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What a show! We spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who also happens to be the founder of Provenance Hotels, an amazing collection of boutique hotels. There's lots of incredible insights on this interview on business, global politics and the entrepreneurial spirit.

Margaritaville 's hotel division is the consummate lifestyle company, and the Margaritaville Hotel brand is seeing rapid expansion, including the highly anticipated location in Times Square. Plus, I love the  Margaritaville Resort Orlando ! Chief Marketing Officer,  Tamara Baldanza - Dekker  joins to share lots of nuggets about this brand and its resonance with both customers and hotel developers....

We take a look at the palpable changes happening right now pushing the travel economy back to profitability. But the real story is how this is a unique moment in history for opportunity. Watch and find out why. FYI, this video was filmed prior to Friday night's announcement of CA announcing further reopenings of places like Disneyland.

On Friday Night Audit  Craig Sullivan , Producer  David Mignano, CRME and Glenn Haussman are joined by Ryan Huntsman  and  Bruce Ford  we discussed things that surprised us about conferences when we first entered the hotel business, our relief over booze tariffs being lifted, music that got us through the pandemic, and Ryan explains the why mixing booze with booze is a genius move.

Blockbuster Hilton show today. Danny Hughes, President-Americas, discusses what we've been calling the Great Reset and the opportunity to reinvent hospitality. Plus, why he thinks the future is chockablock with opportunity, their amazing impending return to a Las Vegas mega resort (Resorts World Las Vegas) and more. Then, Laura Schofield, GM of The Conrad Washington D.C., joins everyone to add tex...

Anthony gives an update of what he's been up to this week. Also, Craig Sullivan, Glenn's cohost on Friday Night Audit, and creator of this week's CLIC Conference, joins to share what he's seeing in the hotel business from an ownership and banking perspective.

We speak to the President of Resorts World Las Vegas, Scott Sibella, about the upcoming opening of the property! We're so excited to see the first new ground up resort to open in Vegas in more than a decade. Here's a taste of what to expect.

After the great success of our first job fair we are back with another set of great companies who are hiring right now! We're featuring JOBS ALERT!! More great companies, real jobs, real contact info. Companies showcased include: Aimbridge Hospitality, Resorts World Las Vegas, Sonesta Hotels, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, American Hotel & Lodging Association. Plus, Mark Galvin on getting your Linke...

Labor, labor, labor. Yes, labor. Somehow it's become a bigger issue than ever. We speak to W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality, a major hotel management company about why there's a labor shortage in the middle of a pandemic in hospitality and what can be done about it.

On This week's Friday Night Audit, we feature designer  Kay Lang , CEO of  Kay Lang + Associates . Grab a vodka cranberry cocktail and join us as we have some laughs and talk about weird hotels and weird hotel names from around the world.

This is super cool. We caught up with our friends from HITT Contracting Inc., and Peter Lanfranchi shares this neat technology they're using to help hoteliers visualize a hotel construction project as it comes together, each step of the way. They're speeding up construction time, decision making and saving people trips to the site too. This is some serious cool stuff and we're showing it off.

IHG Hotels & Resorts looks to tomorrow with expansive a series of ambitious new commitments to make a positive impact on its people, society, and the planet during the next decade. Plus, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) found a new way to drive revenue that doesn't include worrying about people.

Christopher Hartley is CEO of the world's largest alliance of independent hotel brands. Global Hotel Alliance, which uses a shared technology platform for its member brands, and operates a multi-brand loyalty program, DISCOVERY, which helps smaller brads compete against the huge companies. We discuss the global travel outlook, the push for leisure travel and how hotels will need to change who they...

Hospitality students turn the tables on Anthony, Kimberly Christner, CEO of Cornerstone Hospitality, LLC and myself. Find out what's on the minds of these young hoteliers as they pepper us with questions to make sure they'll be the next greatest team member. Gaby Turiel, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Diana Lopez, Florida Atlantic University; Snigda Madaraju, George Mason University.

Hotelier and former AAHOA Chair Tarun Patel is suing his insurance company for not paying out on his business interruption insurance. Then, President & CEO Chris Guimbellot of hihotels discusses his franchising strategy for brands such as Red Carpet Inn, Scottish Inns, Master Hosts Inns, Downtowner Inns and Passport Inn.

It's time to relax and drink a tequila sunrise with Glenn and Craig as we all recapture the vibe of hanging out at the bar after a long day at the conference. Plus, we pay homage to Glenn's frequent flier count being at zero, the things we all miss at conferences and the dumbest questions guests at when staying at a hotel.

Hotelier Tarun Patel smacks back at insurance companies refusing to pay up during Covid crisis. We've got the latest travel intention predictions and investors are seeing opportunity in hospitality. We share why. All this on No Vacancy News….. today

Great interview!  Francois-Olivier Luiggi , General Manager of  The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel , about the art of delivering world class service to world leaders, celebrities, high profile CEOs and they continue living up to their Five Star Service during the pandemic. Plus, learn the value of having a back up stunt duck.

We talk to Chris Rutt, VP of Talent Acquisition & Development for Crestline Hotels & Resorts about how people can increase their chances in a job search. But first we hear from Del Ross about some employment and wage statistics.

Mike Stengel, who recently retired from Marriott International after 40 years joins us to remember a legend in the industry, Arne Sorenson, who died this week from pancreatic cancer. Then we talk to Suzanne Dawn Bagnera about you the industry and academia can bridge the gap between students and employment.

We talk to Mike Fiorentino & Robin Simons of Revenue Solutions about how hoteliers can build business, enhance revenue, and create awareness to increase their overall revenue. And yes, we mean right now.

Knowland has some good news for hoteliers, meeting are getting bigger and more frequent. Get the details now. Then, this airline has successfully vaccinated all crew members, watch and find out which one. Plus, more!

Enjoy our new show Friday Night Audit focused on our love for hospitality. It's a cavalcade of fun, drinking and ribald road stories! This week the crew laughs about stories from the road, Glenn confesses weird habits he's developed from being home so long, plus stories about weird guest interactions, and you'll never believe who chugs an entire beer!

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen is all about design. Though she's known as the editor in chief for Hospitality Design (HD) magazine, she's much more. Incredibly connected on the design side of hospitality, she's gone way beyond reporting on the trends: now she shapes them. Also, W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality, provides the ownership perspective on design. A special shoutout to Lightstone...

Chip Rogers, President and CEO of AHLA joins for an important political update as well as an important travel related discussion. Plus, Glenn goes off again on dumb regulations implemented in certain states. Then we all miss going to conventions and trade shows. We talk to Jim Pittas of PMMI, an association running multiple events with some attracting 45,000 people or more, about the state of trad...