Podcasts
Steve Joyce
HOTELS caught up with Choice Hotels International’s newly appointed president and chief operating officer Steve Joyce during the company’s annual convention in Las Vegas. Joyce offers his thoughts on the company’s future, making the jump from Marriott International to Choice, and his plans for Choice once he succeeds outgoing CEO Chuck Ledsinger later this year.
Posted: May 13, 2008 | Permalink
Tony Williams
Emirates Airline has been instrumental in driving tourism and commerce in the Middle East. Now it has started a hotel company with global aspirations. HOTELS speaks with Tony Williams to learn about what the brand has accomplished and where it plans to grow.
Posted: May 8, 2008 | Permalink
Stan Brown
RockResorts Chief Operating Officer Stan Brown talks with HOTELS about his company’s warm climate strategy and what the future holds for the ski resort sector. Brown also reflects on the industry’s embrace of green hotelkeeping and what it means for RockResorts, which has been at the forefront of sustainable tourism for a half century.
Posted: Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink
Richard Hartman
Richard Hartman, 62, is the newly appointed CEO of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. Listen to Hartman discuss his background in the industry and how that will inform his perspective in his new role, as well as his plans for the first few months on the job, his goals for the company and the challenges he believes the company faces as it moves ahead.
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 | Permalink
Miki Naftali
After a two-year, US$400 million plus renovation, Elad Properties has reopened the famed Plaza in New York City. This is just the beginning of the re-birth, says Miki Naftali, whose company plans to grow The Plaza brand around the world. Listen to Naftali talk about the expectations in New York City and plans for the global expansion of the brand, which are already underway in Las Vegas and Singapore.
Posted: Mar 14, 2008 | Permalink
Bjorn Gullaksen
On the occasion of Carlson Hotels Worldwide 2008 Global Business Conference in Las Vegas, HOTELS' Editor In Chief Jeff Weinstein sat down with Bjorn Gullaksen, president of The Regent Luxury Group and managing director of Carlson Hotels Real Estate Co., to discuss the ongoing development of the luxury Regent hotel brand and Carlson's newly stated ambition to acquire and manage properties in key gateways for a re-focused Radisson brand.
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 | Permalink
Ian Schrager
HOTELS' Editor Jeff Weinstein spoke with boutique hotel icon Ian Schrager on February 8 to ask him about his initial vision of the Edition brand he is developing with Marriott International. With nine hotels already signed, Schrager talks about the brand's aesthetic and growth potential, as well as a few details about F&B, marketing and his new relationship with the Marriott family.
Listen to Ian Schrager's discussion about his initial vision of the Edition brand he is developing with Marriott International.
Posted: Feb 12, 2008 | Permalink
Dr. Natale Rusconi
After a 30-year career at the helm of the iconic Cipriani in Venice, Rusconi, winner of HOTELS’ 2007 Independent Hotelier of the World Award, will retire at the end of the year. On a recent trip to New York, Rusconi reflected on growing up as the son of hoteliers, his education, his path to the Cipriani and the need for hoteliers to have patient wives.
Listen to Rusconi's reflection of his past and the path to the Cipriani.
Posted: Feb 11, 2008 | Permalink
Jim Petrus
HOTELS Senior Associate Editor Derek Gale talked with Jim Petrus just before the Trump Hotel Collection’s Chicago property opened about the collection’s growth plan, future development sites, and the involvement of Donald Trump and his children. Petrus also covers food and beverage plans, what guests the Trump brand covets, and how the brand will differentiate itself through personalized service.
Listen to Jim Petrus's discussion on the Trump Hotel Collection's growth plan and future development sites.
Posted: Feb 11, 2008 | Permalink
John Russell
HOTELS Senior Associate Editor Derek Gale talked with John Russell just before NYLO’s first hotel opened about the brand’s growth plan, likely future development sites, and the challenges the new brand faces as it tries to build up to a critical mass of properties. Russell also covers what makes the brand unique, what guests it hopes to capture, and what mandates it has in place for being “green.”
Listen to John Russell's discussion on NYLO's growth plan and challenges.
Posted: Feb 10, 2008 | Permalink