Checking In with Anthony & Glenn

Anthony and Glenn take a break from guests, and instead, chat about the latest news and answer viewer questions.

Housekeeping professionals are the key to guest satisfaction in hotels and other hospitality properties. To recognize the hardworking individuals who keep rooms, lobbies and other areas clean, Cintas launched the 2021 Cintas S.H.I.N.E. (Star Housekeepers In a New Era) Award. We get the scoop from Patricia Olinger, Executive Director and Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA.

Aruba is known as one of the premier vacation destinations and we speak to H the CEO of Aruba Tourism Authority, Ronella Croes, about how they've managed to get their tourism to bounce back post covid. A good thing too since tourism is responsible for about 60% of the country's GDP.

Broadway is back and so are Glenn and Anthony in Times Square. Broadcasting from Broadway in NYC, No Vacancy Live covers the re-opening of Broadway. Times Square Alliance President Tom Harris joins the show to talk about the significance of Broadway shows returning for New York City and the country as a whole.

Harry Sommer, President & CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line, joins to talk about the state of the cruise industry, then shares why people should more confident than ever in cruising. Plus, we talk about important trends affecting this business and lots more.

Are hotels doing everything they can to cater to older guests and older employees? Melissa Batchelor of MBM Consulting, LLC joins the show to talk about how hotels can make sure that they are making themselves available to people of all ages, but first Harry Javer joins to talk about the upcoming Lodging Conference.

Scott Gerber is the architect behind some of the most famous hotel bars in the world. As his newest project opens at the new Arlo in Midtown NYC we talk to Scott about and his team are uniquely positioned to help define hotels for years to come. Plus, we address NYC vaccine mandates, the struggle with labor as benefits stop, the future of bars and nightlife and lots more.

MMGY Global has partnered with the Black Travel Alliance (BTA) and the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) to award 30 financial grants totaling US$70,000 to Black travel organizations and content creators with the goal of increasing awareness about the needs and wants of the Black traveling community.

Greg Mount joins the show to talk about his new venture, Victory Hotel Group. Focusing on finding premier investments in hospitality real estate, Greg tells us what looks for when getting involved with a new deal, along with what his short and long term expectations are for the market.

Jan Freitag from CoStar returns to give us updated numbers on what hoteliers should expect this fall while Andrea Stokes of JD Power reveals what customers are really thinking. Plus, Chris Green, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality shares how the predictions stack up to what he's seeing at his managed hotels.