Feb 25, 2024
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ newest brand, Garner hotels, is looking to own the midscale conversion space. In this interview recorded late last week, I speak with Karen Gilbride, VP, avid hotels, Atwell Suites & Garner hotels who takes us on a VR tour of the brand’s conversion prototype. Gilbride also shares recent...
Feb 24, 2024
Jason Freed is a first-time guest who's been around the hotel business in a variety of content creating capacities. He joins Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave in a battle of wits. Shouldn't be a problem for him at all with this crew.
Feb 22, 2024
Inspired by chats with Richard Branson, former Chicago attorney (and Chicago bus driver before that) Jim Nagle left everything he knew to embark on the journey of a lifetime: saving the dilapidated The Drake Oak Brook in Illinois from a ponzi-scheme disaster with zero hotel experience but with unwavering persistence --...
Feb 21, 2024
St. Lucia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. Paul Collymore is the CEO of The Landings Resort & Spa along with being the St. Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association, and a wealth of information. He tells us why his country is seeing such a spike in tourism and why The Landings Resort & Spa is the...
Feb 21, 2024
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo is Vice Chairman, Royal Caribbean Group. At nearly 40 years in the business she became the first female President of a cruise line. Making Waves tells her story of her journey and we share the inspiration with you today.