Apr 30, 2026
Axel Hotels runs 12 properties across four countries with nearly 1,000 rooms, and the brand focuses on the LGBTQ+ community.
I talk with Efrain Castro,
COO of Axel Hotels, about how the brand creates
community-driven hotels and where the team wants to expand
next.
🏳️🌈 Efrain calls Axel the largest hotel...
Apr 29, 2026
Starwood Hotels builds 1 Hotels, Treehouse, and Baccarat around one idea: products need emotion and soul, not templates.
While hosting Starwood’s annual conference, I talked with Raul Leal, CEO of Starwood Hotels, about differentiation through nature-led design, human experience, and AI-driven personalization that...
Apr 28, 2026
Caesars launched its first non-gaming Caesars Republic in Scottsdale, and the property built the guest experience around F&B partnerships like Lisa Vanderpump’s Wolf.
Glenn Haussman talks with Joe Iturri, SVP of Business Development at HCW,
about what that launch required and what owners expect from
hands-on...
Apr 27, 2026
Priyank Patel owns four Red Roof properties, and he built the portfolio over nine years after starting out as an engineer.
During AAHOACON 2026, where No Vacancy was the official podcast, Glenn Haussman talks with Priyank Patel, Red Roof owner, about why he chose hotels as an investment strategy to reach...
Apr 27, 2026
During DUETTO PERFORM, I talked with Katie Moro, VP Data Partnerships at Amadeus, about a real problem for hoteliers right now: data everywhere, decisions nowhere.
🛫 Katie explains using airline
search and booking signals to separate intent from real
demand
📊 She compares booking curves across hotels, airlines,...