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Today we put vendors in the spotlight! Yani Deros of CIRQ+ ! Bob Tomaso, MBA Magic Chef! Stephen McKay Almo Hospitality ! W Chris Green, CEO Chesapeake Hospitality chimes in from operator side! Join Anthony Melchiorri and me to hear their real time experiences and how they're all focused on a team effort approach to get hoteliers through this crisis.

Today, Anthony Melchiorri and Glenn talk to Jagruti Panwala , AAHOA , Chairwoman who provides a legislative update as well as how people can apply for gov't SBA assistance, additional advocacy issues and more. Then, Cindy Herzog EVP, Operations with SMASHOTELS discusses how her company has pivoted and what they're doing next. Plus, Sean Worker , CEO of T5 Strategies-Building the future of Business...

Today, Glenn and Anthony are joined by Ray Martz, Pebblebrook, CFO & Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality

Jan Freitag of STR returned to update us on occupancy and rates for hotels globally in the wake of this crisis. Then we heard from David Eisen of HotStats about some encouraging news coming out of the Asian hotel market. Does that bode well for North America and Europe's future? Then Michael Taylor of J.D. Power shared a new survey that says a 'solid majority of customers have faith in the overall...

Today, Anthony Melchiorri and I featured  # HGTV  Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Designer Carrie Locklyn who shares stories from the set and reminices about her days working with Anthony on Hotel Impossible. Plus, Brian Newman, an incredible musician who has a residency at Nomad Las Vegas. First, Keith Kefgen on Servant Leadership and why Anthony was his 23rd pick (for real!) to be GM at The Algon...

What if your independent property could generate a 27% increase in ancillary revenue? Learn about the process, the people, the technology to do just that, as Glenn and Estella visit with one of HSMAI's Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization for 2019. Guests:  Linda Gulrajani, VP of Distribution and Marcus Hotels and an HSMAI 2019 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds...

Today we spoke with Raul Leal, CEO of Virgin Hotels about how his business and the critical nature of great communication. Then we're joined by Michael Shindler, President at Four Corners Advisors before being joined by W Chris Green, CHA. CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality who's been reading the CARES Act and shares what's good and bad in it for hoteliers!    

Sloan Dean  is CEO of  Remington Hotels . He's been making some difficult choices in the wake of covid-19 and shares his experiences while delivering some positive messaging. Then  Anthony Melchiorri  and I are joined by  Arun Upneja , Dean BU School of Hospitality Administration, Asst Prof  Taylor Peyton , and Faculty Chair  Leora Halpern Lanz, ISHC to discuss how students and teachers are adapti...

Today, Glenn and Anthony featured two guests. First up was Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality who is giving us regular real time updates on the issues he's dealing with at his near 40 hotels. Then, HSMAI President/ CEO Bob Gilbert who shared what his membership base is thinking, but more important how they're staying focused on brand and business building. This is an audio version of today...

Anthony Melchiorri and I speak with hotel developer David Messersmith JMJ Development, designer Brian G Thornton, purchasing pro Neil Locke @NEIL LOCKE & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. and David James, III Astoria Compass supplier as to how they're processing the situation and how they're looking out for each other. Lots of tips on what to do now. This is an audio version of today's videocast.

Anthony and Glenn hosted a show today focusing on feeling good in tough times. Larry Broughton shares how he's handling his current work and life experience and gives us all tools in which to better cope in these tough times. Then Bruce Ford of Lodging Econometrics shares tips on free ways to have some fun while we all sit this out. this is an audio version of today's videocast.

Anthony and Glenn hear from the hotel industry's top leaders on Capitol Hill! AAHOA CEO Cecil Staton and American Hotel & Lodging Association CEO William "Chip" Rogers discuss the latest impacts on the hospitality business and how they're advocating for hotel owner small businesses and the entire industry as well. This is an audio version of today's videocast. 

Today, Anthony Melchiorri and Glenn Haussman spoke with hotel management companies about how they're faring and what they believe is a path forward. Guests include Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality; Chairman Mike Hines and Chief Development Officer Kerry Ranson of HP Hotels. This is an audio version of today's videocast . 

