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Anthony & I discuss Highgate's purchase of Viceroy Hotel Group, the Mark Curry hotel incident, how the NLRB wants to mess up the franchise model and much more!

Anthony & I discuss  Highgate 's purchase of  Viceroy Hotel Group , the Mark Curry hotel incident, how the NLRB wants to mess up the franchise model and much more!  

President of Remington Hotels Chris Green shares news of his recent promotion, how hotel company mergers really work, real ways to engage employees, the company's 2023 strategy and more. Thanks to our sponsor Aavgo, please check them out:  https://pro.aavgo.com/novacancy

Michael and Glenn speak with Rob Palleschi, CEO of G6 Hospitality, which owns, operates and franchises more than 1,400 economy lodging locations under the iconic Motel 6 brand and the Studio 6 Extended Stay brand. They discuss how this major hotel company is approaching tech to make hotels run more efficiently while improving customet experience.

Marriott has been in the vacation home rental space for quite some time. Jennifer Hsieh, VP, Homes & Villas by Marriott International discusses why combining Marriott's best in class service and rewards program with home rentals is moving the company forward. This is an encore show origianlly broadbast on June 16, 2022. Please visit www.novacancynews.com

It's time for Happy Hour!!! Bruce Greenfield is a Partner at AO, an Orange County, CA architectural firm. He joins Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave. Grab a cocktail and join us!

Erik Frederick is CEO at UNO Restaurants. We discuss the overlap between hotels and restaurants, everyone's love of pizza and how the company is partnering with hotels to up the on property F&B experience.  Thanks to our sponsor Aavgo, please check them out:  https://pro.aavgo.com/novacancy

Guests like me want fresh air. That's why I tracked down Blueair's Leida Aguilar who shares how hotels are making more money with cleaner air. Smell that fresh premium pricing.

Glenn and Anthony survey the latest hotel and hospitality news stories while reflecting on their trip to the Pentagon yesterday, leadership, a behind the scenes peek at last week's Las Vegas podcasts and more. 

Design Icon Roger Thomas and Todd-Avery Lenahan join Glenn and Anthony to discuss Wynn Resorts, design during recovery, and everything else you want to know about hospitality design! Yes, we talk about their process and how they accomplish the incredible things they do! From July 13, 2020

Glenn, Craig and producer Dave are joined by Charlie Aiken, CEO at PMC. Glenn is in Vegas, and Dave is challenged to see if he knows anything before 1986.

Tony Yousfi is Chief Sales Officer at Venetian/ Palazzo, the 7,000 room Las Vegas Mega Resort. He shares how they sell events, a $1 billion property reinvestment, his career journey and of course, The Sphere.

The President of Wynn Las Vegas Brian Gullbrants sits for a wide-ranging interview touching on leadership, delivering bespoke experiences, how Las Vegas innovates, F1 and much more. 

Lee Curtis, CCHP  Curtis co-founded  Reside  in November 2017 to transform the way extended stay travel is purchased—with a focus on delivering global travel solutions for enterprise companies with global needs.

Glenn and Anthony answer questions from each other and from listeners.

Producer Dave and a bunch of hooligans commandeer the show and Glenn and Craig pray the hour ends quickly.

The latest hotel news and analysis by Glenn Haussman and Anthony Melchiorri. Plus, the guys answer audience questions.

WaterWalk is about living or staying. Whatever you need. Up to a year or more in unfurnished units, furnished suites for shorter term extended stay guests. CEO Mimi Oliver and President Jim Korroch share how they're carrying on the legacy of the legendary Jack DeBoer by stewarding his final brand creation into a new era of hotel style living.

In this episode of Hotel Tech: Innovators & Influencers, Michael and Glenn speak with Chris Hemmeter of Thayer Ventures. We discuss their strategy, what makes a great company to invest in an why, why they focus on Series A funding, new and interesting hotel technologies, and much more.

Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave are joined by Bruce Ford, SVP, Lodging Econometrics, as well as Jessica Kramer, CEO & CoFounder of Lodgistics.

Jan Frietag, National Director of Hospitality Analytics at CoStar Group, joins the show to talk about what the most recent data has been showing as we close out 2022 and what to look forward to coming into the new year.

Nick Rimedio rejoins the show to talk about his new role as the GM at the W Hollywood. What's it like to take over a new, elite property in a top market and what is he looking to accomplish?

Glenn is at Raines Co's Hyatt Place outside Charelston, SC. He's joined by Brandon Graham, VP of development at Raines and industry PR superstar CJ Arlotta (he paid us to write that) while Craig and Dave are sad they are not part of the party

Glenn speaks with Josiah Mackenzie - Publisher, Hospitality Daily to report on a critical hotel technology. Mackenzie spoke to more than 100 hoteliers from big brands to small independant hotels. He shares revelations around hotel tech and provides a pathway to success for hoteliers and industry vendors. Find the survey at 2022 Hotel Technology Stats: How Hotels Are Using Tech Today (hoteloperatio...

The SAHARA Las Vegas is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Sahara President Paul Hobson joins to share stories of the iconic property's past as well as how the resort is stepping into the future with a top to bottom reinvention.