Podcasts about homewood suites

While at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference I chatted with Rick Colling, Global Brand Leader Homewood Suites by Hilton and Kevin Morgan, Global Brand Head - Tempo by Hilton with Hilton, to discuss the explosive growth and benefits of dual-branded hotels. Learn how pairing brands like Homewood Suites and Tempo by Hilton creates incredible value for owners and unforgettable experiences for guests.

In this episode of Talk Local to Me, host Mike Norfield, owner and director of Visiting Angels of Lynchburg, dives into the local business scene in Lynchburg, Virginia. He's joined by Jennifer Adams from Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites, along with Heather from the Central Virginia Business Coalition (CVABC), to chat about the power of networking and community connections. They cover some exciting upcoming events like Business Off the Clock, Shamrock Social, and the Lead On Summit, all designed to help local professionals connect and grow. Tune in for a fun and insightful conversation about what's happening in Lynchburg's business world and why getting involved makes all the difference!

A familiar face returns to the Suite Spot in this special episode. Richard Alberigo, CEO & President of Alberigo Hotel Management, joins the podcast to discuss what his hotel management group has been up to over the last couple of years, how the hospitality industry is rapidly evolving with AI technology, new guest preferences, and how to acquire top talent for your hotel staff. Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in, and we check out what's trending in hotel marketing. I'm your host, Ryan Embree. Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Suite Spot. This is your host, Ryan Embree. So happy to be sharing an incredible episode with you today. Whether you're listening to us or watching us on our official Travel Media Group YouTube page you will see and hear a familiar voice. It's been a couple years, but really excited to welcome in our guest for today, Richard Alberigo, President and CEO of Alberigo Hotel Management. Richard, thank you so much for joining me back on the Suite Spot. Richard Alberigo : Yeah, thanks for having me on, Ryan. It's gonna be fun. Ryan Embree: It's been a couple years. We're gonna cover a lot. You know, last time we heard a little bit about your hospitality journey, so fascinating to hear in our industry. We've hosted tons of industry leaders here on this podcast. Everybody got kind of have different pieces of DNA, whether it's, you know, they've worked for different brands, hotel management companies. You ended up founding your own Alberigo Hotel management company. But I want to kick off this episode, Richard, about talking about, you know, one of the common threads that I always hear when talking about hospitality journeys, which is the mentors or influences that really rose to the top for you and your career and really has lasted the test of time in your career. Richard Alberigo : Absolutely, Ryan. So I have a couple of mentors. My first one, the first manager job I, I received it was at a college station, full service Hilton Hotel, 303 rooms. And I was just a front desk agent. And I'll be honest with you, at the time, being a CEO of a company was not even in the realm of possibilities. And I really didn't even seek it. I was doing it for quote unquote beer money. That's what I worked freshly outta college. And so I had my mentor, her name was Kim Chapin, and she was the rooms division manager there. And she would, you know, recognize my accomplishments. She kept saying, I think you could do something with this job if you really put it together and you really focus. And, you know, she was very supportive. And I remember my promotion, we went to a team meeting, a front desk meeting, and she lined everybody but me on one side of the, of the field. We were playing volleyball. And then the other side of the field was just me. And she goes, you were looking at your new front office manager. So that's how I got the promotion. Believe it or not, there was no indication at all. There was like, this might, this announcement might happen. I was in total shock. But, you know, it was really cool that she saw something in me. And so obviously at that point I couldn't disappoint her. And then, you know, the rest is history. My next mentor later on in my career, I was a general manager of a Homewood Suites in Houston, and this gentleman's name was Mark Boulevard. He was the district manager for Reson Hospitality. This guy was rough. I mean every time he drove up, I just felt like I was gonna quit or I was gonna be be fired. I mean, he didn't take no, he was no nonsense and nothing positive. I would go to our team meetings and the other managers would be there and they'd be like, I'm so sicking of hearing about how great you are. And I'm like, what are you talking about? This guy beats me up every time, they'd go, no, he needs to say, you need to be more like Richard. Do you need to be more like Richard? And I mean, if I was 1 cent over in housekeeping costs,

Angel Ackerman, President of the GLVWG, and Donna Brennan, Chair of the 2025 Write Stuff Writers Conference, speaking about the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group and its upcoming conference taking place from March 13 through March 15 at the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Center Valley, PA. The Keynote Speaker will be Tiffany Yates Martin, and there will be 20 sessions and 10 special events. For more information: www.glvwg.org/

The meeting focused on the kickoff of the Salvation Army's holiday store at the Homewood Suites in Glastonbury. Brian Shactman emphasized the importance of participation and donations, highlighting that contributions can support various programs, such as sending a child to camp for a week or providing a family with essential supplies. Major Migdalia Lavenbein and Taylor Pratt discussed the Salvation Army's emergency disaster services and the Right Place early learning center, which serves pre-K children in Hartford. The event also featured updates on local sports, including the Lions' thrilling win over the Packers and the Knicks' four-game winning streak. Brian Shactman and his team discussed the kickoff of the Salvation Army's holiday store at Homewood Suites, aiming to raise $100,000. Eric Person from HBRA highlighted their 400 members, including 200 builders and remodelers. They emphasized the importance of community support and the challenges of affordable housing. Nick Paindiris from Brown, Paindiris, and Scott donated $1,000, and other generous contributions were mentioned. The conversation also covered local news, including a shooting investigation and Anthem Healthcare's reversed anesthesia limits. Upcoming events and sponsorships were also discussed, encouraging community participation and support. Brian Shactman and David Lightman from McClatchy DC discussed various political and economic topics. They highlighted the uncertainty surrounding the confirmation of a nominee, with key senators like Lindsey Graham and Joni Ernst expressing concerns. They also discussed the thin margin in the House, with Republicans needing to maintain 217 seats. The jobs report showed stronger-than-expected growth with 227,000 new jobs, potentially impacting the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today's show: ·         Sam Nellis of Silver Lyan, a man who needs no introduction from a cocktail bar that needs no introduction;      ·        Lilani Dunn of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), a nonprofit organization that represents the 8,000 fishermen who harvest the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run;                                                                                                                                                           ·        Yvette Williams and Chef Troy Williams, respectively, the director and culinary coordinator of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens with a pathway to success;                                                                                                                                                          ·        Jill Erber of Cheesetique, Del Ray's favorite cheese shop and neighborhood restaurant, which turns 20 next month. The theme is “Aged to Perfection,” and there is a whole year of festivities planned that you don't want to miss;                 ·        Rick Colling, the brand leader of Homewood Suites by Hilton, an upscale, award-winning all-suite extended-stay hotel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today's show:   ·         Sam Nellis of Silver Lyan, a man who needs no introduction from a cocktail bar that needs no introduction;       ·        Lilani Dunn of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), a nonprofit organization that represents the 8,000 fishermen who harvest the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run;                                                                                                                                                            ·        Yvette Williams and Chef Troy Williams, respectively, the director and culinary coordinator of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens with a pathway to success;                                                                                                                                                           ·        Jill Erber of Cheesetique, Del Ray's favorite cheese shop and neighborhood restaurant, which turns 20 next month. The theme is “Aged to Perfection,” and there is a whole year of festivities planned that you don't want to miss;                   ·        Rick Colling, the brand leader of Homewood Suites by Hilton, an upscale, award-winning all-suite extended-stay hotel.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.  On today's show: ·         Sam Nellis of Silver Lyan, a man who needs no introduction from a cocktail bar that needs no introduction;      ·        Lilani Dunn of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), a nonprofit organization that represents the 8,000 fishermen who harvest the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run;                                                                                                                                                           ·        Yvette Williams and Chef Troy Williams, respectively, the director and culinary coordinator of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens with a pathway to success;                                                                                                                                                          ·        Jill Erber of Cheesetique, Del Ray's favorite cheese shop and neighborhood restaurant, which turns 20 next month. The theme is “Aged to Perfection,” and there is a whole year of festivities planned that you don't want to miss;                 ·        Rick Colling, the brand leader of Homewood Suites by Hilton, an upscale, award-winning all-suite extended-stay hotel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.   On today's show:   ·         Sam Nellis of Silver Lyan, a man who needs no introduction from a cocktail bar that needs no introduction;       ·        Lilani Dunn of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), a nonprofit organization that represents the 8,000 fishermen who harvest the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run;                                                                                                                                                            ·        Yvette Williams and Chef Troy Williams, respectively, the director and culinary coordinator of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens with a pathway to success;                                                                                                                                                           ·        Jill Erber of Cheesetique, Del Ray's favorite cheese shop and neighborhood restaurant, which turns 20 next month. The theme is “Aged to Perfection,” and there is a whole year of festivities planned that you don't want to miss;                   ·        Rick Colling, the brand leader of Homewood Suites by Hilton, an upscale, award-winning all-suite extended-stay hotel.

