Speaking with Hotel News Now for its “Pandemic Reflections” series, Dimitris Manikis, president and managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, said travel remains one of life’s most precious jewels but only if we learn from the past.

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Hubert Viriot, CEO of Yotel, said the hotel firms that succeed will be the one that see human resources as a key resource, not just a nice line to say at conferences when asked about teams and career prospects.

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Davidson Hospitality Group President and CEO Thom Geshay said among all the thing he appreciates looking back at the pandemic, empathy and understanding from his family ranks at the top.

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Hazel Hagans, general manager of The Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., said the COVID-19 pandemic "almost got the best" of her, but she's become a better leader on the other side of it.

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Speaking with Hotel News Now for its ongoing Pandemic Reflections series, Priya Chandnani, vice president of revenue and distribution strategy at Pyramid Global Hospitality, said she got emotional seeing people in person at conferences after the start of the pandemic.

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Global third-party management company President and CEO Mike Deitemeyer said the biggest area of growth for him during the pandemic has been realizing the importance of work-life balance.

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Trinity Investment President and CEO Sean Hehir said he emerged from the depths of the pandemic with more faith in his team and a greater understanding of the value of trust in both business and personal relationships.

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Speaking with Hotel News Now for its “Pandemic Reflections” series, Jens Mathiesen, president and CEO of Scandic Hotels Group, said he believes the success of his firm is due to Scandinavian traits such as common sense, empowerment, respect and humility.

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Remington Hotels CEO Sloan Dean said in times of crisis, being human and showing vulnerability goes a long way. In an interview, he also shares how his company changed in the pandemic.

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As part of Hotel News Now's "Pandemic Reflections" series, PM Hotel Group's Joseph Bojanowski spoke about how the pandemic affected his company's relationship with employees and how it made him and his team more empathetic.

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