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STR's Jesper Palmqvist joins the podcast to talk about the shift in sentiment across the Asia-Pacific hotel industry, which has not yet seen a downturn in performance.

CoStar's Emmy Hise and Tourism Economics' Daryl Cronk join the HNN podcast to talk about the outlook for international travel into the U.S. and how big of an impact it will have this summer.

In this episode, labor attorney Andria Ryan explains the recent changes to the overtime exemption threshold and banning of non-competes, and why hotel operators need to make plans now.

CoStar's Parimal Rohit and Colin Sherman join the Hotel News Now podcast to discuss the slowdown in momentum of the Austin market and why this isn't a concern for the long-term outlook of the city.

STR's Jesper Palmqvist joins the HNN podcast to give the latest on what's going on across the Asia-Pacific hotel industry

Hotel News Now Associate Editor Trevor Simpson talks with Pacifica Hotels CEO Matt Marquis at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference about his key takeaways from the conference, group travel and his passion for the NBA.

In this podcast episode, Hotel News Now Senior Reporter Dana Miller speaks with Hilton Vice President of Global ESG Jean Garris Hand about what it takes to effectively track and implement sustainability initiatives on property, which in many cases can be cost neutral.

On this episode of the Hotel News Now Podcast network, Benjamin West President and founder Alan Benjamin gives an update on the current supply-chain environment, what hotel owners must consider when embarking on renovations and best practices to overcome challenges. 

Hotel News Now Senior Reporter Dana Miller chats with Remington President Chris Green about what’s next for him following his retirement on April 5, the lessons he’s learned throughout his entry-level jobs and role as CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality for 22 years. Plus, Dana has Chris plays game of “guess that phrase.”

STR's Jesper Palmqvist joins the Hotel News Now podcast to talk about broad travel trends across the Asia-Pacific region, including increasing interest in India from global hotel brands and why China's domestic travel continues to remain strong.

Hotel News Now Senior Reporter Dana Miller chats with Remington’s Eve Moore and CHMWarnick’s Kristie Dickinson about how the two became friends and learned to lean on each other in both their professional and personal lives, which has ultimately led to the two making better business decisions at their companies. 

Hotel News Now Editorial Director Stephanie Ricca talks with Colin Sherman, director of hospitality market analytics for Texas and Tennessee, at the Hunter Hotel Conference. The two recap the themes of the first day of the conference, from overall hotelier sentiment to the transactions environment. 

Los Angeles has embedded leisure demand drivers and a laundry list of mega events to drive tourism over the next few years, but increasing regulatory hurdles and labor costs cloud the investment picture for hotels. CoStar's Emmy Hise and Jack Witthaus join the Hotel News Now podcast to unpack all the pros and cons of working in that market going forward.

Hotel demand and performance was up significantly year over year on home game weekends in Kansas City, coinciding with Taylor Swift's presence at Chiefs games.

In this interview, SCP Hotels co-founder and CEO Ken Cruse talks about how his company's growth has prepared it to look at scale and the bigger role that sustainability is playing in hospitality.

In this episode of the Hotel News Now podcast, hospitality historian Calvin Stovall talks about his own history in the hotel industry and his upcoming book featuring Black hotel icons. 

In an interview at ALIS, STR's Amanda Hite breaks down the most recent U.S. hotel forecast and why hoteliers should be optimistic even if there's still some economic uncertainty.

AAHOA President and CEO Laura Lee Blake explains hotel owners' worries over a combined Choice-Wyndham hotels company and how that may limit their options. 

In this podcast episode, Hotel News Now Senior Reporter Dana Miller speaks with CoStar’s Emmy Hise and Michael Petrivelli about all things Las Vegas, including new investments made in the city, buzz around the upcoming Super Bowl and the rise of group travel around mega-events. 

HNN's Sean McCracken and CoStar's Emmy Hise sit down to talk about their top takeaways from the 2024 Americas Lodging Investment Summit.

Lisa Haude, senior vice president and director of interior at LK Interiors, speaks with Hotel News Now Senior Reporter Dana Miller about the influence that remote work continues to have on hotel design. Haude also shares which design trends are in and which ones are out in 2024. 

Hotel News Now Senior Reporter Dana Miller interviewed Tim Peter, founder and president of strategy and digital marketing consulting firm Tim Peter & Associates, about Google’s latest move of restricting third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users and how hotel digital marketers and revenue strategists should react. Eventually, Google plans to remove third-party cookies for all Chrome users. 

In November, Hilton became the first hospitality company to be named the top workplace in the world in Fortune and Great Place to Work's annual rankings, and the company's Senior Vice President and Global Head of Talent Christine Maginnis joined the Hotel News Now podcast to talk about how that was the culmination of a century's worth of culture building.

We've flipped the calendar to a new year, but will the hotel industry have to grapple with the same financing issues it dealt with for most of 2023? Peachtree Group's Greg Friedman joins the podcast to unpack the complicated debt markets for hotels and broader commercial real estate.

STR's Kelsey Fenerty joins HNN's Trevor Simpson and Stephanie Ricca to discuss the events that made a significant impact on hotel performance this year.