Erin Gregg from Homewood Suites in Brownsburg

Join me, Rachel Barnett, as we dive into the special weekend we had with fellow bookkeepers in Syracuse, New York. In this episode, "Together in Numbers: A Bookkeepers' Weekend in Syracuse," we share the warmth and wisdom from our informal get-together. It was a time for open chats about everything bookkeeping - from tricky sales tax questions to creating better engagement letters. More than just a meet-up, it was about building friendships and learning from each other's experiences. Listen in for stories and insights from this cozy retreat, showing the real power of coming together in the world of numbers and books.   Links To Check Out:  - Wendy Sloneker - https://www.selftalkwordsearch.com/ & https://www.wendysloneker.com/ - Kaela Beach - https://www.helloearlybird.com/ - Homewood Suites by Hilton Syracuse/Liverpool   Be sure to join us over on the Gentle Frog's Bookkeeping Lily Pad's Facebook Group  

Blake and Sal hosted a live anniversary special at the Homewood Suites in East Rutherford, NJ, with special guests Mike and David, Joe behind the camera and Mandy on the other side of the room. It's a crazy over the top show and needs to listened to to fully understand. So enjoy the show!

Blake and Sal hosted a live anniversary special at the Homewood Suites in East Rutherford, NJ, with special guests Mike and David, Joe behind the camera and Mandy on the other side of the room. It's a crazy over the top show and needs to listened to to fully understand. So enjoy the show!

The first live show recorded at Homewood Suites of Langhorne. How did the Jags lose at home by 31 to the 49ers? The AFC North has all winning records Top 5 lists for AFC vs NFC Look ahead to the Super Bowl rematch on Monday Night --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-sob-allen/support

Valdez and Drab recap the Burgundy and Sold party at the Bullpen.  Drab tells Valdez he was dressed like a 63-year-old man.  We explain why EB is a fake country fan and Valdez tells people to stop singing at concerts.  Plus, trying to explain the NPC craze and Lurch and JP stealing from Homewood Suites.

Valdez and Drab recap the Burgundy and Sold party at the Bullpen.  Drab tells Valdez he was dressed like a 63-year-old man.  We explain why EB is a fake country fan and Valdez tells people to stop singing at concerts.  Plus, trying to explain the NPC craze and Lurch and JP stealing from Homewood Suites.

Every business deals with disruption and challenges, but the media business is somewhat unique in having such profound upheavals to its distribution paradigms. Music faced it first. Publishing went next. And now we're seeing entertainment, whether TV or film, face the same turbulence as distribution shifts to streaming and the economics change profoundly. Plus: what's cool, why corporate values aren't much of a moat, how Airbnb puts design at the heart of everything it does and a review of Homewood Suites.Troy Young's People vs Algorithms newsletterBrian Morrissey's The Rebooting newsletterAlex Schleifer's Universal EntitiesFollow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: An organized Leftwing political campaign in Lubbock, including by Moms Against Gregg Abbott PAC, successfully bullied Sandy Henry at the Science Spectrum to cancel the facility rental for an event at which parents and citizens were to be taught how to find pornographic, sexually explicit, and sexually inappropriate books in school and public libraries. Homewood Suites by Hilton in Lubbock also appears to have done the same.Is it the position of Homewood Suites or the Science Spectrum that it is good policy to have in our libraries pornographic, sexually explicit, and sexually inappropriate books for children? Or, is it simply that Sandy Henry of the Science Sprectrum and the Homewood Suites stand with the Left on the idea that only Leftist expression is to be protected?And don't buy the baloney from Henry about cancelling the event because it is “controversial.” First, science itself is controversial and second, the facility has rented its meeting space for many things that the Left would consider controversial including churches, partisan political debates, and more.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.More lawsuits filed against Texas: Group Sues Texas Governor and Others Over the State's TikTok Ban on Official Devices Parents, doctors sue Texas to block transgender minor medical procedure ban Here's another big nothing from the liberal press when deconstructed: Attorney General Ken Paxton met with GOP activist he was prosecuting. Oh boy, a politician meets with a political activist for a few minutes two weeks before a primary election – that's certainly never happened before! The story is classic example of misdirection to the point of being absurd.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

Blake and Sal hosted a live anniversary special at the Homewood Suites in East Rutherford, NJ, with special guests Mike and David, Joe behind the camera and Mandy on the other side of the room. It's a crazy over the top show and needs to be listened to to fully understand. So enjoy the show!

HELLO. I am so tired. This is what I get for attempting to hang out three days in a row and sleep in a Homewood Suites. It's just not a good idea. Because I have the heart of a champion, I mustered up the ability to sit down and talk for a full hour or two so, I'm pretty tough! What did we do today uhhh, well we went over some very important state-by-state numbers that you are really going to want to hear. I think there was some stuff about soccer or whatever, and maybe some news about beer made with toast or something? Then we did a french toast related game because “French” and “toast” were two words I thought of when planning out this show. Alright bye. Follow us on Instagram: @beerenginepod Email us: beerengineshow@gmail.comGive us a tip: ko-fi.com/beerenginepodcast

Just in time for Halloween, we're checking into the Overlook Hotel - a haunted place not unlike the Beachwood, Ohio, Homewood Suites that Griffin and guest Timothy Simons stayed in while they were filming DRAFT DAY! Is THE SHINING about Native American genocide, or is it about how Stanley Kubrick thought ghosts were kinda nice? Is Shelley Duvall the MVP of this movie? Would Ben absolutely thrive as the hotel's caretaker - taking inspiration from the stocked kitchen pantry to whip up some delicious dishes? Why does the spectre of Tim Robinson continue to haunt our Kubrick series? This episode is sponsored by: Indeed (indeed.com/check) Notebook Magazine brought to you by MUBI Marlow Pillow (marlowpillow.com) Join our Patreon at patreon.com/blankcheck Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter and Instagram! Buy some real nerdy merch at shopblankcheckpod.myshopify.com or at teepublic.com/stores/blank-check

Jeff has a CBD gummy hangover, shares an update from Laura at Homewood Suites, extends a very special invitation to Doug, and is invited to Monroe's birthday party but doesn't know the location yet.  

This episode is sponsored by Glacier Country Tourism. All opinions are our own. This week, Tamara shares what it is like to visit Glacier Country, Montana on a girls' trip and Kim shares her thoughts on this scenic part of Northwestern Montana. From Missoula to Whitefish, Kalispell to Glacier National Park -- if Montana is on your bucket list, give this episode a listen! Read more: Adventurous Weekend Getaways to Western Montana- We3Travel Best Things to do in Glacier National Park - Stuffed Suitcase Things to do in Glacier Country, Montana Glacier Country is a tourism region of Northwestern Montana that covers eight counties To get to Glacier Country you can fly into Missoula or Glacier Airport in Kalispell, both of which offer many direct flights, especially from the western USA You need to rent a car to visit this region and part of the experience is the scenic drives through the countryside To visit Glacier National Park, Tamara stayed at the Homewood Suites in Kalispell, which is about 45 minutes to the western entrance of Glacier National Park To visit Glacier National Park you need a reservation to drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road from when it opens in June through mid-September. Reservations open 120 days in advance and fill up in minutes.  Things in and around the park close by mid-September to early October. Kalispell and Whitefish are both good for exploring Glacier National Park if you can't get reservations in the park. Whitefish is a ski resort town that is very cute but also pricey. The road into the Many Glacier section and Two Medicine Lake are gravel and very rough road. Kim stayed in Under Canvas at Glacier National Park in West Glacier and the Isaac Walton Inn, which is an old train depot and you can stay in a train caboose. On her trip, Tamara stayed in a few different types of accommodations including: The Lodge at Trout Creek -- B&B lodge Bridge Street Cottages in Big Fork Laughing Horse Lodge Residence Inn Missoula If you want to see wildlife, drive through the Bison Range not far from Missoula Other fun outdoor adventures are: Kootenai Suspension Bridge & Kootenai Falls Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area Llama trekking with Swan Mountain Llama Treks Soak in the hot springs at Quinn's Hot Springs Kayaking Clearwater Trail into Seely Lake Sunset boat tour on Flathead Lake Shoulder season in September was a great time to be  If you are visiting be sure to Recreate Responsibly: Leave no trace Plan ahead and make reservations Be flexible as plans may need to change because of weather, fire, road closures, etc. Be mindful of wildlife and carry bear spray when hiking (buy it there but don't bring it on the plane)  

The one thing that connects all humanity is that no matter our creed, ethnicity, or religion we all have a story. This podcast brings extraordinary individuals from all walks of life who extract principles out of their story that give "POWER." This week on Power of Story Podcast...

