Checking In with Rosanna Caira

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with a trio of female leaders (Roz Winegrad, Laura Pallotta and Brenda Rodricks) at Marriott Hotels Canada about their career trajectories, how they broke barriers to achieve success and the opportunities and possibilities for women in the hospitality industry.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with David Goldstein, president and CEO of Travel Alberta about the continuing efforts of his company to promote the western province as a place that features more than moose, mountains and Mounties, but rather as a place where nature comes together with the urban and urbane experience.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier, speaks with Jonathan Lund, regional vice-president, Operations, of IHG Hotels and Resorts about the lingering effects of the pandemic and how it’s shaped the hotel industry as well as the hope, optimism and excitement for the future as consumers start to once again travel.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Keith Henry, president and CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, about his efforts to help promote Indigenous owned and operated tourism businesses while helping to educate and advance greater awareness of Indigenous culture.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Phillip Haller, vice-president Brand Marketing of Rocco Forte Hotels in London, England, about the company’s continued growth and expansion amid a lingering pandemic.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with James Hague, general manager of Baker Creek Mountain Resort in Banff National Park, and a member of the Charming Inns & Hotels of Alberta collective, about how the past 19 months have impacted his resort and what he and his team are doing to build back better as we move into recovery mode.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with Bonnie Strome, GM of the Park Hyatt Toronto about the recent re-opening of the iconic Toronto landmark and the challenges and opportunities of overseeing a luxury property in this new COVID-19 era.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with James Lockhart, president of Group Lockhart, about the growing importance of providing professional solutions to meet the HR goals of hospitality clients who want to attract, reward and retain quality employees.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with Dorothy Dowling, vice-president and Chief Marketing Officer of Best Western Hotels, about the importance of marketing, branding and strategic partnerships, as well as evolving guests’ needs, while also dealing with the changes fuelled across the hotel industry around the world by the COVID pandemic.