A branded hotel doesn’t need to feel generic. Glenn Haussman tours the Embassy Suites Downtown Asheville with Jack Benton, Area Director of Sales & Marketing, and gets a close look at how the property uses Appalachian design, mountain views, flexible meeting space and a strong sense of place to create something that feels distinctly Asheville….
A popular band you’ve never heard of announces a tour, demand spikes in a market, and a short-term rental owner misses the signal and leaves money on the table. Glenn Haussman walks the Chicago River with Anurag Verma, co-founder of PriceLabs, to talk about how #ShortTermRental operators use broader market data to make smarter pricing…
The hotel room someone books online sits at the end of a massive web of technology, partnerships and decisions most travelers never see. Glenn Haussman talks with Danielle Von Weyhrother, Head of Sales North America at HBX Group, about how #HotelDistribution connects hotels with airlines, travel agencies, OTAs, loyalty programs and more than 100,000 clients…
India’s hotel story is getting very big, very fast. Glenn Haussman brings Bruce Ford, SVP of Lodging Econometrics, back to No Vacancy to explain why global hotel companies are making such aggressive moves across India and why this growth story extends far beyond the cities most people immediately think about. Bruce also gets into what…
Ancient Lore Village has just 14 rooms, but some of its social videos draw millions of views, including one that topped 25 million. Glenn Haussman talks with CEO Melissa Blettner about why immersive storytelling connects so strongly with guests and what separates a real experience from something a hotel simply calls an “experience.” Plenty of…
Independent hoteliers face constant pressure to renovate, replace, add amenities and spend more money. Heidi Stone thinks they may need to look somewhere else first. Stone ran Mountain Lake Lodge, the Virginia resort made famous by *Dirty Dancing*. When she arrived, the lake had dried up and the property faced serious challenges. Her approach started…
Glenn Haussman talks with LW Hospitality Advisors President and CEO Dan Lesser at LendingCon 2026 about why the hotel transaction market may have considerably more life in it than the broader economic conversation suggests. Lesser says money is available for hotel acquisitions, refinancing and construction projects that make economic sense. At the same time, owners…
New hotel construction keeps getting tougher to justify, but owners still want deals. During LendingCon 2026, Glenn Haussman asks Red Roof’s Lina Patel why conversions now account for roughly 80% of the company’s hotels—and what Red Roof offers owners who need a new plan for an existing property. Lina also explains why the brand wants…
A Michelin-recommended restaurant on top of an Embassy Suites changes the conversation pretty quickly. Glenn Haussman speaks with Bonnie Campagnolo, Global Head of Embassy Suites, from the rooftop of the brand’s Asheville hotel, where the restaurant draws customers seven nights a week. The property combines two-room suites, breakfast and the evening reception with meeting space,…
Every hotel brand makes a promise on a slide deck somewhere. There’s a real gap between what a hotel brand promises and what actually happens at the front desk. Brand strategist Philipp Mirow, CEO of Meridian Thinking, joins Glenn Haussman and Dr. Producer Suzanne Bagnera to figure out exactly where that promise falls apart. Mirow…
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