On this episode, we review our day at Seaworld and how it compares to Disney Parks. We also briefly share about our stay at the nearby Homewood Suites and the yummy Orlando pizza place, Lazy Moon Pizza.Join Club 32Help us to fund & grow the show by becoming part of Club 32! You'll get more additional content, CTM Apparel discounts, 1901 Candle Company discounts, private Facebook Group, private podcast & more! - head to ctmvip.com1901 Candle CompanyWe're excited to launch our brand new Disney Scented Candles & You Can Learn More at 1901candleco.com.Latest CTM Apparel Release: HalloweenGet the best Disney, Universal and/or Pop Culture apparel that is hand made in our shop - shop at ctmshirts.comSubscribe To The Show & Leave Us A ReviewApple Podcasts - Click HereStitcher - Click HereSpotify - Click HereGoogle Podcasts - Click HereAmazon Podcasts - Click HereFollow Us on Social Media CTM Facebook Community: @capthemagicInstagram: @capthemagicTikTok: @capturethemagicTwitter: @capthemagicVisit Us Online Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!Capturethemagicpodcast.com - Listen to our weekly podcast!Ctmuniversal.com – find the latest episodes!CTMTripTales.com - Be the next guest on our trip report show!Join Club 32! Our private group with access to exclusive livestreams, podcasts, and MORE! Visit ctmvip.comOur SponsorsZip A Dee Doo Dah Travel - visit travelwithzip.com to see how they can help you have the vacation of a lifetime!Expedition Roasters - visit ctmexpedition.com to get 15% off you order, no code needed!Kingdom Strollers - visit kingdomstrollers.com to save up to 50% off theme park stroller rental prices

It's another GIRLCAST! This time Ari hangs out with NEI Senior Trainer Lucy Rutt at the Homewood Suites in Tyler, TX, to talk about NEI's ongoing project at Caldwell Zoo. They dive into celebrating your accomplishments with grace, building relationships with supporting departments, and being a good example for taking time off.  Also, you can be a vegetarian in Texas, believe it or not! Have a question you'd like us to answer or a topic you'd like us to discuss on the show? Let us know at podcast@naturalencounters.com!

Hartglass & De Mattei, Vegan Reviews Hartglass & De Mattei review the PBS Masterpiece Series, All Creatures Great and Small, from the vegan perspective. They share their disappointment with Homewood Suites' in-suite kitchens and give an overview of three, SOS-free menus they recently prepared for a friend transitioning to a whole food, plant-based diet.     Listen: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 4pm ET by going to PRN, The Progressive Radio Network.   * Call in to the show with comments and questions: 1-888-874-4888. * Listen by phone to hear the live broadcast at 1-641-741-2308.. * Call Caryn's personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It's All About Food: 1-701-719-0885.   Links mentioned in the program:   20 QUESTIONS FOR YOUR ONCOLOGIST by Chris Wark Consommé (vegan chicken soup) Green Bean Walnut Paté (vegan chopped liver) Ratatouille Tarte Aux Pommes Poached Pears with Raspberry Coulis Whole Grain Mix  

On January 18, 2022, the Newtown Planning Commission reviewed a variance application to permit the installation of three (3) electric vehicle charging stations (G-16 use) which is not a permitted use in the LI District and would require relief from the parking standards. The applicant is Cameron C. Troilo & Olga Jean Troilo, applicants/owners, Homewood Suites, 110 Pheasant Run, Newtown Business Commons, Newtown Township, Newtown, PA. These charging stations will be for shared use by hotel guests, the office complex, and any member of the public. An electric car charging station is not a use enumerated in the Newtown Area Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance (LINK: https://johnmacknewtown.info/glossary.html#JMZO). The Township has taken the position that the charging stations do not count towards the Property's parking requirements. View location of the proposed charging stations: https://www.johnmacknewtown.info/UserFiles/image/Homewood_Charging_Stations_Location.jpg

In this episode of The More You Know, we rate the shade of the Kim Kardashian / Pete Davidson and Kanye West / Julia Fox pairings, discuss The Magnolia Network breaking up with the Merediths, and debate whether or not commodifying flatulence is a viable business plan. Plus Knox attempts to teach Jamie how to wager on upcoming film releases. MENTIONSBoost our egos and help other cool people find us by leaving a 5-star review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Jamie uncensored: Last night was our infamous monthly live stream Ask Us Anything. Become a Best Friend of the Show on Patreon and watch the replay (and December's where we learned the hard way that Knox is claustrophobic). Replay: last week's 2022 Predictions episodeSus Factor (something that is suspicious) // Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson | Kanye West and Julia Fox (see also: Balenciaga Crocs) | (I cannot believe I am typing the following sentence but) Former reality tv star Stephanie Matto made $200,000 selling her jarred farts and now turned them into NFTs. | The Magnolia Network canceled Home Work with Candis and Andy Meredith (fun aside: Chip and Joanna's casting tape) | Book of Boba FettCinema Sidepiece & Box Office Report // Spiderman is still #1 | The 355 | Eternals | Scream | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | The Tragedy of Macbeth Over / Under - Opening Weekend Domestic Wagers // Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (+/- $190 million) | Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness (+/- $175 million) | Jurassic World: Dominion (+/- $165 million) | The Batman (+/- $150 million)Trailer Park // Super Pumped (rabbit trail: Arianna Huffington reading The Giving Tree) | Bel-Air (see also: original Dark Fresh Prince trailer) | Pursuit (IMDbreak: Emile Hirsch, Jamie Golden, and Knox McCoy)Red light mentions: Homewood Suites in Brentwood, Tennessee | Kate's 40th birthday portraits THE BACHELORETTE EPISODE RECAPSWe recap each episode of The Bachelor for our Friends of the Show at Patreon. Support at either Friend level gets you our weekly recaps dropped into your podcast app every Tuesday. Go to knoxandjamie.com/patreon to support the show. And thank you! BONUS SEGMENTOur Patreon supporters can get full access to The More You Know news segment every week. Become a partner. GREEN LIGHTSJamie: Documentary - The Rescue (Disney+) | movie- Mass (rent on Amazon) Knox: Dad light- Bluey (Disney+) | documentary show - The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)SHOW SPONSORSShutterfly: Make your memories a thing. Promo code WONDERY gets you 40% off your regularly-priced order at Shutterfly.com.Over Under Achievers: Knox, Jason Waterfalls, and Andre 3 Stacks break down the latest in sports through the prism of their newfound gambling interests. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.The Popcast Live!: Come see a cornucopia of chaos by visiting us in April for our live shows! General admission tickets are still available in Chicago, Seattle, and Dallas. KnoxandJamie.com/live.See all of this month's sponsors and promo codes at knoxandjamie.com/sponsors.Subscribe to Episodes: iTunes | Android Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter: knoxandjamie.com/newsletterShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcast | this week's featured itemFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | FacebookSupport Us: Monthly Donation | One-Time Donation | SwagSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Todd opens the show live from Glastonbury at the  Homewood Suites by Hilton. Todd is joined in the first hour by Tom Shattuck, and former candidate for Governor Bob Stefanowski to speak on the latest on goings in CT, and the flaws seen in the Lamont administration. Tune in weekdays 2-6 PM EST on WTIC Newstalk 1080 ;or on the new Audacy app! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn is the President and CEO of Wellengood Partners, a hotel management and development firm based in Memphis, TN. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a hotel ownership company? I have - and as a senior leader for several hotels and hotel management companies I was close to it for a long time but I always felt I had a knowledge gap in the air quote “business of hotels” side of the industry. This episode tries to fill in the blanks as Glenn, who started as a busboy at a Holiday Inn, talks about his journey up the ladder to eventually developing and managing a hotel. He shares great insight into the mechanics of how his company came to be, the pivot they made when they saw an opportunity to grow, how they went about financing their hotel and the lay of the land today as we emerge from this last downturn. About Glenn Wellengood President & CEO Glenn Malone co-founded the hotel management and development firm in 2002.  As Executive, Malone plays an integral role in expanding the company's long term hotel development, operations and ownership portfolio. He is one of the founding partners in AAA 4-Diamond hotel The Westin Memphis, which is one of Wellengood's clients. Raised on a farm in Mississippi, Malone's career in the hotel industry started at age 16, having worked his way up from ground level positions to executive leader and ownership roles.  His breadth of experience in the industry paved the way for him to successfully develop, brand, launch and operate an expansive and diverse hotel portfolio at Senate, ranging from properties of 80 to nearly 3,000 rooms, both franchised and non-franchised. Malone's portfolio includes John Q. Hammons Hotels, Hilton Worldwide, Holiday Inn Worldwide, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan Resort, Gaylord Opryland, Marriott, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn Hotels. Outside of the office, Malone is found traveling with family, enjoying outdoor sports or wrangling cattle back at the farm.  His favorite vacation destination is Vail, CO, where you can find him snowboarding. Links Website: https://www.wellengood.com/ (https://www.wellengood.com)

