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FNA 217: Belon Our Wildest Dreams
Season 10
Staypineapple Hotels President Dina Belon joined us for Friday Night Audit, and within minutes we were talking about underground printer-paper market…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Hotel Investors Keep Choosing Conversions
Season 10
During LendingCon 2026, Glenn Haussman asks Red Roof's Lina Patel why conversions now account for roughly 80% of the company's hotels this year.
Lina…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why LivAway Makes Extended-Stay Rooms 20% Bigger
Season 10
LivAway Suites made a bold choice: give long-term guests more room and still protect the economics behind the hotel.
The company builds rooms about 2…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Embassy Suites Reinventing the Brand
Season 10
A Michelin-recommended restaurant on top of an Embassy Suites changes the conversation pretty quickly.
I spoke with Bonnie Campagnolo, Global Head of…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Independent Hotels Grow Without Losing Their Identity
Season 10
Curator Hotel & Resort Collection brings together some seriously cool independent hotels without sanding away the qualities that make them interestin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How This Hotel Owner Keeps Employees for 20 Years
Season 10
Anthony Klok keeps 80% of his hotel staff for more than 20 years, and he doesn't credit software, surveys or another employee engagement program.
I v…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Your Hotel's Brand Promise Breaks At the Front Desk
Season 10
Every hotel brand makes a promise on a slide deck somewhere. There's a real gap between what a hotel brand promises and what actually happens at the …
2 months ago
Hotels Are One Bad Laundry Day From Disaster
Season 10
Picture 100% occupancy on your busiest weekend of the year — then picture running out of towels. Rooms sit unsellable, guests grow furious, and the h…
2 months ago
Why the Hotel Market Keeps Defying Expectations
Season 10
The hotel business apparently didn't get the memo that everything is supposed to be terrible.
Consumers feel squeezed. Credit-card debt keeps climbin…
2 months ago
She Runs a Hotel Management Company. She Grew Up Unable to Stay in One
Season 10
Jamie Caraher was recently recognized as one of Utah's CEOs of the Year. She runs Lodging Dynamics. Owners trust her with their #hotels. And she told…
2 months ago