Checking In with Anthony & Glenn

Latest Episodes:

Hotel Market Looking Up, but Insurance companies not Doing Their Part May 29, 2020

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Glenn and Anthony are joined by Julian Buffam, Partner at New Castle Hotels & Resorts, W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality and Sanjay Patel, President & CEO of MHG Hotels. The panel discusses the incredible uptick in hotel business and bookings, the sense that the industry will continue moving in the right direction, and more. Also, we discuss a lawsuit focused on insurance companies NOT paying out business interruption claims.

Glenn & Anthony Talk to Tourism Boards May 28, 2020

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Today's show featured how CVBs plan to 'drive' busines in the coming months. Joining are Mitch Whitten, EVP Visit Fort Worth; Mary Quinn Ramer, President at VisitLEX; and Julie Wagner, CDME, CEO of Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau!

Legendary Hotelier Horst Shultze May 27, 2020

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Today's show features legendary hotelier Horst Shultze! He's synonymous with Ritz Carlton and is known for reinventing the notion of service in the hotel business.

Future Opportunities Luxury Travel with NetJets and Exclusive Resorts May 22, 2020

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Glenn & Anthony are joined by James Henderson, CEO of Exclusive Resorts, and Steve Malvesta, RVP with NetJets and W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality.

MGM Exec on Vegas Reopening Plan! Plus, CEO of American Gaming Association! May 21, 2020

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We speak with Bill Miller, President/ CEO of American Gaming Association; then John S. Flynn, MGM Resorts about the company's plan to make people feel safe when the properties reopen. Then we get a hotel data download with Cindy Estis Green of Kalibri Labs.

AHLA Amazing Comeback Plan! Aimbridge's SVP and Chesapeake's CEO too May 20, 2020

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Anthony and Glenn welcome back William "Chip" Rogers, President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association to discuss their new initiatives to drive travel and keep people safe when doing it. Plus, rich cortese, SVP Development & Ops Aimbridge Hospitality and W Chris Green, CHA, CEO of Chesapeake Hospitality joint he conversation before Nick Rimedio, GM of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants' LaPeer in West Hollywood shares their comeback plan including how they just relaunched F&B service.

Property Level Conundrums May 19, 2020

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What happens now at the hotel level? We chat with Bashar Wali, President of Provenance Hotels and Andrew Ashcroft, Managing Director Alaia Hotel and Resort in Belize. They share their future expectations and strategies to position their hotel companies for future success.

Wyndham Hotels Marketing Chief Says Summer Drive To Business Set to Soar. Plus Hawaii Hotels May 17, 2020

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Today we featured the wonderful Lisa Checchio, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. She's confident about drive to summer leisure business. Are you? Then we check in with Hawaii. Theresa van Greunen, APR, AVP, Corporate Communications Aqua-Aston Hospitality and John White, CRME, DOSM Kaanapali Beach Hotel.

Feel Good Friday #HireHospitality & We Mix a Bourbon Cocktail May 15, 2020

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Today we featured on career reinvention, flexible thinking and more with Tim Chatfield, CEO of Jitjatjo. Then, Anthony Melchiorri and I learn how to make a bourbon inspired cocktail! You'll feel good after this one!

What's Next For Tech and Future Hotel F&B Service May 14, 2020

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Join Anthony and Glenn as they welcome Robert Nyman of The Nyman Group. They've consulted with many of the major brands you know, but they'll never tell you who. He shares the future for hotel F&B service. But first Chris Hemmeter of Thayer Ventures and Alan Young of Puzzle Partners assemble the future of hotel tech.