Rupal Chaudhari is the found of the Stop Candlewood Group, which aims to stop the City of Austin from turning the Candlewood Suites into permanent supportive housing. Her family's business, the Homewood Suites, sits on the same property as the Candlewood Suites, and has been fighting for many months to get answers from the CoA. There is a town hall at the Homewood Suites this Saturday, July 24th from 10-11AM. You can find more info at stopcandlewood.com/  @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Hello again from Houston, Texas.  Welcome to the second half of my day with Doug Harris — a proud Houstonian and old friend who is taking me around his beloved city. If you missed the release of Part I last week then be sure to give it a listen to get up to speed with my time in Houston with Doug Harris. Let's jump back into it. LAKEWOOD CHURCH  Doug and I continue our adventures through the city in Doug's car, and he takes me to a popular site in the city: Lakewood Church. The building was previously called the Summit (subsequently changed to Compact Center before becoming Lakewood Church), a 17,000-seater venue that used to be the home ground for the Houston Rockets NBA team. It is also where Doug saw ZZ Top and Aerosmith perform live a few years prior, but now it is a very large place for worship. Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen are on all the social media platforms: there's an app, a podcast, and a very slick website where they also live stream that includes a webshop with books from Joel and his wife Victoria, and his mother Dodie. HOLY FATHER AND HIS SON The church was founded by Joel's father, Paster John Osteen, and Joel worked in the background as a TV producer up until his father passed away. When that happened, he stepped up and assumed the role of Senior Pastor at Lakewood Church.  I went to their website and saw a video from a sermon a few weeks ago. It does not look or sound like a regular church. As Doug said, it's an arena with 17,000 seats that starts with a band on stage with lights and a cheering audience. The production itself is very professional. It's like watching X-Factor or a big award show with several camera angles. Then Joel and his wife take the stage. With 17,000 people in the church arena and I don't know how many listening on Sirius XM satellite radio in North America, and a global audience watching the live stream, it's certainly not your average church experience. It is very different from what I grew up with in Denmark, where there would be just a handful of people in my local church on a regular Sunday. TRADITIONAL TEXAS BBQ Doug then took me to one of his favourite places for lunch, Charlies BBQ, where I got to taste some real Texan barbecue. He's a regular there and he introduces me to some of the staff, making me feel welcome and special. We sat down at the grill and the guy behind it who happens to be the owner, Fote Demires, recommended I try the brisket and sausage as they are the most popular choices (apart from the ribs of course). He tells me that brisket is a staple in Texas, and if you head further east, they enjoy pulled pork. After consuming a big plate of various tasty BBQ flavours, I carry on my chat with Fote. “We've been in the BBQ business since before my time — some 60 years. As part of the second generation, I have been involved in operations for 30 years, taking over from my parents. My parents came from Greece and decided to open a BBQ shop because, well, it's Texas. We've infused a bit of our Greece culture into the menu over the years, we offer gyros and make our own tzatziki.” After a delicious lunch, Doug and I get back in the car and continue our Houston road trip adventure. REMEMBER THE ALAMO Doug tells me that Houston was named after Sam Houston, the first president of Texas and general of the Texas army. Texas used to be an independent republic that was once under the dominance of Mexico. After declaring independence from Mexico, the Mexican government sent a large army led by Antonio López de Santa Anna to attack Texas in bitter retaliation.  Despite Santa Anna being an accomplished military tactician, he underestimated the strength of the Texan army led by Colonel William Barret Travis, who called for volunteers to assist his men in warding off the Mexican army's attacks. Famous American frontiersman and folk hero Davy Crockett joined the cause where he and his volunteers took the famous stand at the Battle of the Alamo — a 13-day siege where they battled against thousands of Mexican soldiers in 1836 in San Antonio, Texas,  “The critical purpose of the Battle of the Alamo was that it gave Sam Houston time to train his Texan troops by the Gulf of Mexico to launch a surprise attack on Antonio López de Santa Anna's men. One afternoon while the Mexican army was taking a siesta, Houston's men surprise-attacked and took the Mexican soldiers as prisoners. Apparently, de Santa Anna removed his general's uniform as to not be identified by the Texas army, but his cover was blown when one of his men called him ‘generalissimo'”.  The story with Davy Crockett and the Alamo is something I'll dive more into when I visit San Antonio in a couple of weeks. It's fascinating so stay tuned. YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS As folklore has it, Antonio López de Santa Anna had a mixed-heritage concubine who was with him during this time. Due to her mixed-heritage, she had what locals called ‘yellow skin' and she is the inspiration for the famous folk song The Yellow Rose of Texas.  DOUG THE MUSIC MAN And speaking of music, Doug is the kind of guy who always goes around with music in his head, and he is always humming and singing. I never noticed it before my visit, but as we're leaving his office he was humming in the elevator and singing while walking out to his car.  And he doesn't seem to mind that there are people around him. He's not shy at all and kept singing when we met other people in the freight elevator (great acoustics in there by the way) while maybe adding a “howya doin'?” between the verse and the chorus. He really spreads joy and smiles around him all the time. Doug takes me to yet another impressive place, named after the city's founder, the Sam Houston Race Park. It's a famous horse racing track that also has a large paddock that plays host to music concerts throughout the year. It's a prominent tourist attraction in Houston. Many big country music stars have performed here. Doug strikes me more of a classic rock fan than a country music fan. To this he responded: “Well, I'm a rocker — I was raised in the 60s and 70s on The Beatles, The Yardbirds, and Jimi Hendrix. Plus I made my bones in rock radio. I had a garage band back in those days and our bass player was a little-known actor called Dennis Quaid. But even though I'm a rocker, it would be silly not to enjoy some great songs from other genres and performers. And country music has some classic performers, like Willie Nelson and Bob Wills. So, I like all music because I'm a student of human nature. But I'm not a huge hip-hop fan. If I can sing along to it on the radio, then I enjoy it.” HOMEWOOD SUITS BY HILTON Doug found a hotel for me and was able to strike a deal with them for a better rate. It's a Homewood Suites by Hilton, and it's very artistic with a big mural on the wall behind the pool and a lot of art in the lobby. I meet Bruce from the hotel and wants him to tell me more about the place. It's in a part of the city that is more a corporate area with a lot of big companies and to me, it's not the obvious location for a hotel. “There was a need for a Hilton in this part of town, and in the short period of time that we have been open, we have seen the true value of our presence in this area. We are definitely more of a corporate-focused hotel. Our owners have tried to install more of a boutique flavour through the artwork they have installed. All of the art that you see on the walls is done by Mr. D of Houston, known as ‘Houston's largest muralist', who also did the hotel's exterior murals.”  Bruce was kind enough to show me around the 125-room hotel, including the outdoor kitchen, firepit, and another Mr. D mural hand-painted specifically for selfies. He showed me to my suite which was beautiful and very large.  MORE ADVENTURES WITH DOUG I got to hang out with Doug some more the next day. We went to an art gallery opening, and I followed his recommendation to visit the National Museum of Funeral History where I got to learn about caskets and coffins, hearses through history, plus the funerals of Presidents, Popes, and celebrities. They also had a gift shop selling caps, mugs, t-shirts, and magnets saying something like: “Any day above ground is a good one”. A really weird and kinda morbid place. But interesting… NEXT STOP: LOCKHART I'm so glad I got to spend some time with my old friend Doug and can't wait to see him again soon somewhere in the world. Maybe we'll share a room again, purely in the “interest of camaraderie and economics”. That's it from Houston. Now I'm heading back to Austin and returning the cool convertible sports car to Gary, and then heading a bit south of the city to the little town called Lockhart, where I'm housesitting. Well, it's actually not in Lockhart but in a nice little house in the countryside – with dangerous snakes in the grass, and next to a noisy rooster farm with deaf owners. My name is Palle Bo, and I got to keep moving. See you.

