No Vacancy Live!

Jen Reyneri joins the show to talk about her restaurant The Grove Cucina & Wine, an Italian food focused restaurant. She discusses how they connect to the community, a wine club that boosts business while adding to ancillary wine sales, creating a winning team with little turnover and more!

Glenn spoke with both Anna Scozzafava, VP, Extended Stay Brands, Strategy & Operations, and Ron Burgett, SVP Development with Choice Hotels International to discuss the elements of the new brand and why they feel it'll appeal to consumers and owners. Plus, Glenn stayed there a few days and offers his feedback!

Glenn is on location in Corona, CA reporting on the debut of Choice Hotels International's brand new midscale Everhome Suites. We find out the brand's DNA and how it represents a leap forward for the extended stay hotel product.

In-dept interview with top Choice execs coming on Monday!

Julienne Smith returns after her recent promotion to Chief Development Officer for IHG Americas. We get to hear about the exciting things coming down the pipeline for the company.

Debbie Wieland from the Texas Hotel Lodging Association joins to talk about how she's working to bring the younger generations into hospitality. Through work, like having a summer camp on hospitality, Debbie is working hard to help show why hospitality is still such a great career path.

Join us for a special Friday edition of No Vacancy Live! Glenn is back from The Lodging Conference and has plenty to say. And Anthony will tell Glenn why he is wrong. Topics include a huge new deal for Choice's Everhome Suites; Waterwalk's new protype reflective of where hotel biz is going; how the industry is finally taking tech serioulsy and more. Plus, Hilton going to space?

During this week's The Lodging Conference we spoke with, Rob Smith, Divisional President with Aimbridge Hospitality. He shared insights on how the company has been reorganized and the difference beteween large scale and smaller management companies.

At The Lodging Conference we caught up with our friend Jeff Wagoner, President/CEO of Outrigger Hospitality Group about the company's latest moves and opportunities in the Asia/Oceana region.

We caught up with Alexi Khjavi, President, Hotel, Travel & Wellness with Questex to discuss how hotel industry professionals, suppliers and other players are looking for more cohesive ways to bring together disprate industry parts like tech, financing, design and more.

During The Lodging Conference, Glenn spoke with Knowland CEO Jeff Bzdawka about how the meeting business is bouncing back, how hotel rooms are filling again mid week and much more!