Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOasis v Swift, and other trends across Europe (with William Anns)
Episode 9
STR's William Anns joins the podcast to talk about why Southern Europe continues to shine in terms of hotel performance and dives into how hotels hav…
10 months, 1 week ago
How TUI continues to scale in-house brands TUI Blue and The Mora
Episode 8
Wesam Okasha, managing director of TUI Blue Hotels, joins The Upgrade: EMEA Hospitality News podcast to discuss how TUI has evolved from being solely…
1 year, 1 month ago
How hotels could leverage AI, with Hospitality Technology Advisory’s Kevin Edwards
Episode 7
Kevin Edwards, CEO of Hospitality Technology Advisory, joined The Upgrade: EMEA Hospitality News to discuss the business case for more artificial int…
1 year, 3 months ago
STR’s Alex Robinson on the hotel trends shaping 2025
Episode 6
In this episode of The Upgrade: EMEA Hospitality News, Hotel News Now talks with STR’s Alex Robinson about the continuing demand boost across the hot…
1 year, 4 months ago
Studio Moren’s Sharon Grob and David Harte talk design, segmentation, luxury and aesthetic
Episode 5
In this episode of The Upgrade: EMEA Hospitality News, Hotel News Now chats with Studio Moren's Sharon Grob and David Harte about how design makes ho…
1 year, 6 months ago
Dimitris Manikis talks Wyndham, value creation and mentorship
Episode 4
Dimitris Manikis, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, said his firm Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is perfectly placed to take full benefit of the n…
1 year, 7 months ago
Investors’, branded hotel firms’ appetite increases for serviced apartments
Episode 3
The success of serviced apartments as a lodging type and burgeoning asset class has grown in recent years. But Cheval Collection executive Daniel Joh…
1 year, 7 months ago
How Oasis could rival Taylor Swift - at least for UK hotels with CoStar's Cristina Balekjiane
Episode 2
Cristina Balekjian, director of United Kingdom hospitality analytics at CoStar, joins The Upgrade to talk about how Oasis' first tour in 16 years cou…
1 year, 9 months ago
STR’s Tom Emanuel on Parisian Hotels During the 2024 Olympic Games
Episode 1
STR’s Tom Emanuel joins The Upgrade: The Hotel News Now Europe, Middle East and Africa podcast to discuss hotel performance in Paris during the recen…
1 year, 10 months ago