No Vacancy Live!

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.

We're joined by the wonderful Dr. Jeffrey O, CEO of International Hospitality Institute!

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.

Dorothy Dowling, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for BWH Hotel Group, joins Glenn and Anthony to talk about what Best Western is doing to position themselves as the go to company coming out of the pandemic.

Brian Sparacino from Rebel Hospitality joins us to talk about how he is working to improve the important relationship between owners and management companies. How will the hotel experience be reimagined and how is A.I. helping change the overall efficiency in hotels?