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Episode 23
The hotel industry is telling two very different stories right now — and this week, the squad unpacks both.
First up: a Skift deep dive exposes the…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Direct Booking Isn’t Working, Hyatt’s Miss, and the New Rules of Demand
Episode 22
This week, Scott, Ben, and Zach discuss the growing disconnect between industry strategy and traveler behavior.
New data from Cloudbeds shows OTA sh…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Death of Hotel Discovery, The Rise of Food-Led Hotels, and Loyalty’s Identity Crisis
Episode 21
This week, the guys unpack a massive shift happening across hospitality — and what it means for who actually owns demand.
Hotel executives are final…
5 months ago
Hilton’s New Power Play, Marriott’s Brand Explosion, and the Battle for Who Owns Demand
Episode 20
Hilton just rewrote the rules on growth—without buying brands. Marriott keeps flooding the market with more flags. And underneath it all, a bigger qu…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Hotel Restaurant Comeback, Hyatt’s Big Pivot, Rosewood Rumors, and a Brutal Outdoor Hospitality Reality Check
Episode 19
This week in hospitality, three big shifts are colliding — and none of them are getting enough attention.
Hotel restaurants are no longer an aftertho…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
OpenAI Pulls Back, Airbnb Stalls, and Travel’s New Power Grab
Episode 18
Travel’s power centers are shifting, but not always where the market expected. OpenAI stepping back from native checkout doesn’t save OTAs so much as…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
War, The Claude Effect, Too Many Hotel Brands & Kimpton’s Big Test
Episode 17
This week’s episode of This Week in Hospitality starts on a deeply human note, with the crew reflecting on the escalating conflict in Iran and the ri…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Airbnb’s Next Big Bet, the AI OTA Showdown, and Lessons from Jamaica
Episode 16
The episode opens with a “ground truth” dispatch from Jason Henzell of Jake’s Hotel in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, laying out how community tourism, agr…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ultra-Luxury Ambitions, Franchise Friction & AI as the New Front Desk
Episode 15
Accor isn’t just polishing the Orient Express legend — it’s trying to industrialize it. With LVMH in the mix, the play shifts from “luxury assets” to…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Africa’s Hotel Surge, Economy’s Comeback Bet, and the Rise of Longevity Luxury
Episode 14
In this week’s episode, the guys jump from Sub-Saharan Africa to budget roadside America to biohacking on a Caribbean beach—and somehow tie it all to…
6 months, 3 weeks ago