Podcast Episodes

Hotel Investment in 2026: Why Buyers and Sellers Hit Pause

Season 10

Suraj Bhakta doesn't sugarcoat the moment. He sees a strong Q1, then watches geopolitics and travel costs squeeze demand again.

No Vacancy is the off…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Red Roof at AAHOACON: Growth Strategy, RIDE, and Franchise Support

Season 10

Red Roof treats AAHOACON like the Super Bowl, and Matt Hostetler explains why: owners, franchisees, and partners all show up in one place.

No Vacancy…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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How Hotels Raise Guest Scores and Upsell Revenue Together

Season 10

Sloan Dean put a number on it: Frontline Performance Group drove a 3–5% RevPAR lift in the hotels where he used it—so he expanded it across the portf…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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MyPlace Hotels Hits 125 Properties: How They Keep Growing in Extended Stay

Season 10

MyPlace just hit 125 properties. That milestone matters even more now, because extended stay keeps getting more competitive.

During the Hunter Confe…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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1027: Hotel Demand Shifts: Blowout Trips, Meetings, and "Value"

Season 10 Episode 1027

Bruce Ford keeps coming back to one idea: the next traveling economy will book and spend differently. He tracks the data as SVP at Lodging Econometri…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Adaptive Reuse That Pencils: Historic Tax Credits Explained

Season 10

The Lantern has been open four weeks, and Grey Raines already talks about it like a platform, not just another hotel.

During the Hunter Conference, …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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How AI Frees Up Hotel GMs and Sales Teams to Execute

Season 10

Justin Jabara, President of Meyer Jabara Hotels, keeps AI simple: give hotel teams time back so leaders spend less time buried in admin and more time…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Customer Journey 6: Property-Level Execution

Season 9

Final chapter. In Chapter 6 of this CoralTree Customer Journey series, we take everything from the last five weeks and put it at the property level.

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6 months ago

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1026: How Women Advance in Hospitality: The Data and the Playbook

Season 10

Women enter hospitality at the same rate as men. Then the numbers thin out hard at the top. That gap isn't about "pipeline." It's about progression.

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6 months ago

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World Cup Demand Reality: The 60–90 Day Booking Window

Season 10

During the Hunter Conference, I talked with Ben Campbell, CEO of Hospitality America, about what he sees right now: demand pockets, the real bookin…

6 months ago

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