Howdy igen fra Houston, Texas Velkommen til den anden halvdel af min dag med Doug Harris – en stolt Houstonian og min gamle ven, som viser mig rundt i sin hjemby. Hvis du endnu ikke har hørt den første halvdel, burde du måske gøre det først, så du er med på, hvad der sker. Gør det bare nu, jeg venter her. Okay…? Velkommen tilbage, lad os springe ud i det. LAKEWOOD CHURCH  Doug og jeg fortsætter vores eventyr i Dougs bil, og vi kommer forbi et populært og anderledes sted i byen: Lakewood Church. Bygningen blev tidligere kaldt The Summit og senere som Compact Center – inden den skiftede navn til Lakewood Church. Det er et sted med plads til 17.000 mennesker, og husede også tidligere NBA-basketball, når Houston Rockets var i kamp. Doug fortæller mig, at han også har været til flere koncerter i denne bygning. Blandt andre har ZZ Top og Aerosmith fået taget til at lette. Men nu er det en kirke. Dog en meget stor kirke, der er anderledes end de fleste. Den hedder Lakewood Church og både kirken og den unge præst, Joel Osteen er til stede på de fleste sociale medier. De har også en app, en podcast og en meget professionel hjemmeside, hvor de både har live-stream og en webshop med masser af bøger fra Joel, hans hustru, Victorie og hans mor Dodie Osteen. HELLIGE FADER OG HANS SØN Kirken blev grundlagt af Joels far, Pastor John Osteen, og mens han kørte den, arbejdede Joel i baggrunden som TV-producer. Da faderen døde overtog Joel ansvaret som Senior Pastor i Lakewood Churck. Jeg tog et kig på deres hjemmeside og så en video fra en gudstjeneste for et par uger siden. Set hverken ligner eller ser ud som en almindelig gudstjeneste i en almindelig kirke. Som Doug fortalte mig, så er det en kæmpe arena med 17.000 sæder og det hele starter med et band på scenen med lys og et hujende publikum. Selve Tv-produktionen er også meget professionel med mange kameravinkler. Det minder mig mere om en X-Factor finale i BOXEN. Da musikken klinger ud og publikum er færdig med at klappe træder Joel og Victorie ind på scenen med hvert sit følgespot – og starter gudstjenesten. En noget anden oplevelse end hvad man ser i en lokal landsbykirke i Danmark en typisk søndag med fem forkølede mennesker. TRADITIONAL TEXAS BBQ Doug tager mig med videre til sin yndlings-frokost-restaurant, Charlies BBQ, så jeg kan smage noget rigtig Texas barbecue. Man mærker straks, at han har været her mange gange, for han hilser varmt på personalet og introducerer mig, så jeg føler mig både velkommen og lidt speciel. Vi går op til grillen og måder ejeren, Fote Demires, som gik i gang med at give mig gode råd om, hvad jeg skulle vælge: ”Du skal absolut prøve vores brisket og grillpølserne er også meget populære. Og spareribs naturligvis.” Jeg følger hans råd, og efter at have konsumeret en kæmpe tallerken med Houston kød bevæger jeg mig tilbage for at tale mere med Fote. ”Vi har været i BBQ-branchen siden før min tid – i omkring 60 år. Som en anden-generations-griller har jeg været i barbecue-branchen i 30 år, siden jeg overtog den fra mine forældre. De immigrerede hertil fra Grækenland, og besluttede sig for at åbne en BBQ-restaurant fordi… ja, det er jo Texas. Hen over årene har vi tilføjet en smule græsk madkultur og tilbyder nu også både gyros og tzatziki”. Efter en fantastisk frokost (med propfyldte maver), kravlede vi tilbage i bilen og fortsatte vores køretur gennem Houston. HUSK THE ALAMO Doug fortæller mig, at Houston er opkaldt efter Texas' første præsident og general, Sam Houston. På et tidspunkt var Texas under mexicansk styre og siden blev det en selvstændig republik. Efter de erklærede sig uafhængige sendt den mexicanske regering en stor hær under ledelse af Antonio López de Santa Anna til at angribe Texas. Men den mexicanske general havde undervurderet hvor stærk Texas' hær var. Den blev ledet af William Barret Travis, som havde samlet en flok frivillige til at hjælpe ham med at holde mexicanerne væk. En af disse frivillige var en folkehelt ved navn Davy Crockett. De holdt skansen ved Slaget ved Alamo i 13 dage mod tusinder af mexicanske soldater i San Antonio i 1836. Doug fortæller videre: ”Det store formål med Slaget ved Alamo var at det gav Sam Houston tid til at træne sine tropper ved den Mexicanske Golf, og iværksætte et overraskelsesangreb på Antonio López de Santa Annas mænd. En eftermiddag mens den mexicanske hær holdt siesta og tog dem alle som fanger. Santa Anna nåede at skifte til en almindelig uniform, så han ikke skulle blive genkendt af de texanske soldater, men blev afsløret da en af hans egne folk tiltalte ham som ‘generalissimo'”.  Hele historien om Davi Crockett og slaget ved Alamo er noget, vi dykker mere ned i, når jeg besøger San Antonio om et par uger. Det er meget fascinerende så bliv her på kanalen. TEXAS GULE ROSE Som det er med et hvert godt folkesagn, så havde Antonio López de Santa Anna på dette tidspunkt, en elskerinde af blandet herkomst. På grund hendes (som de lokale kaldte det) “gule hud” var hun inspiration til den kendte folkesang ”Texas' Gule Rose”. MUSIKKEN I DOUG Og apropos musik, så er Doug den slags person, der konstant går rundt med en melodi i hovedet, og han nynner eller synger konstant. Det er ikke noget, jeg har lagt mærke til før, når jeg har mødt ham rundt omkring i verden, men her (på hans hjemmebane) er det helt tydeligt. Da vi forlod kontoret, nynnede han, i elevatoren sang han, og det fortsatte, da vi gik ud til hans bil. Og det lade ikke til at det på virker ham, at der er folk, der hører ham. For eksempel, da vi mødte personer i elevatoren, lavede han blot en lille pause mellem verset og omkvædet og fik plads til et hurtigt ”howya doin'?”. Han er en mand, der konstant spreder glæde og smil omkring sig. Doug tager mig med til endnu et imponerende sted, der er opkaldt efter byens grundlægger. Den berømte væddeløbsbane, Sam Houston Race Park er vært for mange hestevæddeløb, men også et stort koncertsted, og en prominent turistattraktion i Houston. Mange countrystjerner optræder her. Doug slår mig mere som en fan af 'classic rock' end country. Til det har han disse ord:  ”Jo, jeg er en rocker – jeg voksede op til The Beatles, The Yardbirds og Jimi Hendrix. Desuden tilbragte jeg mange af mine unge år på rock-radiostationer. Jeg havde endda engang et band i min garage, hvor vores bassist var den siden så kendte, Dennis Quaid. Men selvom jeg er en rocker, så vil det være dumt at frasige sig fantastiske sange i andre genre. Og country musikken har nogle helt fantastiske navne som Willie Nelson og Bob Wills. Så jeg vil sige, at jeg kan lide al slags musik. Jeg er dog ikke den helt store rap-fan. Men hvis jeg ka' synge med på det, når det spilles i radioen, ka' jeg li' det”. HOMEWOOD SUITS BY HILTON Doug har fundet et hotel til mig, og skaffet mig en super skarp pris. Det er et såkaldt Homewood Suites, som er en del af Hilton kæden. Det er meget kunstnerisk med smukke malerier i foyeren og et stort vægmaleri bagved poolen. Jeg møder Bruce fra hotellet og beder ham fortælle mere om stedet. Jeg synes, at det er interessant, at det ligger i en del af byen med mange kontorbygninger – og for mig måske ikke er det mest indlysende sted til et hotel. ”Både og… Hilton havde brug for et hotel i denne del af byen, og i den korte tid, vi har været åbne, har det vist sig at være en god beslutning. Vi er bestemt mere et hotel for forretningsrejsende. Vores ejere har bestræbt sig på at skabe et sted med en følelse af et boutique-hotel og har investeret en masse i kunst. Al den kunst du ser på væggene, er af en lokal kunstner, der kalder sig Mr. D. Han er kendt som Houstons største væg-kunstner, og han har også skabt det store vægmaleri, du ser bag ved poolen”. Bruce viste mig også rundt i det i resten af hotellet, der har 125 værelser og et udendørs-køkken og bålplads. Og endnu et stort håndmalet Mr. D vægmaleri, der er som skabt til at tage selfies ved. Og så viste han mig min suite, som var både smuk og meget rummelig. FLERE OPLEVELSER MED MIN VEN DOUG Jeg kom til at hænge ud en dag mere med Doug. Han tog mig blandt andet med til fernisering på en kunstudstilling – og på hans opfordring besøgte jeg et bizart sted: the National Museum of Funeral History. Her kom jeg til at lære en masse om kister og begravelsesoptog gennem tiden, plus en masse om berømte begravelser. De har også en souvenirbutik, hvor de sælger kasketter, kaffekopper, t-shirts og køleskabsmagneter, hvor der står ting som ”en dag over jorden er en god dag”. I sandhed et underligt og lettere morbidt sted. Men interessant og unikt for Houston. NÆSTE STOP: LOCKHART Jeg er glad for, at jeg tog mig tid til at besøge min gamle ven, og præsentere dig for den store texaner. Jeg glæder mig til at vore veje krydser hinanden igen, et eller andet sted på kloden. Og det var det hele fra Houston. Nu skal jeg tilbage til Austin for at aflevere den lækre lille sorte sportsvogn til Gary, og så videre til Lockhart, en mindre by omkring 50 km syd for Austin. Her skal jeg ”house-sitte” – altså passe hus og i dette tilfælde katte og planter. Det er faktisk ikke engang i selve Lockhart, men lidt længere ude på landet. Det er et sted med slanger i græsset og en gård med hundredevis af haner. Den er meget larmende, men ægteparret, der ejer den er ligeglade, da de begge er døve. Mit navn er Palle Bo, og jeg skal videre. Vi ses.

