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We speak to Rachel Phillips-Buck of Pharos Resources about making students' lives easier while at school, how schools can better engage students, and how this all actually applies to the hotel business.

Ed Hoganson, Crestline Hotels and Resorts' EVP, CFO & Chief Investment Officer discusses the essential role of people in the hotel business, how the company is seeing increasing hotel demand every month since July, the disparity between urban and suburban hotels, the company being ranked #1 by JD Power for Guest Satisfaction Among Third-Party Hotel Management Companies and of course many other cri...

Industry expert Dr.  Dr. Donald W. Wise ▣ Hospitality Real Estate Investment Banking , he founded CBRE and is CEO of  Turnbull Capital Group , joins the show to talk about hotels in distress. While things are glum for many, he shares ideas and suggestions to get hoteliers back on track. Plus, we demystify hotel financing and explain all sorts of jargon such as LIBOR to help you better understand h...

The screened 6.1 million passengers nationwide last week (October 12 through October 18), the highest weekly number since the coronavirus pandemic began. United Airlines launching new routes, Motel 6 CEO fires ad agency over racially charged comments. 

We talk to John Lancaster, Regional VP of Emerging Markets, Franchise Development and Owner Relations at Choice Hotels International. Topics include how to get underserved communities a path to hotel ownership, how to get hotel financing if you never owned a hotel, and information on some resources offered by Choice Hotels to help those interested in hotel ownership.

A new survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association shows 90% support a new stimulus bill to help distressed small businesses and employees. Plus, new hotel based on Atari video game system and one from Universal Music Group. Watch for details!

We speak to Julienne Smith, SVP of Development for IHG Americas, about how brands can continue to grow responsibly during the pandemic and an exciting new brand, voco Hotel Brands.

We get to speak to the President of Cornerstone Design, Suzie Hall, about the future of hotel design, a new covid-19 standardization solution, how hotels are pivoting to earn more revenue and more.   

We're looking at great examples of how hotels are driving traffic to their hotels through impactful packages, as well as offering places for students to learn and parents to work while having fun too. Plus, the first show in Vegas returning, we give details!

Red Lion Hotel Corporation CEO John Russel and EVP Harry Sladitch provide a company update in conjunction with their company's annual conference.

David G. Schwartz, the Director of the Center for Gaming Research and instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about Las Vegas, the gaming industry in general, and his new book At The Sands, which focuses on the history of the Sands casino resort. It's a blast of a history lesson where The Mob and Sinatra took center stage.

We follow up with Dan Cockerell about his new book, and critical leadership skills you need to know, we promise, his new book "'How's the Culture in Your Kingdom," offers advice you have never heard or seen before!

Service Property Trust yanks more than 100 properties from Marriott International in soured management deal and gives Sonesta 98 of them! Skyscanner releases top 10 destinations people are looking to visit when covid crisis clears.    

We speak to Gregory Henderson, co-owner, of the Roxbury Hotel in the Catskills about their unique hotel which features fantasy themed cottages. You won't believe this incredibly detailed designed hospitality fantasyland. Also, the hotel was recently featured on the CBS Morning News, which crashed their website for days. Subscribe to our newsletter. Text Hotel to 66866 Visit www.novacancynews.com

Our health is essential! And we're all dealing with the psychological fallout from covid, especially in the hotel business. We speak to Dr. Erin Berman of the National Institute of Mental Health about how to handle our mental health challenges during this time of crisis.

No Vacancy News video report. Forbes Travel Guide survey on how #luxuryhotels see their business chances, plus CA Governor, vetoes law to offer newly open jobs first to employees who lost them as result of declared state of emergency. Watch now!

We speak to Bill Walshe, CEO of Viceroy Hotel Group, one of the industry's top leaders in the luxury segment. We discuss being a leader in crisis, reinventing urban business, international markets, recovery and much more.

Today we share how your donations to the hospitality fund were dispersed. 

Peggy Berg shares how she's is championing for diversity in hospitality through The Castell Project. and what you can do in your company to create a vibrant, diverse and successful company.

Calls for hotel Biz Congressional Reaching Fever Pitch. Wildfires wreck havoc on CA resorts and wineries.

Anthony Melchiorri is live in Vegas this morning while I tough it out in the home studio at 12p EDT. Excited to feature great MGM Resorts International execs such as Chuck Bowling, President Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and Luxor Hotel & Casino; John S. Flynn, VP; and Stephanie Glanzer, CMP, Chief Sales Officer, MGM Resorts. This show will be amazing Be sure to tune in live right here.

Natasha Caputo, Director of Tourism, Westchester County Tourism & Film and Sean Meade, President, Westchester Hotel Association, and GM of the local Cambria Hotels, the Cambria hotel & suites White Plains - Downtown discuss the realities around driving tourism.

Domio's top two leaders resigned on Friday night turning this company upside down. We share what happened. See their CEO on August 5 episode of No Vacancy Live. Then, Glenn makes plea for CA to reopen places like Disneyland to save tourism industry.

Chip Rogers rejoins the show to give us an industry update as Glenn cannot not take political BS right now and demands relief for the hotel business. Chip shares what he is doing to make government work for it's people and how there's billions of dollars allocated to assist hoteliers, but for some reason cannot be released. Plus, Glenn shares his love for Mountain Shadows where he stayed last week...

Ron Pohl is an incredible hospitality executive, currently serving as SVP/COO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts. This is a wide ranging discussion focused on how BW is navigating this crisis, unexpected bright spots, a call for Congress to provide more relief and much more!