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American Hotel & Lodging Association  CEO  William "Chip" Rogers  on what's in the relief bill that hoteliers will care about! Then Michelin Star chef  Joe Isidori  discusses operating restaurants right now, and reveals the secret to great chicken parmesan.

Bruce Ford, SVP at Lodging Econometrics and Glenn Haussman participated in an event for the Entrepreneurs Organization and we made it a bonus podcast. They answer these critical questions from a global perspective:  What will the hotel real estate market look like in 2021 and beyond? Where will there be opportunities?  Which regions are most affected? What to expect with valuations? What are the c...

Eustace Mita, CEO/Chairman, from ICONA Resorts shares the secret to creating an amazing hotel business. This isn't the type of stuff you normally hear, it goes straight to the heart.... of hospitality.

Today we speak with hoteliers in Turks & Caicos and Hawaii to understand their No Vacancy Global Hotel Market Check Upbusiness strategy. Pus, the president of a company specializing in African Safaris. He shares insights about several countries and how tourism is being affected in Africa.

MUST Listen!! Roger Dow, President & CEO of the U.S. Travel Association Association shares info on if Congress will grant relief to hoteliers, or let the industry simply wither. Plus, I've had it with elected officials having no regard for business owners, their employees and our beloved business in general.

Dr. Velma Trayham of US Diversity Group is creating ways to lower the barrier of entry for African American hotel owners by developing new financing opportunities specifically for that community. But this conversation goes much farther, exposing the reality of racism and bias in a serious discussion neither Anthony and I expected; but were extremely glad to have this sometimes uncomfortable conver...

Join reps from major companies hiring NOW. They'll provide a pathway of success to secure that career opportunity. Learn about specific jobs, career pathways, job candidate presentation skills, and get names and contacts of REAL people to help you. No more mysterious email addresses! Join me and Anthony Melchiorri and: • Crestline Hotels & Resorts • Concord Hospitality Enterprises • Chesapeake Hos...

Join reps from major companies hiring NOW. They'll provide a pathway of success to secure that career opportunity. Learn about specific jobs, career pathways, job candidate presentation skills, and get names and contacts of REAL people to help you. No more mysterious email addresses! Join me and Anthony Melchiorri and: • Crestline Hotels & Resorts • Concord Hospitality Enterprises • Chesapeake Hos...

Bruce Ford, SVP of Lodging Econometrics shares some positive hotel business related messaging while Glenn cannot seem to focus on the hotel business. 

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®)  is readying the debut it's first ever Atwell Suites in Miami next summer. But with technology, we can see it now. Well, a virtual reality version at least. We get a walkthrough of the property with  Karen Gilbride . She's the brand's VP and also oversees the company's avid brand. We also learn how hotel brands are created, how IHG partners with owners when dev...

California Goes Nuts with New Lockdown Rules! American Hotel & Lodging Association warns of abysmal holiday Season. Bed & Breakfast owners Get Creative to drive new business. You'll love this biz building idea!

We talk to Jim Holthouser, CEO of Focus Brands, about how they are managing COVID in the food service space with incredible brands such as Jamba, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, Schlotsky's, Carvel and McAlister's Deli.

Jon Bortz, Founder and Chairman of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection and Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, and Jen Williams, President of Curator discuss creating and executing of a new type of hotel group, Curator Hotel & Resort Collection.

How can you create an anything close to sensible hotel budget for 2021 in the middle of a once a century crisis. Well, Jill Lemaster, Chief Financial Officer of Mainsail Lodging & Development, a Florida based hotel group, shares her strategy for creating a proper budget going into 2021. Oh yeah, she was also controller for Marriott's largest hotel in the world! So she knows some things.  

We speak to Choice Hotels International's SVP of Upscale Brands Janis Canon about how the brand plans to continue to open Cambria Hotels in 2021 and beyond.

Michael Stengel is ‎Senior Vice President of Gaylord Hotels and Marriott's Convention Network Strategy · ‎Marriott International. And after 40 years he's retiring. After a quick update on the Gaylord hotel family, Mike bestows great career advice, shares amazing insider experiences and then we celebrate his storied career.

John Lancaster, RVP of Emerging Markets for Choice Hotels International shares how he is working to help non traditional hotel ownership become hotel entrepreneurs. This is a great program that's helping give people who never thought they could achieve hotel ownership a viable success path. Plus, he announces a new group within Choice hotels that will ensure this program's ongoing success.

Hotel Owner and Management company CEO Kimberly Christner of Cornerstone Hospitality returns to discuss creating experiences during the covid crisis, how to make employees feel like they own the place, and how she and our very own Anthony Melchiorri are doing a hotel deal together to create a new California resort.

Dr. Erin Berman from the National Institute of Mental Health provides essential advice on how hotel companies can keep their employees mentally healthy while also sharing important tips on what hoteliers and staff can do to stay positive in a time that is especially difficult for many.

Rajiv Trivedi is out of the hotel franchise sales business and investing in new companies such as Virdee, where he serves as Chairman of the Board. That means he can answer questions he never could before. We discuss the sometimes caustic relationship between franchisees and franchisors, what can be done to improve those relationships, what should be done to create hotel profitability and lots mor...

From Fall 2017. Essential to hear, this interview was potentially the toughest Glenn ever conducted. But it's a story that can save lives. Glenn speaks with Rani Hong, a sex slavery victim and now a leader in this critical human rights movement. She was just seven years old when she was stolen, then sold in her native India. This interview shares elements of her experience, but more critically giv...

Anthony and Glenn share what they're thankful for, answer a series of personal questions and share the love ahead of the holiday weekend. 

From 2017! Enjoy this classic show! Hotel Impossible host Anthony Melchiorri is back with all new episodes of Hotel Impossible starting October 2. And he's got a new show too. "Extreme Hotels" is an all new series, launching that very same night at 9pm on the Travel Channel. Glenn and Anthony discuss getting freaked out at a haunted hotel, going to extreme places for extreme experiences, and how t...

We speak with Dr. Andy Cooper, who's in the research and development department at world renowned Ecolab. Him and 1,200 other scientists in his division constantly create new health protecting products and protocols. Today, we learn from Dr. Cooper, a microbiologist, how hotels, cruise lines and other hospitality venues are tackling the health and safety issues surrounding covid, influenza and mor...

Yes, three are jobs in hotels now. And many more than you'd expect. Brenda McGregor, VP of HR, and Lisa Carlson, EVP of Operations at Chesapeake Hospitality share where the jobs are, how jobs in the industry are evolving due to COVID and strategies to get one at property and executive levels.