I'm with my friends at Remington Hospitality hosting their annual conference. I love their corporate culture, so I grabbed their Chief HR Officer Rick Bagley to ask them about their secret sauce.
Stacy Garcia, CEO of LebaTex and Chief Inspiration Officer with Stacy Garcia, Inc., has been at the forefront of the hospitality design community for years predicting industry trends. She’s got an innate knack for understanding successful hospitality design that better connects with customers in a grounded way. Enjoy this deep dive into what makes a hotel design successful, plus we discuss how she’s focused on helping the next generation of designers through her new organization Martha’s Mentors...
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ newest brand, Garner hotels, is looking to own the midscale conversion space. In this interview recorded late last week, I speak with Karen Gilbride, VP, avid hotels, Atwell Suites & Garner hotels who takes us on a VR tour of the brand’s conversion prototype. Gilbride also shares recent milestone openings and an update on where this brand is headed next since first being announced in August 2023.
Jason Freed is a first-time guest who's been around the hotel business in a variety of content creating capacities. He joins Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave in a battle of wits. Shouldn't be a problem for him at all with this crew.
Inspired by chats with Richard Branson, former Chicago attorney (and Chicago bus driver before that) Jim Nagle left everything he knew to embark on the journey of a lifetime: saving the dilapidated The Drake Oak Brook in Illinois from a ponzi-scheme disaster with zero hotel experience but with unwavering persistence -- A hotel he cherished from his numerous childhood holiday vacations. Now, the property has reimagined itself as one of the Midwest’s most beloved landmark hotels. Formerly housing ...
St. Lucia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. Paul Collymore is the CEO of The Landings Resort & Spa along with being the St. Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association, and a wealth of information. He tells us why his country is seeing such a spike in tourism and why The Landings Resort & Spa is the best place to stay when visiting.
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo is Vice Chairman, Royal Caribbean Group. At nearly 40 years in the business she became the first female President of a cruise line. Making Waves tells her story of her journey and we share the inspiration with you today.
Matt Marquis is the CEO of Pacifica Hotels, owners of properties such as The Wayfarer in Downtown LA. It's also home to what is arguably the best party during ALIS. For once, Glenn and Craig are confident, maybe too much. We're saure Producer Dave will let them know.
Andrew Broad is Managing Director of Robert Douglas, a real estate investment banking firm. We discuss debt markets, whether it’s time to buy or build, results of a lender survey and the markets for development. Nashville? Still? Wow!
Leonard Gooz, Global Brand Leader of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and Nicole Tilzer, VP, All-Inclusive & Resort Strategy share how they see the state of travel, how it affects their hotels and their go-forward strategy through the prism of their brands.
Garfield Public/Private has a unique way of getting deals done. They work in concert with government to create full service hotels that are many times revenue drivers for convention centers and the towns where these hotels are located. Stephen Galbreath is their CDO and Head of Design & Construction and shares the secrets behind getting these deals done.
Hotel Industry PR master CJ Arlotta tries to spin a reasonable explanation as to why he keeps returning to drink with Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave.
Natalya Leahy is the president of Seabourn, the ultra-luxury cruise line, based in Seattle. What most people think of cruises they think of floating cities catering to thousands of people, but Seabourn is bringing all new levels of luxury to the seas on intimate ships with a private yacht-like atmosphere masterfully designed by iconic hospitality atelier Tihany Design. Natalya tells us how it all comes together.
Chris Manley, President of 5 Senses Hospitality talks about why he decided to start a company in the middle of the pandemic and how he has made it successful. He also gives us insight into a full renovation his company is completing and how he is finding creative ways to go green and recycle old products from the renovation.
Saxton Sharad, founding partner and CEO of Revival Hotels, is here to tell us how they are changing the industry for independent properties. The company is bringing experience to owners and changing how fees are structured.
U.S. News & World Report recently released their highly anticipated list of the BEST hotels of 2024. To gain some insight into the winners and the criteria used to determine them, I spoke with Senior Editor of Travel Zachary Watson. Congratulations to Acqualina Resort & Residences on the Beach! Check out the full list here https://travel.usnews.com/hotels/?src=usn_pr.
Tonight on FNA, Ted Torres of CREDE steps into the gaunlet to battle Glenn and Craig to see who can make it through an hour of half-assed jokes and drinks.
Fresh off its win for Select Service Development of the year at ALIS, Glenn chats with Steve Choe , Dual Property GM of ther AC + Moxy Downtown Los Angeles about this incredible new property and why its changing the downtown vibe. It's owned by The Lightstone Group, which has been instrumental in deveoping these brands here in the US.
SH Hotels & Resorts SH operates 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels, and Treehouse Hotels and is one of the fastest growing hotel companies today. It’s run by CEO Raul Leal. We discuss the company’s DNA, founder Barry Sternlicht, how to create a sustainable hotel without being preachy and much more.
Tim Cromwell may be CREDE's VP of Strategic Development, but by joining Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave for Happy Hour cocktails, he's made more than a strategic mistake.
The Extended Stay Lodging Association (ESLA) is a membership-based non-profit association for owners and operators of extended stay hotels in the hospitality and travel industry. Founder Doug Artusio and Board Member Kimberly Rowell tell us how they are fighting for the fastest growing segment in the hospitality industry....
With uncertainty in the economy and an election year Bhavin Patel , Principal and Co-Founder at Green Harvest Capital LLC-Ohio , and Amit Patel , principal of Spark GHC discusse continued industry consolidation and where the best investment opportunities are and why they've investing more than $100 million in hotels....
Thanks for listening to this bonus show! Glenn hosted a panel discussion in conjunction with Hotel Business Magazine last week. And we're bringing this Hot Topic session to you now! Thanks to Entegra for sponsoring this session. Topic: No matter the apparent challenge, opportunity quickly follows. But to understand opportunity, you must see it. In this thought-leadership session, industry experts will reveal where they’re focusing resources in 2024 to help understand unexpected obstacles you’ll ...
Our friend Sarah Dandashy has amnesia. No other explanation as to why she's returning to FNA to celebrate the end of the week by having some drinks and laughs with Glenn, Craig andf Producer Dave.
Jan Freitag from CoStar is here to give us an update of the State of the U.S. Hotel Market along with what data points and trends we should be looking for as we get into 2024. Here's the stats you need to know
Chip Rogers, President & CEO of the AHLA, discusses and analyzes hospitality industry related legislative issues with Glenn and Anthony. They discuss issues such as the death of NJ's franchise related bill, LA's failed attempt to put homeless people in hotels, how the National Labor Relations Board is changing the rules around contractors, plus how NYC fought back against AirBnb style accommodations, the state of hotel labor and more.
HBA Americas President Meghann Day joins us to talk about what it takes to work on some of the best hotels in the country including Pebble Beach Resorts, Conrad Tulum, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, and Fairmont Chateau Whistler, to name a few. With projects in the work in South America and the Caribbean we hear why Meghann thinks these markets are primed for growth along with another overseas market. Click link to follow along with this show's visuals...
Choice Hotels International is introducing its most ambitious ad campaign ever! Starring comedian Keegan-Michael Key, the spots seek to unite all brands under the Choice with an emphasis on Comfort Inn, Radisson, Cambria Hotels and Quality Inn. CMO Noha Abdalla shares the details.
To kick off the New Year Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave ruin Lou Zameryka's weekend. Lou's starting a bunch of new adventures, so we'll be sure to roast him solidly.
We have the amazing Chris Green, President of Remington Hospitality sharing his outlook for 2024.