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Today we're going to talk through the history of Airbnb. But more importantly, we're going to look at what brought the hospitality industry to a place so ripe to be disrupted. The ancient Greeks, Romans, Persians, and many other cultures provided for putting travelers up while visiting other cities in one way or another. Then inns begins to rise from roads connecting medieval Europe, complete with stables and supplies to get to your next town. The rise of stagecoaches gave way to a steady flow of mail and a rise in travel over longer distances for business gave way to much larger and fancier hotels in the later 1700s and 1800s. In 1888 Cesare Ritz became the first manager of the Savoy hotel in London, after time at the Hotel Splendide in Paris and other hotels. He would open the Paris Ritz in 1898 and expand with properties in Rome, Frankfurt, Palermo, Madrid, Cairo, Johannesburg, Monte Carlo, and of course London. His hotels were in fact so fancy that he gave us the term ritzy. Ritz is one of the most lasting names but this era was the first boom in the hotel industry, with luxury hotels popping up all over the world. Like the Astor, the Waldorf Astoria, the Plaza, the Taj Mahal, and the list goes on. The rise of the hotel industry was on its way when Conrad Hilton bought the Mobley Hotel in Cisco Texas in 1919. By 1925 he would open the Dallas Hilton and while opening further hotels nearly ruined him in the Great Depression he emerged into the post World War II boom times establishing a juggernaut now boasting 568 hotels. Best Western would start in 1946 and now has 4,200 locations. After World War II we saw the rise of the American middle class and the great American road trip. Chains exploded. Choice Hotels which acts as more of a franchiseier established in 1939 sits with 7,000 locations but that's spread across Extended Stay, MainStay, Quality Inn, Cambria Hotels, Comfort Inn, and other brands. Holiday Inn was founded 1952 in the growing post-war boom time by Kemmons Wilson and named after the movie by the same name. The chain began with that first hotel in 1952 and within 20 years hit 1,400 Holiday Inns landing Wilson on the cover of Time as “The Nation's Innkeeper.' They would end up owning Harrah's Entertainment, Embassy Suites Hotels, Crowne Plaza, Homewood Suites, and Hampton Inn now sitting with 1,173 hotels. The Ramada would start the next year by Marion Isbell and has now grown to 811 locations. Both of them started their companies due to the crappy hotels that were found on the sides of roads, barely a step above those founded in the medieval days. Howard Johnson took a different path, starting with soda shops then restaurants and opening his first hotel in 1954, expanding to 338 at this point, and now owned by Wyndham Hotels, a much later entrant into the hotel business. Wyndham also now owns Ramada. The 1980s led to a third boom in hotels with globalization, much like it was the age of globalization for other brands and industries. The oil boom in the Middle East, the rising European Union, the opening up of Asian markets. And as they grew, they used computers to build software to help and cut costs and enable loyalty programs. It was an explosion of money and profits and as the 80s gave way to the 90s, the Internet gave customers the ability to comparison shop and the rise of various sites that aggregated hotel information, with Expedia, Travelocity, American Express, even Concur rising - sites came and went quickly and made it easy for AccorHotels to research and then buy Raffles, Sofitel, Novotel and for Intercontinental and others to user in the era of acquisitions and mergers. Meanwhile the Internet wasn't just about booking hotels at chains easily. VRBO began in 1995 when David Clouse wanted to rent his condo in Breckenridge and got sick of classifieds. Seeing the web on the rise, he built a website and offered subscriptions to rent properties for vacations, letting owners and renters deal directly with one another to process payments. Vacation Rentals By Owner, or VRBO would expand through the 90s. And then Paris Hilton happened. Her show The Simple Life in 2003 led to a 5 year career that seemed to fizzle at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008 with the release of a critical documentary of her called Paris, Not France. The mergers and acquisitions and globalization and being packed in stale smokey rooms like sardines seemed to have run its course. Boutique hotels were opening, a trend that started in the 90s and by 2008 W Hotels was expanding into Europe, now with 55 properties around the world. And that exemplifies what some of this backlash was against big chains that was starting to brew. In 2004, CEH Holdings bought a few websites to start HomeAway.com and in 2006 raised $160 million in capital to buy VRBO and gain access to their then 65,000 properties. homeaway.com would be acquired by Expedia in 2015 for $3.9 billion, but not before a revolution in the hospitality industry began. That revolution started with 2 industrial design students. Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had come from the Rhode Island School of Design. After graduation Gebbia would move to San Francisco and Chesky would move to Los Angeles. They had worked on projects together in college and Gebbia bugged Chesky about moving to San Francisco to start a company together for a few years. By 2007 Chesky gave in and made the move, becoming one of Gebbia's two roommates. It was the beginning of the Great Recession. They were having trouble making rent. The summer of 2008 brought the Industrial Designers Society of America's Industrial Design Conference to San Francisco. They had the idea to take a few air beds from a recent camping trip and rent them out in their apartment. Paris Hilton would never have done that. They reached out to a former roommate of theirs, Nathan Blecharczyk. He's a Harvard alum and pretty rock solid programmer and signed on to be a co-founder, building them a website in Ruby on Rails. They rented those three airbeds out and called their little business airbedandbreakfast.com. They thought they were on to something. I mean, who wouldn't want to rent an airbed and crash on someone's kitchen floor?!?! But reality was about to come calling. Venture capital was drying up due to the deepening recession. They tried to raise funding and failed. And so far their story seems pretty standard. But this is where I start really liking them. They bought a few hundred boxes of cereal and made '"Obama O's" and "Cap'n McCain's" to sell at the Democratic National Convention in 2008 for $40 per box. They sold $30,000 worth, enough to bootstrap the company. They would go to South By South West and visit events, growing slowly in New York and San Francisco. The money would last them long enough to make it into Y Combinator in 2009. Paul Graham and the others at Y Combinator has helped launch 2,000 companies, including Docker, DoorDash, Dropbox, GitLab, Gusto, Instacart, Reddit, Stripe, Twitch, and Zapier. They got $20,000 from Y Combinator. They changed the site to airbnb.com and a people started to book more and more stays - and not just with airbeds, but rending their full homes out. They charged 3% of the booking as a fee - a number that hasn't really changed in all these years. They would get $600,000 in funding from Sequoia Capital in 2009 when they finally got up to 2,500 listings and had 10,000 users. Nothing close to what homeaway.com had, but they would get more funding from Sequoia and added Greylock to the investors and by the close of 2010 they were approaching a million nights booked. From here, the growth got meteoric. They won the app award during a triumphant return to South By South West in 2011 and went international, opening an office in London and expanding bookings to 89 countries. The investments, the advertising, the word of mouth, the media coverage. So much buzz and so much talk about innovation and disruption. The growth was explosive. They would iterate the website and raised another $112 million dollars in venture capital. And by 2012 they hit 10 million nights booked. And that international's expansion paid off with well over half being outside of the United States. Growth of course led to problems. A few guests trashed their lodgings and Airbnb responded with a million dollar policy to help react to those kinds of things in the future. Some of the worse aspects of humanity can be seen on the web. They also encountered renters trying to discriminate based on race. So they updated their policies and took a zero tolerance approach. More importantly, they responded that they didn't have to think of such things given the privilege of having a company founded by three white guys. They didn't react with anger or displacement. They said we need to be better, with every problem that came up. And the growth continued. Doubling every year. They released a new logo and branding in 2014 and by 2016 were valued at $30 billion dollars. They added Trips, which seems to still be trying to catch up to what Groupon started doing for booking excursions years ago. During the rise of AirBNB we saw an actual increase in hotel profits. Customers are often millennials who are traveling more and more, given the way that the friction and some of the cost has been taken out of travel. The average age of a host is 43. And of the hosts I know, I can wager that Airbnb rentals have pumped plenty of cash back into local economies based on people taking better care of their homes, keeping fresh paint, and the added tourism spend when customers are exploring new cities. And not just visiting chains. After all, you stay at Airbnb for the adventure, not to go to shop for the same stuff at Forever 21. Even if you take out the issues with guests trashing places and racism, it still hasn't all been sunshine and unicorns. AirBNB has been in legal battles with New York and a few other cities for years. Turns out that speculators and investors cause extra strain on an already over-burdened housing market. If you want to see the future of living in any dense population center, just look to New York. As the largest city in the US, it's also the largest landlord of any public institution with over 400,000 tenants. And rent is rising almost twice as fast as incomes with lower income rents going up faster than those of the wealth. Independent auditors claim that AirBNB is actually accountable for 9.2 percent of that. But 79 percent of hosts use their Airbnb earnings to afford their apartments.And if many of the people that count on AirBNB to make their rent can't afford their apartments. AirBNB argues their goal is to have “one host, one home” which is to say they don't want a lot of investors. After all, will most investors want to sit around the kitchen table and talk about the history of the city or cool tidbits about neighborhoods. Probably not. AirBNB was started to offer networking opportunities and a cool place to stay that isn't quite so… sterile. Almost the opposite of Paris Hilton's life, at least according to TMZ and MTV shows. San Francisco and a number of other cities have passed ordinances as well, requiring permits to rent homes through AirBNB and maximizing the number of days a home can be rented through the service, often to about two thirds of a year. But remember, AirBNB is just the most visible but not the only game in town. Most category leaders have pre-existing competition, like VRBO and HomeAway. And given the valuation and insane growth of AirBNB, it's also got a slew of specialized competitors. This isn't to say that they don't contribute to the problems with skyrocketing housing costs. They certainly do. As is often the case with true disruptors, Pandora's Box is open and can't be closed again. Regulation will help to limit the negative impacts of the disruption but local governments will alienate a generation that grew up with a disruption if they are overly-punitive. And most of the limits in place are easily subverted anyways. For example, if there's a limit on the number of nights you can rent, just do half on VRBO and the other half on Airbnb. But no matter the problems, AirBNB continues to grow. They react well. Gebbia, now the CEO, has a deep pipeline of advisors he can call on in times of crisis. Whether corporate finance, issues with corporate infighting, crisis management, or whatever the world throws at them, the founders and the team they've surrounded themselves with have proven capable of doing almost anything. Today, AirBNB handles over half a million transactions per night. They are strongest with millineals, but get better and better at expanding out of their core market. One adjacency would be corporate bookings through a partnership with Concur and others, something we saw with Uber as well. Another adjacency. They now make more money than the Hilton and Hilton subsidiaries. Having said that, the major hotel chains are all doing better financially today than ever before and continue to thrive maybe despite, or maybe because AirBNB. That might be misleading though, revenue per room is actually decreasing correlative to the rise of AirBNB. And of course that's amplified at the bottom tier of hotels. Just think of what would have happened had they not noticed that rooms were selling out for a conference in 2007. Would what we now call the “sharing” economy be as much a thing? Probably. Would someone else have seized the opportunity? Probably. But maybe not. And hopefully the future will net a more understanding and better connected society once we've all get such intimate perspectives on different neighborhoods and the amazing little ecosystems that humanity has constructed all over the world. That is the true disruption: in an age of global sterility, offering the most human of connections. As someone who loves staying in quirky homes on Airbnb, a very special thanks to Chesky, Gebbia, Blecharczyk, and the many, many amazing people at Airbnb. Thank you for reacting the way you do to problems when they arise. Thank you for caring. Thank you for further democratizing and innovating hospitality and experiences. And most importantly, thank you for that cabin by the lake a few months ago. That was awesome! And thanks to the listeners who tuned in to this episode, of the History of Computing Podcast. Have a great day!

