Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDavidson CEO pins 2026 hopes on events, international growth (with Thom Geshay)
Episode 196
Big events in the U.S. and growing their platform outside the U.S. are the recipe for success in 2026 according to Davidson Hospitality Group Preside…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Accor looks to set itself apart in luxury, lifestyle experience (with Agnès Roquefort)
Episode 195
Accor's Chief Development Officer for luxury and lifestyle Agnès Roquefort joins the podcast to talk about how her company is looking to grow its pre…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Kasa's Mint House deal a 'maturation moment,' CEO says
Episode 194
In an interview at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit, Kasa founder and CEO Roman Pedan speaks with CoStar News Hotels' Bryan Wroten about his ap…
2 months ago
Hotel Equities' CEO thinks we're overestimating the World Cup, but it might not matter
Episode 193
Even if hotel demand expectations don't come in as hopes for many FIFA World Cup markets, Hotel Equities CEO Ben Rafter thinks 2026 will be a year th…
2 months ago
Hilton's Christian Charnaux sees no end to his company's outsized growth
Episode 192
After capturing 6.7% of net unit growth in 2025, it'd be natural to expect a cooldown even for a major hotel brand like Hilton. But Chief Development…
2 months, 1 week ago
Marriott's Leeny Oberg looks back at her career and lessons learned
Episode 191
Marriott International Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development, Leeny Oberg talks with CoStar News Hotels' Bryan Wroten at …
2 months, 1 week ago
Super Bowl hotel demand preview in Bay Area (with CoStar's Colin Sherman)
Episode 190
CoStar Group's Colin Sherman joined the CoStar News Hotels podcast to contextualize the Super Bowl's effect on hotel rates and occupancy in Santa Cla…
2 months, 1 week ago
Thailand's tourism push (with STR's Jesper Palmqvist)
Episode 189
Thailand has had to overcome some negative headlines from 2025 in it, but tourism stakeholders in that country are making big pushes to bring in hope…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
AI's 'tectonic shift' for hoteliers
Episode 188
Kurien Jacob, partner at Highgate Tech Ventures, joins the show to dive deep into how AI is reshaping hospitality, from guest-facing search to operat…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Reading the room at the second day of the ALIS conference (with Sloan Dean)
Episode 187
Former Remington Hospitality CEO Sloan Dean joins News Editor Sean McCracken to talk through the second day of the Americas Lodging Investment Summit…
2 months, 2 weeks ago