Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSchrager’s Hotel Reset, Accor launches in ChatGPT, Disney’s Broader Hotel Play?
Episode 13
This week, the guys zero in on where real leadership in hospitality is showing up — and where it isn’t. Accor’s ChatGPT partnership leads the convers…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Mews’ Mega-Raise, NYC’s Crack Down on Hotel Fees, More Airbnb Rumors, and Controversy over Hilton's New Hotel Brand
Episode 12
This week opens in a literal snow-and-ice meltdown — and somehow ends in Bangkok’s Hangover Hotel with 3,000 people a day lining up for a movie photo…
7 months ago
Is Airbnb the Next Marriott? ChatGPT Ads Debut, Kasa Acquires Mint House, and Delano’s Return
Episode 11
The guys break down the biggest stories sharing hospitality this week:
Airbnb’s next move isn’t about adding inventory—it’s about repairing a model t…
7 months, 1 week ago
White Lotus in Saint-Tropez, Soho House in Trouble, Aman’s Next Move… and Marriott’s Rosewood Rumor
Episode 10
The guys break down the biggest stories sharing hospitality this week:
White Lotus goes to Saint-Tropez: Reports say Season 4 will film at Hôtel de P…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Culture Wars Hit Hospitality, Expedia’s Boom, and Loyalty Abandons the Basic Economy Class
Episode 9
A softening demand backdrop is forcing travel to pick sides: who gets welcomed, who gets rewarded, and who gets priced out. This episode tracks how t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Biggest Winners, Losers, and Plot Twists of 2025 — and Predictions for What Comes Next in 2026
Episode 8
2025 was a year where the hospitality world stopped playing offense and started getting sorted — by who could scale, who could actually operate, and …
8 months ago
Frontier’s Reckoning, Rate Cuts Reignite Hotel Capital, and Why Europeans Are Over NYC & LA
Episode 7
This week, Zach, Scott, Ben, and Edwin are back — and the crew opens with Frontier’s CEO stepping down, treating it as a category autopsy. Scott argu…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Netflix Deal, Uber’s Power Play, and Why Hotels Are Losing the Culture War
Episode 6
This week, Zach, Scott, and Ben drop one of the spiciest takes on the future of hospitality yet — starting with the bombshell Netflix–Warner–Paramoun…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Corporate America Discovers Wellness, Travelers Reject Algorithms, Park Fees Trigger Travel Rethink
Episode 5
This week, the crew kicks things off with the $100 fee hike for international visitors to U.S. national parks and what it means for gateway towns, ho…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Capital One’s Hopper Play, LuxUrban’s Collapse, Google’s AI Booking Push
Episode 4
A big week of structural shifts in travel and hospitality.
Capital One moves to acquire Hopper’s installed software and hire key hotel and engineerin…
9 months, 1 week ago