859: $140 Million Reinvention of Caribe Royale Orlando
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Amaury Piedra, Managing Director of Caribe Royale Orlando shares the secret behind a massive $140 million property reinvention that reinvented an aging hotel into a four-star jewel! FYI, when I visited they had 98% occupancy at rates they’d never get before this project.
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AHLA Interim President/CEO Kevin Carey!
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Get to know AHLA Interim President/CEO Kevin Carey! Kevin makes his first appearance with us so we get an update on the direction of the AHLA, its leadership search and how the organization is doubling down on sustainability with its partnership in Green Key Global.
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FNA 133: Emily Spills Her Guts
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Emily Cappiello is a PR specialist as well as a Food + Beverage Writer for major global publications. She joins the FNA gang to school them on how to really enjoy the worlds of hotel and travel.
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858: Bringing Innovation to Sales & Marketing
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Sales & Marketing have been around for so long it can be hard to find ways to be innovative. Bruce Himelstein, founder of the BJH group, shares how he continues to find ways to change these fields to keep things fresh and stand out from the crowd.
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Hotel Toilet Tissue Goes Off the Role
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Fox Fold is reinventing toilet tissue for Big Savings for owners, operators and the environment. Today, we get an update from COO Gregory Hegger and MindClick's JoAnna Abrams who focuses on product ratings for healthier living. Drop me a line to learn more.
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Is Hotel Tech Too Low Tech?
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Last week during AAHOA's hashtag#AAHOAcon24 I spoke with Patty Jefferson, CDO with Visual Matrix about the state of hotel technology and how to think about what tech is the right tech to invest in. Where do you see the smart money in tech going?
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857: The Atlantis, The Royal Dubai is Outdoing Luxury
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Tom Roelens, Managing Director at Atlantis, The Royal in Dubai shares how his career led him to lead one of the top properties in the world. This one year old property was designed to complement Atlantis, The Palm and we share how they created, programmed and launched this property.
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AAHOA and It's Importance to Red Roof
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We're with AAHOA at AAHOACON24 where I spoke with Matthew Hostetler of Red Roof Franchising about the importance of the Indian American community to the hotel industry’s success and how this community’s success is tethered to companies like Red Roof. No Vacancy News, Podcasts and Videos is proud to be the official podcast of AAHOACON24!
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Hotels Embracing Culturally Competency To Increase Sales & Loyalty
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As the world continues to get out and travel, understanding different cultures is a cornerstone to future success. During 's AAHOACON24 I got thinking about this issue so I spoke with of to understand the importance of being culturally competent. is proud to be the official podcast of AAHOACON24! #hotels #hoteliers #culture
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Revenue Mindset Top Issue at AAHOACON24
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We're at AAHOACON24 and a top issue here is how independant minded hoteliers can create more revenue opportunity in a market that might be getting resistent to higher room rates. Our friend Mike Chuma, VP Global Marketing at IDeaS and I discuss this issue as we tour the AAHOA tradeshow floor. No Vacancy is proud to be the official podcast of AAHOACON24!
info_outlineGlenn speaks with AAHOA Vice Chairman Bhavesh Patel on sacrificing his personal life and business for the AAHOA mission (www.AAHOA.com), planning a massive convention and trade show, what it’s like to be on the cusp of being Chairman and more. Plus, AAHOA and No Vacancy partnership revealed; and we share info on a new event series, Hotel ROI (www.hotelroi.com). It’s a series of hyper local one day events to get super relevant insight. This interview was taped just a few days before publication.
But first, Glenn has something against complimentary cheese plates. We know, it doesn’t make sense to us either. The reason why will surprise you.
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