On today’s show we’re talking about hotels and some of what’s happening in the hotel industry. The first major trend is that the hotel landscape is changing dramatically. Major hotels chains are launching more and more brands as they try to gain market advantage. Here’s what I believe. The value of a brand is called its brand equity. There is a ladder of brand equity that starts at the very basics Brand Awareness Brand Preference Brand Insistence Brand Advocacy I’m a pretty astute world traveler. I’ve visited over 55 countries in the world. That’s not going to break any records. But it’s fair to say that I’ve traveled. I’ve stayed in roadside hotels on the freeway at under 40 Euros a night, and I’ve stayed in luxury 5 star properties from Shangri La in Asia. I’ve stayed in Taj hotels in India, and Accor Group Hotels all over Europe. When it comes to hotels, I find that I struggle to keep pace with the proliferation of hotel brands. It’s like there is a hotel brand arms race underway. All the major hotel groups including Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Best Western and Hyatt have multiplied their brands. ntercontinental Hotels purchased Kimpton Hotels back in 2015. The company breaks down their business into Mainstream hotels and luxury and lifestyle. Their best known brands is Holiday Inn. Atwell, Avid are new brands that complement Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express as part of their mainstream portfolio. Some of the growth has taken place through acquisition, but much has happened as a result of launching new brands with positioning. Luxury and lifestyles (Intercontinental has 65 hotels under development). There are new brands like Regent, 6 senses resorts, and Indigo. Almost all of the 6,000 hotels in the IHG portfolio are owned by independent 3rd parties. At Hilton, they’ve added new brands like Tempo, Motto, Signia, Canopy, Tru, Home2, Homewood Suites, the Curio Collection and the Tapestry Collection. Marriott is now the largest hotel group in the world after having acquired the Starwood Group that owns Sheraton, and Westin. Hyatt has expanded with new brands including Andaz, Alila, and Thompson Hotels. The hotel groups are eyeing the growth of the middle class on a global basis as the main driver for demand. There has been considerable focus in the industry on bringing additional value to guests through loyalty programs. Someone who earns their Hilton Honors points at the airport Hilton when traveling for business will use their points at a vacation destination using one of the other brands when traveling for leisure. Today’s traveler is looking for specific amenities. When I travel, whether it’s for business or pleasure, the number one amenity that I look for is a refrigerator in the room. If it doesn’t have a fridge, I’m not staying there. It’s common in the downtown core of a major city to see many competing hotel brands, when in fact many are The seven largest hotel companies boast a mind numbing 134 brands. There has been so much consolidation in the hotel industry that even iconic family run hotel names like Waldorf Astoria, Fairmont and Ritz Carleton, are all part of a global conglomerate. So why are the hotel companies proliferating the number of brands? Strong brands like those under the Marriott and Hilton families attract the most visitors. They also attract the highest valuations from the REITs that aim to purchase performing hotels.

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Hospitality, M.D.! Imagine working the front desk when you receive that fateful call that the next shift is not able to come in. We have all been there, but no one else has had to be there for 32 hours straight! That is exactly what Satchel Smith had to do at the Homewood Suites in Beaumont, TX had to do when flooding from tropical storm Imelda unexpectedly closed all roads leading to and from the hotel. Join us as Satchel tells us his story on what happened during his shift and how the guests came together to help Satchel make it through his shift. You can find the Hospitality, M.D. Podcast on any of your favorite podcast services. Follow us on all of our socials: Facebook: fb.me/HospitalityMDofficial Facebook Messenger: m.me/HospitalityMDofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospitalitymd/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28464166 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnN-svfpsdSxF67utHBag4g Email: Hospitalitymdofficial@gmail.com Chris: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-styskal-110601133/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cstyskal/ Kyle: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-allison-545156115/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kallison100/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyle_alli_san Greg: LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfregoso/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gfregosojr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfreg_ Cover art and logo designed and created by the extremely talented Alex Twitter: https://twitter.com/FGamesNemesis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlnvZ1wzssSDbe5oGX2qMw Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/flashgamesnemesis Commissions: https://fgncommissions.weebly.com/ Intro Music was composed, recorded, engineered and created by our very own Kyle Allison. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hospitalitymd/message

Loser Mr. Miller, a teacher at Leland Highschool in Mississippi A group of parents are upset after a Snapchat video showed a Mississippi high school science teacher hosting a twerking contest during school hours. The Snapchat video shows the students participating in a twerking competition during a chemistry class at Leland High School.   The teacher, identified as Mr.Miller, is shown cheering the female students on and gives each student $25 for being in the competition. Winner 21 year old Satchel Smith from Beaumont, Texas  Satchel made news across the country after working alone at a Homewood Suites hotel for 30 hours  in Beaumont during Tropical Depression Imelda,  Now he has honored in a big way….

