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Back to SearchHow Wyndham Uses Experiences to Drive Direct Bookings
Season 10
Wyndham Rewards pushes beyond hotel nights into experiences, and Michael Shiwdin, Global VP of Loyalty at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, explains why: eng…
3 months, 1 week ago
Hospitality Leadership Without the Fluff: Seek the Good and Celebrate
Season 10
During hashtag#AAHOACON, I talked with James Ferguson🎉, author of Seek the Good and Celebrate., about why he wrote it, what he wants readers to take …
3 months, 1 week ago
Extended Stay Wins in Volatility: High Occupancy, Lean Model
Season 10
Greg Juceam is President and CEO of Extended Stay America as and he's successfully scaling Premier Suites in the middle of one of the hardest buildin…
3 months, 1 week ago
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…
3 months, 1 week ago
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…
3 months, 1 week ago
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…
3 months, 1 week ago
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…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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, …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
3 months, 2 weeks ago