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It's time to relax and drink a tequila sunrise with Glenn and Craig as we all recapture the vibe of hanging out at the bar after a long day at the conference. Plus, we pay homage to Glenn's frequent flier count being at zero, the things we all miss at conferences and the dumbest questions guests at when staying at a hotel.

Hotelier Tarun Patel smacks back at insurance companies refusing to pay up during Covid crisis. We've got the latest travel intention predictions and investors are seeing opportunity in hospitality. We share why. All this on No Vacancy News….. today

Great interview! Francois-Olivier Luiggi, General Manager of The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel, about the art of delivering world class service to world leaders, celebrities, high profile CEOs and they continue living up to their Five Star Service during the pandemic. Plus, learn the value of having a back up stunt duck.

We talk to Chris Rutt, VP of Talent Acquisition & Development for Crestline Hotels & Resorts about how people can increase their chances in a job search. But first we hear from Del Ross about some employment and wage statistics.

Mike Stengel, who recently retired from Marriott International after 40 years joins us to remember a legend in the industry, Arne Sorenson, who died this week from pancreatic cancer. Then we talk to Suzanne Dawn Bagnera about you the industry and academia can bridge the gap between students and employment.

We talk to Mike Fiorentino & Robin Simons of Revenue Solutions about how hoteliers can build business, enhance revenue, and create awareness to increase their overall revenue. And yes, we mean right now.

Knowland has some good news for hoteliers, meeting are getting bigger and more frequent. Get the details now. Then, this airline has successfully vaccinated all crew members, watch and find out which one. Plus, more!

Enjoy our new show Friday Night Audit focused on our love for hospitality. It's a cavalcade of fun, drinking and ribald road stories!

This week the crew laughs about stories from the road, Glenn confesses weird habits he's developed from being home so long, plus stories about weird guest interactions, and you'll never believe who chugs an entire beer!

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen is all about design. Though she's known as the editor in chief for Hospitality Design (HD) magazine, she's much more. Incredibly connected on the design side of hospitality, she's gone way beyond reporting on the trends: now she shapes them. Also, W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality, provides the ownership perspective on design. A special shoutout to Lightstone and Moxy Hotels South Beach, which figures prominently in this episode.

Chip Rogers, President and CEO of AHLA joins for an important political update as well as an important travel related discussion. Plus, Glenn goes off again on dumb regulations implemented in certain states. Then we all miss going to conventions and trade shows. We talk to Jim Pittas of PMMI, an association running multiple events with some attracting 45,000 people or more, about the state of traditional conventions, what he expects moving forward, and what hotels can do to make him welcome when he brings 70,000 room nights at a time to cities such as Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Chicago.