In our first segment, Glenn gives us a quick update before heading into a chat with Nicolas Martinez who develops hotels for Hilton in Mexico. What's his job like? How does it differ being in Mexico with so much territory? We find out! Then Rick Colling, Global Head of Homewood Suites by Hilton go deep with the brand to explore 30 years of history, where the brand stands now with a smidge fewer than 500 hotels and plans for the future. Plus, we learn how Rick got started in the hotel business and his career journey.   Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Text hotel to 66866. Visit www.novacancynews.com Send us your thoughts and comments to Glenn@rouse.media, or via Twitter and Instagram @TravelingGlenn. LIKE us on Facebook! Visit our sponsor: Red Roof, Almo Hospitality Subscribe on iTunes: No Vacancy with Glenn Haussman Subscribe on Android: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ifu34iwhrh7fishlnhiuyv7xlsm Send your comments and questions to Glenn@rouse.media.  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/novacancy Follow Glenn @TravelingGlenn Learn more at www.novacancynews.com Produced by Jeff Polly: http://www.endpointmultimedia.com/

In our latest episode we welcome Vittoria Trinchi from Homewood Suites, part of the Hilton group of hotels. Vittoria speaks with Linda Ockwell-Jenner about career growth in hospitality.

In our latest episode we welcome Vittoria Trinchi from Homewood Suites, part of the Hilton group of hotels. Vittoria speaks with Linda Ockwell-Jenner about career growth in hospitality.

You might not know who Andy Field is by name, but I bet you've heard his smooth & melodic baritone voice.  He is best known for his voice portrayal of HandUnit from the hit video game, Five Nights at Freddie's.  He has also done voice work for the games Paladins and Contagion.  If you're not a gamer, you have likely heard his voice on commercials for Virgin Mobile, WalMart, Homewood Suites, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and many more!  We find out how Andy got his start in voice over work, what he did before becoming a voice actor, and most importantly.... whether he prefers cake or pie! CHECK OUT THE GUYS THAT MAKE US LOOK GOOD SUBSCRIBE to watch more videos like this one! LET'S CONNECT! -- Talk Nerdy to Me Facebook -- Zia Comics Facebook -- Zia Comics Twitter -- Zia Comics Instagram -- Talk Nerdy to Me website -- Zia Comics website LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST! - iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play #FNAF #FiveNightsatFreddies #AndyField #VoiceActor #Paladins #Contagion #HandUnit #ExoticButters 

Glenn speaks with Bill Duncan, Global Head of the All Suites and Focused Service Categories with Hilton where he oversees Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton (All Suites) along with Hampton by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Tru by Hilton (Focused Service). In addition, Duncan oversees the Enterprise Owner Relations team, which provides an aligned global owner relations strategy, and drives owner portfolio and hotel-level performance by coordinating owner support communications, events, and recognition. First, Glenn and his HeretoStay.tv producer Art Lewry discuss the convergence of lodging categories. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Text hotel to 66866. Visit www.novacancynews.com Send us your thoughts and comments to Glenn@rouse.media, or via Twitter and Instagram @TravelingGlenn. Visit our sponsors: Duetto, Red Roof Subscribe on iTunes: No Vacancy with Glenn Haussman Subscribe on Android: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ifu34iwhrh7fishlnhiuyv7xlsm Send your comments and questions to Glenn@rouse.media.  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/novacancy Follow Glenn @TravelingGlenn Learn more at www.novacancynews.com Produced by Jeff Polly: http://www.endpointmultimedia.com/

Creative, entrepreneurial, family oriented, philanthropic, ambitious and grounded. These are words I’d use to describe Aly Valiani. In 2006, Aly left the corporate world to found New Horizons Hospitality and has since successfully developed five properties, bringing the total portfolio to eight properties owned, and managed by New Horizons. Aly has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Management. Since the formation of New Horizons, Aly's main focus has been expanding the portfolio through development and enhancing the guest experience across all New Horizons’ brands and properties. Today, many of New Horizons’ hotels are top RevPAR producing, brand award winners in customer service, and leaders in their respective markets. Aly is currently leading the development team on New Horizon’s eighth property, a 125 all-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton, due to open in summer of 2018. He’s the Vice Chairman of The Aga Khan Foundation a proud husband and father. Enjoy Aly Valiani on this episode of The Midlife Male Podcast.

In this bonus episode we chat Adrian Kurre, global head for Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton to discuss the final results from the brand's #roadto200.  Then we explain everything you need to know and stuff you didn't realize you needed to know about key money with attorney Rahul Patel. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Text ‘hotel' to 66866. Visit the brand new www.novacancynews.com Send us your thoughts and comments to Glenn@rouse.media, or via Twitter and Instagram @TravelingGlenn. Visit our sponsor: Duetto Visit our sponsor: CLIC: California Lodging Investment Conference Subscribe on iTunes: No Vacancy with Glenn Haussman Subscribe on Android: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ifu34iwhrh7fishlnhiuyv7xlsm Send your comments and questions to Glenn@rouse.media.  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/novacancy Follow Glenn @TravelingGlenn Learn more at http://novacancy.libsyn.com Produced by Jeff Polly: http://www.endpointmultimedia.com/

Sacré bleu! Glenn is all alone this week and while it is very sad for him to be left to his lonesomeness, he has plenty to say. He shares his networking tips and shares his funny tips on how to maximize the cocktail party experience. Then Glenn speaks with Rick Colling, Vice President of Brand Performance Support for the All-Suites category at Hilton Worldwide. They talk about Embassy Suites, Home2 Suites and Homewood Suites, what makes these hotels different and why they appeal to travelers. Free booze and omelets go a long way to pleasing those weary road warriors.   Subscribe on iTunes: No Vacancy with Glenn Haussman Subscribe on Android: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ifu34iwhrh7fishlnhiuyv7xlsm Send your comments and questions to be answered on air to Glenn@rouse.media.  Follow Glenn @TravelingGlenn Read more at http://novacancy.libsyn.com Produced by Jeff Polly: http://www.endpointmultimedia.com/  

This week Glenn introduces you to Dave Eisen, Editor in Chief of Hotel Management (www.hotelmanagement.net). They talk about many topics including Delta's inability to learn Glenn's email address, what is the Asian American Hotel Association (AAHOA) and how did they manage to become a group that owns more than half of all hotels in the country, major political issues affecting the hotel business, Glenn's love of Indian buffets at hotel industry events, upscale hamburger franchises, and lot's more. Then Glenn talks with Adrian Kurre, Global Head of Homewood Suites and Home2 with Hilton, Hilton Worldwide. They talk about the extended stay industry, why these hotels are so, finding creativity in your career, hot or cold hard-boiled eggs and problem solving, and how to keep an exercise regimen on the road, creating a great work environment, increasing guest satisfaction by turning the transactional into the experiential. Send your comments and questions to be answered on air to Glenn@rouse.media.  Follow Glenn on Twitter @TravelingGlenn.

This episode features a conversation with Ann Rhoades, an experienced Human Resources expert.  Ann is known for creating corporate cultures based on values, customer service excellence, and employee engagement. Prior to founding People Ink, Ann served as the Chief People Officer of Southwest Airlines, Promus Hotel Company (Doubletree Hotel, Homewood Suites, Embassy Suites, and Hampton Inn brands), and JetBlue Airways. In this episode Ann talks about co-founding JetBlue Airways, leadership lessons learned at Southwest Airlines, and why great organizations live values instead of just putting words on the wall. Listen to more episodes from the Built On Purpose podcast at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

Homewood Suites by Hilton Business Traveler B-Roll

First up is Judy Christa-Cathey, VP, Focused Service Brand Marketing, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Hotels. This is a great interview focusing on how people are wasting away their lives doing chores rather than spending time with family. We take a deep look at a new survey tied around Hampton’s Embrace Your Weekend Self campaign and how they are tying the survey to a great new marketing campaign that encourages people to take a special quiz determining the city that they should visit. Try the “What’s Your Ideal Weekend Getaway?” quiz and see where you should go next weekend. Then we chat with Bill Duncan, global head, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton to go over Home2’s and discuss Homewood’s expansion, the extended-stay market and new initiatives Hilton is rolling out for the brands on the consumer side.

Laugh and learn with Glenn and Barb as they share their thoughts on the latest trends and come up with some surprising observations. But that’s not all. They’re at a combination Homewood Suites by Hilton and Hampton Inn and are joined by its General Manager Dan Jasinski and Chris Colvin, Regional Director of Sales.|They all discuss the state of the hotel business from their individual points of view, what’s going on with the Washington, D.C. market and the story behind the story of those per diem rates.

The Married Gamers recorded live from the right elevator at the Homewood Suites in downtown Seattle. Join them as they travel up and down the elevator, talking not only about their experiences at PAX 2009, but the experiences from loads of unsuspecting passengers who also attended PAX this year.