Checking In with Anthony & Glenn

Sonesta's Chief Commercial Officer Garine Ferejian-Mayo shares an update on the brand and the state of the hotel business.

Samantha FIsher is Chief Investment Officer Island Hospitality and Chris Green is CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality. We discuss who's investing in hotels and why people think now is the time.

Juan Corvinos Solans is VP Development Latin America & Caribbean with Hilton. We discuss the Caribbean, Latin America and how hoteliers are making money now that US travelers are getting their travel game back on.

This is super cool. We've got Dan McCoy. the TSA's Chief Innovation Officer. We learn all about the super cool department and what's in store for the future of travel security.

We're switching things up. Forget hotel news or interesting guests! Today, Glenn and Anthony are the guests and producer Dave and fans of the show cohost!

Rob Smith is Executive Vice President Of Operations at Aimbridge Hospitality who runs its luxury, resort and full service division. Smith shares insider insights from the world's largest hotel management company, which runs more than 1,500 hotels, resorts and conference centers located throughout North America and Caribbean, and 93 internationally, with a global pipeline of 234 properties as of November 2020.

Sean Worker is a renowned CEO, business consultant and author of The Adapters, which was created with the help of our very own Glenn Haussman. They discuss the keys to making smart business changes. Then, Amrita Nichols, VP of Global Accounts at ConferenceDirect, discusses what meeting planners are thinking right now.

Las Vegas meetings are back! Stephanie Glanzer, Chief Sales Officer & SVP at MGM Resorts International discusses the surge in meeting planners booking business. We discuss how event spaces are filling up fast, meeting planner expectations and how MGM and its Convene with Confidence program are reshaping how we'll meet as we all get back to gathering in person.

We love the notion of all inclusive hotels and resorts. Today we're focusing on a great partnership between Sunwing Travel Group, it's Blue Diamond Resorts which is the Caribbean's fastest growing resort chain, with a 44 property portfolio exceeding 15360 rooms in 10 countries; and Marriott International. Guests include Brian King, President - Marriott International Caribbean & Latin America, and, Jurgen Stutz, SVP Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management & Distribution at Hotels & Resorts Division, Sunwing Travel Group.

Like hotels, the cruise industry faced dire challenges during the COVID pandemic. We talk to Bill Panoff, Chairman & CEO at The PPI Group, where they have magazines such as Porthole.com. We discuss the cruise industry, its comeback plan, the psychology of creating cruise ships, how people are snapping up future cruises at a record pace, and what it will take to set sail again from the USA.