No Vacancy With Glenn Haussman

Rob Paterson, Best Western Hotels GB CEO is joined by Fabian Bartnick, founder of Infinito, a revenue management focused company out of Singapore. Plus, Hospitality Entrepreneur & Advisor expert David Turnbull! They provide a global perspective of the hotel business.

Marriott International in the spotlight today with Manuela (Manny) Rappenecker, VP & Global Brand Leader of Marriott Hotels and Zach Curry, VP, Brand and Global Operations - Premium Brands at Marriott International. We focused on the rebirth of travel, what customers will expect regrading cleaning protocols and more. Plus W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality joins Anthony Melchiorri and me with his perspective.

RESCUE PACKAGE ALERT!! Anthony Melchiorri and I spoke with William "Chip" Rogers, Pres/CEO of American Hotel & Lodging Association on latest rescue packages and how it affects hotelier. Also, Congressional candidate for NY-12 Suraj Patel on what he thinks the gov't needs to do to help small businesses. Plus, Grady Colin, managing director of the Garden City Hotel and Nick Rimedio Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants LaPeer.

Yesterday’s show was so powerful we cut it into two parts! This is part two, which features Jerry Inzerillo, a visionary recognized for his trademark innovation and extensive network of global contacts in tourism, hospitality, entertainment, business and governmental affairs, cultivated during his 50-year career. Part one features Greg Friedman, CEO of Peachtree Hotel Group and W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality talk PPP, financing issues, and much more! Listen to part 1 here

Yesterday’s show was so powerful we cut it into two parts! Part one features Greg Friedman, CEO of Peachtree Hotel Group and W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality talk PPP, financing issues, and much more! Part two features, Jerry Inzerillo a visionary recognized for his trademark innovation and extensive network of global contacts in tourism, hospitality, entertainment, business and governmental affairs, cultivated during his 50-year career.

Jim Alderman was named CEO of Radisson Hotel Group just as covid-19 was closing down America. We talk to him about taking the reigns of the company and his go-forward strategy.  

Today's show featured incredibly amazing and emotional highs and lows. Jamie Lane Sr. Director, Economics & Forecasting at CBRE provides and update on the state of the hotel industry's real estate market while W Chris Green, CHA, of Chesapeake Hospitality gives his perspective. Then, Bianca Porto Barga joins. She was VP Membership, Performance and Distribution at Luxe Collection Hotels, but was sidelined by the virus. We hear her perspective and what's doing now to prepare for success and what you can do too!

Faisal Sublaban, President and CEO - Bonotel Exclusive Travel and Rebecca Alesiam, one of the highest performing travel agents join Glenn and Anthony.  

Today's show was awesome! We featured David Rochefort, President of Graduate Hotels, W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality, plus hospitality students join us to share their thoughts and experiences as they deal with the fallout of covid-19. Special thanks to NEWH and its New England Chapter for setting this up.

Chip Rogers, President/ CEO of AHLA shares a legislative update on what's being done for hospitality businesses, then we chat with Tye Turman, CEO Propel Companies and a former 30 year team member at Marriott.  

Lee Hunter, Hunter Hotel Advisors shares what is what like postponing his company's venerable industry conference, plus Kristi White, Knowland’s VP of product management on best practices for key recovery strategies.

Matthew Hostetler, SVP with Red Roof Franchising, Mark Skinner of The Highland Group and Gary Delapp, who recently debuted stayAPT Suites, a new extended stay brand. How will this category hold up in the future? We find out.

Revenue Management is more essential than ever! We have W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality, his VP of Revenue Strategy Cassie Bond, CHRM, CRME and Roy Madhok, CRME, CHIA, VP of Revenue Management for Real Hospitality Group.

Today Glenn and Anthony Melchiorri were joined by Rod Jimenez, SHR, Sceptre Hospitality Resources, LLC's CEO and Chinmai Sharma, President, Americas of RateGain for Hospitality who shared some hotel revenue generating ideas for now, and when this crisis abates. Plus insights on how hoteliers are handling their hotel operations.

Feel Good Friday Show with Rubin Ervin, Anthony Melchiorri's friend whose a Hollywood audience hype guy. He keeps people engaged throughout TV show tapings.  Laugh along with us!  

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, reports from Europe on what's happening there and shares great strategies to set yourself up for the future reality. This an audio version of a videocast.

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 travel industry, which is crucial for it to return to health.' 

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 Algonquin.