871: Sloan Dean, CEO of Remington Hospitality
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Sloan Dean is CEO of Remington Hospitality and is focused on smart growth. For them that means going all in on places such as Caribbean and Latin America. Today, we learn more about their strategy and much more about the financial state of the hotel business.
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870: Sonesta Shines During First Ever Brand Conference
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Sonesta Hotels is hosting its first ever brand conference after a few years of furious growth and creating a company trajectory. Here in Las Vegas we speak with CEO John Murray and Keith Pierce, EVP, Development and Franchise, to hear how it all came together and what’s next.
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Icons & Experts 3: Mark Laport
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Welcome to the newest episode of Icons and Experts, brought to you twice a month in partnership with the Extended Stay Lodging Association (www.esla.org). Every other week we highlight either a person who’s had unmistakable impact on the extended stay hotel industry, or we’ll learn from extended stay experts how to maximize opportunity and find success in the extended stay hotel category. On this episode we feature Mark Laport the man behind Concord Hospitality, https://www.concordhotels.com. Laport founded Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company in 1985. Concord has since become one of...
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Jaimie Miranda – SVP Hotel Administration, Venetian
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The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is launcing a $1 billion renovation. Yes, $1 billion!! The Venetian's Jaimie Miranda, SVP Hotel Administration, shares what to expect, and what it's like running this 7,094 suite property on a daily basis.
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FNA 138: Our Happy Hour Guest Lords Over Us
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Lord-Daniel Draculea Dragojevich is a hotelier and entrepreneur. He joins Glenn, and Craig for what's sure to be a memorable show!
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869: Lessons from the #1 Airport Restaurant in the US
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What does it take to be a multi-unit GM at the #1 airport restaurant in the US? Jason Dix oversees both One Flew South locations at Atlanta Airport and will share his view on airport restaurant food trends.
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868: Global Hospitality Update With World Hotels President
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Ron Pohl, President of World Hotels and International Operations for BWH Hotels, reveals how he sees the state of the globasl hotel business.
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How Deep and Profitable is the Extended Saty Hotel Market?
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Yesterday I attended the IMN Extended Stay Forum where I caught up wtih Travis Burns, VP of business development with Aimbridge Hospitality. We talked about the seemingly extreme depth of this market when it comes to development opportunities.
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FNA 137: Night Auditor of the Year!
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We have a great one for you all this week. Ha, like we’d tell you if we thought it’d suck. Which, we usually think. Meanwhile PR champ CJ Arlotta returns as does Jason Freed of Otelier to share the Night Auditor of the Year Award!
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867: Marriott JFK Reinventing Airport Hotels?
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We're at the Marriott New York JFK Airport with GM Mark Irgang taking a look at the next-generation airport hotel, brought to us by Chartwell Hospitality.
info_outlineWelcome to the newest episode of Icons and Experts, brought to you twice a month in partnership with the Extended Stay Lodging Association. (www.esla.org)
Every other week we highlight either a person who’s had unmistakable impact on the extended stay hotel industry, or we’ll learn from extended stay experts how to maximize opportunity and find success in the extended stay hotel category.
On this episode we feature Jim Anhut.
Anhut was focused on extended stay stretching way back to Residence Inn, the Jack DeBoer days. That’s pre-Marriott! He also was instrumental in Summerfield Suites with Jack in the late 1980's and launched MainStay Suites for Choice in the mid 1990's. Then he launched Staybridge Suites for IHG during the late 1990's and was part of the IHG team that led the acquisition of Candlewood Suites in the early 2000's.
Now he’s home again joining the board of directors for WaterWalk Holdings, the final brand Jack created.
Today’s show is brought to you by the good folks at https://www.redrooffranchising.com/ and their HomeTowne Studios by Red Roof new build extended stay option.
Also, support from Dellisart Hospitality. Please visit https://www.dellisart.com/