Checking In with Anthony & Glenn

Roger Dow, President & CEO of the U.S. Travel Association Association shares info on if Congress will grant relief to hoteliers, or let the industry simply wither. Plus, Glenn has had it with elected officials having no regard for business owners, their employees and our beloved business in general.

Dr. Velma Trayham of US Diversity Group is creating ways to lower the barrier of entry for African American hotel owners by developing new financing opportunities specifically for that community. But this conversation goes much farther, exposing the reality of racism and bias in a serious discussion neither Anthony and I expected; but were extremely glad to have this sometimes uncomfortable conversation. What a show!

Join reps from major companies hiring NOW. They'll provide a pathway of success to secure that career opportunity. Learn about specific jobs, career pathways, job candidate presentation skills, and get names and contacts of REAL people to help you. No more mysterious email addresses! Join me and Anthony Melchiorri and: • Crestline Hotels & Resorts • Concord Hospitality Enterprises • Chesapeake Hospitality • Cornerstone Hospitality, LLC • Mainsail Lodging • Duetto • Turning Stone Resort Casino Resort & Casino • American Hotel & Lodging Foundation

Travel Channel star Anthony Melchiorri and hotel industry insider Glenn Haussman discuss why they feel American society is beset with negativity. They want to turn it around by helping us all understand what's happening and how to turn it around.

Find Anthony online:

On the Net: http://www.anthonymelchiorri.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonymelchiorri/

Instagram: @AnthonyHotels

Twitter: @AnthonyHotels

Find Glenn online:

On the Net: www.novacancynews.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-haussman-9121815/

Instagram: @TravelingGlenn

Twitter: @TravelingGlenn

InterContinental Hotels Group is getting set to debut it's first ever Atwell Suites in Miami next summer. But with technology we can see it now. Well, a virtual reality version at least. We get a walkthrough of the property with Karen Gilbride. She's the brand's VP and also oversees the company's avid brand. We also learn how hotel brands are created, how IHG partners with owners when developing brands and lots more.

We talk to Jim Holthouser, CEO of Focus Brands, about how they are managing COVID in the food service space with incredible brands such as Jamba, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, Schlotsky's, Carvel and McAlister's Deli.

Jon Bortz, Founder and Chairman of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection and Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, and Jen Williams, President of Curator discuss creating and executing of a new type of hotel group, Curator Hotel & Resort Collection.

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How can you create an anything close to sensible hotel budget for 2021 in the middle of a once a century crisis. Well, Jill Lemaster, Chief Financial Officer of Mainsail Lodging & Development, a Florida based hotel group, shares her strategy for creating a proper budget going into 2021. Oh yeah, she was also controller for Marriott's largest hotel in the world! So she knows some things.

Michael Stengel is ‎Senior Vice President of Gaylord Hotels and Marriott's Convention Network Strategy · ‎Marriott International. And after 40 years he's retiring. After a quick update on the Gaylord hotel family, Mike bestows great career advice, shares amazing insider experiences and then we celebrate his storied career.

John Lancaster, RVP of Emerging Markets for Choice Hotels International shares how he is working to help non traditional hotel ownership become hotel entrepreneurs. This is a great program that's helping give people who never thought they could achieve hotel ownership a viable success path. Plus, he announces a new group within Choice hotels that will ensure this program's ongoing success.