Apr 28, 2021
Maria Corpas, hospitality and travel tech Copywriter, joins Jason from her office in Germany. Maria talks about messaging that turns lookers into bookers amid the pandemic: protocols in place, amenities, and nearby attractions, the mistakes she sees hotels are making, and how your love for your hotel gets in the way of...
Apr 20, 2021
Sharon Vaughn, Associate Director of Sales, Hotel Effie Sandestin, joins Jason from her office in Miramar Beach, Florida. Sharon talks about being furloughed by Marriott, Effie's recent opening, a busy spring break (G-rated), lead volume increasing with groups, adjusting to the new normal, and more.
Apr 20, 2021
Garine Ferejian-Mayo, Chief
Commercial Officer at Sonesta Hotels, joins me from her office in New
York City.
Garine talks about her background in Operations, Sales, Digital
Marketing, and Revenue Management, Sonesta's rapid growth from 53
to 278 hotels, and how they came to the decision to create
the...
Apr 14, 2021
Martin Reichenbach, Founder, apaleo, joins Jason from his office in Munich, Germany. Martin talks about the company's recent Series A Funding, what makes apaleo different, the 'closedness' amongst the PMS's, and what the 2nd half of 2021 looks like.
Apr 14, 2021
Nicolas Durand, Vice President, Revenue Strategy, S Hotels and Resorts, joins Jason from his office in Bangkok, Thailand. Nicolas talks about the lack of cases in Bangkok, but also the lack of travel, S Hotels moving from owners to a management company, with hotels in Thailand, Maldives (Hard Rock), and the U.K. He goes...