
About this podcast
Every Friday morning, This Week in Hospitality brings you the most important stories, insights, and innovations shaping the global hospitality industry — distilled and discussed by people who actually build within it. Hosted by Ben Wolff, Scott Eddy, Edwin Kramer, and Zach Busekrus, this weekly conversation is crafted for the founders, operators, and dreamers creating the next generation of hospitality brands. You’ll get more than just headlines — you’ll get perspective. Each episode breaks…
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This Week in Hospitality
About this podcast
Every Friday morning, This Week in Hospitality brings you the most important stories, insights, and innovations shaping the global hospitality industry — distilled and discussed by people who actually build within it. Hosted by Ben Wolff, Scott Eddy, Edwin Kramer, and Zach Busekrus, this weekly conversation is crafted for the founders, operators, and dreamers creating the next generation of hospitality brands. You’ll get more than just headlines — you’ll get perspective. Each episode breaks…
Recent episodes
- AI-Generated Hotels That Don't Exist, Airbnb Cuts Fees for Hosts Who Bring Their Own Demand, and Google Turns the Search Bar Into a Booking Engine4 Sept · 1 h 09 min
- Buying Hotels Off Bad Yelp Reviews & The Boutique Hotel Brand Obituary28 Aug · 1 h 09 min
- Google Buys Spirit’s Data, Timeshares Are Cool Now, and Alice Sherman on the Future of Hiring in Hospitality21 Aug · 1 h 24 min
- Airbnb & Trip Advisor Partner, IHG's Owner Gambit, and a Loyalty Program Worth More Than the Airline14 Aug · 1 h 15 min
- Skift Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit on The Great Hotel Owner Squeeze, Aman's YouTuber Fiasco, & Marriott's Owner Concession7 Aug · 1 h 13 min
- Sonder is back, Fora hits a $1B valuation, The Odyssey drives travel & Google’s AI booking grab31 Jul · 1 h 03 min
- Hot Takes on Hilton, What Hotels Should Learn from the World Cup, and Shark Tank for Route 66's Last Surviving Motels24 Jul · 1 h 10 min
- How Norwegian Air Went Viral for Losing, Should Airbnb and Ennismore Hook Up? and the Slow Death of Organic Discovery on Vrbo17 Jul · 1 h 16 min
- Ideas, Stories, and Hot Takes with James McBride, Co-Founder & CEO of NIHI Hotels10 Jul · 1 h 02 min
- Airbnb Founder's Secret AI Lab, Bass Pro's $300M Resort Bet & The Economy Hotel Franchise Revolt3 Jul · 1 h 00 min