Sean Hennessy is CEO, Lodging Advisors and Asst. Professor at NYU. He focuses on financial and operational analysis of hotel investments and shares what he is seeing in the hotel market. This is an audio version of today's videocast.

Glenn and Anthony spoke with Jan Freitag, SVP of STR to understand the financial ramifications to the hotel industry because of what is happening. Listen now for important information.

First, Anthony Melchiorri and Glenn spoke with Dr. Primas, Travel MD from NYC. Anthony has known Dr. Primas since 991 from his days at The Plaza. With everything going on with the travel industry and the current health topic, we thought it best to talk to an expert. Here's what he said. ( this also ran as part of the series Checking In with Anthony and Glenn . Then Glenn speaks with AAHOA Presiden...

Finding and keeping the right operations staff has always been a fundamental challenge for hospitality. In recent years emerging problems have added to this challenge: an ever-growing labor gap, budget constraint, and a lack of people joining the hospitality industry, to name a few. We sat down with AHLA and Amadeus to understand what these challenges mean to hoteliers in 2020, and to discuss how...

We discuss the biggest issues covered during the California Lodging Investment Conference. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Text hotel to 66866. Visit www.novacancynews.com Send us your thoughts and comments to Glenn@rouse.media , or via Twitter and Instagram @TravelingGlenn. LIKE us on Facebook! Visit our sponsors: Red Roof , Almo Hospitality Subscribe on iTunes: No Vacancy with Glenn Haussman...

First, Glenn shares his thoughts about surviving Las Vegas after staying 11 nights. Plus, Mike Durre from Dine Inn Recruiting on how to find staff and keep them engaged. Then, Glenn speaks with Kristen Richter, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer with Radisson Hotel Group. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Text hotel to 66866. Visit www.novacancynews.com Send us your thoughts and comments to Glenn@ro...

Hilton makes 50,000,000 rate updates with the help of a revenue management system (RMS) every single year. Conversely, an 1,800-room branded hotel in New York City, up and until recently, had employed a team of 11 people to manage revenue via spread sheets. RMS or not, your hotel is making revenue decisions every day. Our guest, Max Starkov, along with Glenn and Estella, break down the difficulty...

First, Glenn shares his thoughts about attending the Forbes Verified Luxury Summit in Las Vegas where he hosted a panel. Then, we chat with Jamie, Lane, senior managing economist of Econometric Advisors and CBRE  Hotels Americas Research shares insights from a new report published by CBRE about the growth of the short-term rental business and its resulting impact on valuations of US hotels. Subscr...

First up, Amanda Frasier, EVP- Standards and Ratings with Forbes Travel Guide shares highlights from this year's 5-star award recipient hotels, as well as insights to how hotels can achieve that rating while highlighting some standouts and up and comers. Then, we chat with Mit Shah, CEO of Noble Investment Group, the consummate hotel industry entrepreneur. He shares his strategies for success in l...

Mews, apaleo, Siteminder and Impala are all trying to be like Salesforce, will it work in hospitality? The former CEO of StayNTouch blew up LinkedIn with this question--at last count, with 43 comments and 53 reactions. So, we'd thought we'd bring this 'hot' topic to the show. Listen in! Guest: Jos Schaap, former CEO of StayNTouch, former SVP at Micros, and hospitality technology entrepreneur Time:...

First up, Stuart Butler, COO, Fuel shares why you need to be worried about Google affecting your business and what to do about it. Then, we chat with Dan Cummins in an encore interview. He's a renowned comedian, television producer and host of the Timesuck , a comedic historical podcast. But he's also an active touring stand-up comic who's been on shows like Conan . He's on the road constantly, an...

First up, Glenn and Bruce Ford of Lodging Econometrics analyze ALIS 2020. Then, we chat with Ron Pohl , SVP & COO, Best Western Hotels & Resorts about World Hotels' newest brand, the state of BWH and much more. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Text hotel to 66866. Visit www.novacancynews.com Send us your thoughts and comments to Glenn@rouse.media , or via Twitter and Instagram @TravelingGlenn....