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Hoteliers can learn lots from the theme park industry! During last week's California Lodging Investment Conference & [CLIC] Connect , I spoke with Cuningham 's TODD STEVENS about the intersection of these two businesses and what hoteliers can do to maximize opportunity.  

Glenn and Craig do a special episode live from Craig's [CLIC] Conference in southern California as Producer Dave is stuck in NJ. Special appearences by Bruce Ford, Producer Dani and more.

Glenn is in Calidornia attending the California Lodging Investment Conference. Last night he recorded this show with Bruce Ford of Lodging Econometrics to discuss an analayze the hotel construction pipeline.  

Cashless payments and contactless tipping options are the way of the future. Joining us today is Robert Petteruti, Co-Founder of eTip, and Jakub Petri, Sr. Director of Global Visa Direct Development, to discuss what we can expect for the future of cashless tipping solutions and the positive impact it has on the hospitality industry.  eTip, a robust and customizable digital tipping solution, recent...

Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave have no official guests, so we'll bring on some of our listeners to have a few laughs.

Alan Young joins the show to talk about how ChatGPT is impacting the hospitality industry and what the future influence it holds. In what ways will this tech, and eventually others like it, help the industry and in what ways can it hurt it?

What does it take to get to the top of the Air Force? Resiliency, leadership, self-discipline, fitness, amongst other traits. Chief Master Sergeant Joseph Bogdan joins the show to talk about how he has developed all these to achieve his rank and how he helps grow them in others.

Chairman of Omni Hotels & Resorts Peter Strebel discusses how design creates an atmosphere that translates into the guest experience, the expansion of the brand and how its hotels are moving from the upper upscale sector into the luxury segment.  Plus, how people have rediscovered golf!

In an epic battle for comedy domination, the Boys of the PM Shift -- Kyle Allison, Greg Fregoso and Tom Groebe -- take on Craig, Producer Dave and myself as we drink CBD based cocktails.

Glamping, RV Parks, Treehouse Hotels, Airstreams and more is the next big opportunity zone for developers. Horwath HTL's Todd Wynne-Parry reveals shares the why and hows as we explore how this segment is working and where it's headed.

Alexandre Rizk , CEO of Pro Hospitality Group, is using a sale-leaseback strategy by partnering with ZEL Capital Partners to expand his hotel portfolio. Learn what this strategy is and how to leverage to expand your hotel business. visit: https://zelcapitalpartners.com/

Peter Ricci is the Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Hospitality & Tourism Management Program at FAU. He shares the reality of attracting new students to hospitality and what to do once we find them.

The  JW Marriott  brand has the expectation of living up to the name of the  Marriott International  founder. We talk to  Bruce Rohr , VP & Global Brand Leader of JW Marriott, about what goes into running a brand that has the ultimate expectations.

Corning's Jessica Janis returns to Friday Night Audit in what can only be described as a fruitless attempt to class up the show as Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave pray she'll succeed.

Christopher Hartley, CEO of Global Hotel Alliance shares his perception of state of int'l travel globally, plus how GHA unifies hotel brands around a single rewards system.

Hanna Stotland helps kids who've experienced trauma, drug abuse and other complex situations get into college. A former high school dropout, she tells the exhilarating story of how she got her life back and how she graduated from Harvard Law. Now she helps those who'd typically get rejected, get accepted to the college of their choice.

T5 Strategies-Building the future of Business Strategies' Sean Worker is back with insights on all things Europe from revenue management to a post covid landscape and more such as what hotel Asset Managers are thinking.

Hosts Anthony Melchiorri and Glenn Haussman deconstruct an episode of Hotel Impossible possible called  Rotting Woodstock  where Anthony had a crazy experience with the owner of the Woodstock Lodge. Find Anthony online: On the Net:  http://www.anthonymelchiorri.com/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonymelchiorri/ Instagram: @AnthonyHotels Twitter: @AnthonyHotels Find Glenn online: On the...

Fabian Bartnick  of  Infinito Revenue Management Solutions and PerfectCheck shares cocktails and laughs us all the way from Germany. Glenn and Craig are amazed he can stay up that late while Producer Dave tries to run a NYC hotel.

Greg Juceum, CEO of Extended Stay America, shares how one of the oldest brands in its category is evolving. New segments, new cities, more.

We know, sounds riveting. Glenn and Anthony had a no show guest so they just riff.  

Best Western® Hotels & Resorts has more soft collection hotels than anyone says CDO & SVP Brad LeBlanc. He shares what the overall development atmosphere is like in hospitality in the context of the #ALIS conference.

He shares how he sees hotel F&B as a profit center not a foretold loss. 

Stephen Harrington, Chief Supply Chain Officer for Delaware North, shares how he ensures their more than 300 venues, airports, restaurants and hotels stores operate efficiently and effectively.

During #ALIS, Spark by Hilton brand leader Alissa Klees gave us a tour of the new conversion premium economy brand. What do you think of this newest brand?