We discuss the global travel outlook, the push for leisure travel and how hotels will need to change who they market to and how they do it once the pandemic is finally out of our collective lives....
Hospitality students turn the tables on Anthony, Kimberly Christner, CEO of Cornerstone Hospitality, LLC and myself. Find out what's on the minds of these young hoteliers as they pepper us with questions to make sure they'll be the next greatest team member. Gaby Turiel, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Diana Lopez, Florida Atlantic University; Snigda Madaraju, George Mason University.
Hotelier and former AAHOA Chair Tarun Patel is suing his insurance company for not paying out on his business interruption insurance. Then, President & CEO Chris Guimbellot of hihotels discusses his franchising strategy for brands such as Red Carpet Inn, Scottish Inns, Master Hosts Inns, Downtowner Inns and Passport Inn.
Great interview! Francois-Olivier Luiggi, General Manager of The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel, about the art of delivering world class service to world leaders, celebrities, high profile CEOs and they continue living up to their Five Star Service during the pandemic. Plus, learn the value of having a back up stunt duck.
We talk to Chris Rutt, VP of Talent Acquisition & Development for Crestline Hotels & Resorts about how people can increase their chances in a job search. But first we hear from Del Ross about some employment and wage statistics.
