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2 Hospitality Events, 3 Takeaways with 5 Guests I attended IHIF ( International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin and Eco Resort Network Event, in Montenegro. I thought it would be great to get some people who joined either or both events to share their views, in this way to give a balanced takeaway for you the … Continue reading 2 Hospitality Events, 3 Takeaways with 5 Guests. TSHS -053 →

Discussion with Hylton Lipkin the General Manager for Garrya Mu Gang Chai and Homm Tu Le in Vietnam, part of The Banyan Tree Group. Speaking about his approach to operate a hotel sustainably with a focus on People,Planet and Profit. Hylton is passionate about Environmental Wellness and describes his approach.

Is there a real potential for generative AI in the Hotel industry? Discussing with Jaynath N Kolla, Head of Strategy for a Big Tech Firm, Building the new Internet of Health. Jayanth insight on emerging tech is invaluable and will surely leave you inspired. He is sharing his views about the Technologists, what happened to … Continue reading Is there a real potential for generative AI in the Hotel industry? →

Critical Questions in Hospitality. My guest in this episode is Celine Vadam, Co-founder of Hospitality of the Future Think Tank contributed with the team from the Hospitality of the Future Think Tank to Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand’s book¨Critical Questions in Sustainability and Hospitality.¨ We will discuss with Celine Vadam how to make better choices and … Continue reading Critical Questions in Hospitality explored with Celine Vadam. TSHS – 050 →

The future hotel leadership – discussion with Aki Keskitalo, Hotel General Manager, Hotel Torni & Solo Sokos Helsinki Interesting discussion with Aki Keskitalo, besides his passion for hospitality, and empowering his colleagues, he is known to get out of his comfort zone. He is the contestant in the Finnish version of The Apprentice aka DIILI … Continue reading The future hotel leadership – discussion with Aki Keskitalo. TSHS-049 →

Michael Haddad: From Paralysed to World Record Breaker Discussion with endurance athlete Michael Haddad about his Awake Walk Svalbard Michael Haddad is a UNDP Arab States Goodwill Ambassador for Climate Action, an endurance athlete holding four record-breaking athletic feats, who overcame his disability and believes nothing is impossible. In April 2023 he will be mustering … Continue reading Michael Haddad: From Paralysed to World Record Breaker. TSHS – 048 →

Discussing with Yana Kaiser, Architect and passionate sauna aficionado. She moved to Finland recently and joined the Studio Puisto Architects.
While writing her thesis for the Masters Degree, and sitting long hours in front of computer she developed back pains and was also mentally stressed out. She found the sauna health benefits from sauna, both physically … Continue reading What is the evolution of Finnish Sauna? TSHS – 047 →

With passion for pioneering ideas and new approaches to hospitality experiences my guest Ron Swidler created the Hotel of Tomorrow Project an industry leading-leading think tank. I will discuss with Ron about his journey that has lead him to bring together hundreds of companies to envision the future of hospitality, which has resulted in innovation … Continue reading The Hotel of Tomorrow Project – with Ron Swidler, CIO, Gettys Group,TSHS -046 →

Creating a Wellness Ritual Around Cartoons and video games for Children improves their mental wellbeing with help of professional teachers. Cartoons and video games are a great way to get your children interested in wellness and exercise. The best way to do this is to create an exercise ritual around cartoons and video games. Discussing … Continue reading How to improve your Children wellness, health and mental well-being and Exercise with Avatar. TSHS-045 →

In this episode I will discuss with Maria Antonia Velez about coffee, specifically about Colombian coffee and the forgotten heroes in coffee. Maria is from a family of coffee growers that have grown coffee for the past 200 years in Colombia. She is now based in Malta operating her own coffee house. She will share … Continue reading The neglected heroes in coffee. TSHS – 044 →

Digital era recruitment Treat the recruitment like modern marketing of your hotel. The Human Resources Manager position has been renamed by many companies to Director of Talent Acquisition. The Director of Talent Acquisition is in charge of the digital era recruitment, and onboarding Think like a marketer and consider the importance of selling the Destination … Continue reading Recruitment should be run like an amazing marketing campaign. TSHS – 043 →

Asked Daniel Green, Chef and Author, Michael Whiteman, President Baum & Whiteman International and TJ Delle Donne Assistant Dean College of Food Innovation at Johnson & Wales University, what they thought about Social Media usage by the hospitality industry. Listen what they have to say.

My guest Hylton Lipkin, is the General Manager of ALBA Wellness Valley by Fusion, Vietnam. He is an industry veteran in the Spa and Wellness , and the World Wellness Weekend Ambassador, Vietnam. We will hear about wellness trends and operating wellness facilities during COVID pandemic. We will discuss how the client’s needs and asks … Continue reading A look inside wellness with my guest Hylton Lipkin, World Wellness Weekend Ambassador for Vietnam. TSHS-0041 →

I discussed with my guest Abid Butt about the current situation that effects our plans to travel during Christmas period. We covered Europe, USA markets and especially why Home Stay Sector is doing so well.

Restaurant owners have been forced to quickly come up with new adaptations on menus, points of service, hours, delivery, and takeout models that better serve their local communities just to keep the lights on. The new definition of dining has been for a while, STAYING HOME – Place an order for a meal with your … Continue reading How to create memorable experiences that matter and connect with restaurant customers. TSHS – 0039 →

The use of robotics in tourism, travel, and hospitality is a controversial topic. Whenever we talk about robotics we do it with a certain degree of superstition and superficiality, Technology is never the end, but a means to improve internal processes, build branding, guest loyalty and increase profits. We will discuss with Lasse Rouhiainen, International … Continue reading How Tourism Companies can Leverage with AI. TSHS – 0038 →

Almost overnight all over the world tourism came to point zero. It is a unique, even scary moment. Catastrophe or a chance to reset and build something new? Discussion with Jaka Godejša, Coordinator, about his journey in hospitality, and his passion To Build Tourism From Zero. He has seen the negative impact mass tourism can … Continue reading Building Tourism From Zero With Ideas From Zero. EP. 2. TSHS – 0037 →

Discussion with Rudi Medved Team Leader of a startup ”LocalsFromZero”, which is an online marketplace for hidden, unshaped tourism experiences. They are helping local providers in Slovenia to become visible and at the same time building more responsible tourism. About  #LocalsFromZero mission is to connect people with unique local artisans, experts, associations, clubs, charities, and more. All … Continue reading How to Build Tourism from Zero_ Ep.01. TSHS-0036 →

Welcome to the 3rd episode of 3 part series called The Why, What and How of digital marketing in tourism and hospitality I am with Juho Pesonen, Head of eTourism Research at University of Eastern Finland In this episodes we are discussing about • Where does digital marketing in tourism and hospitality start from? What … Continue reading What are the key factors in executing the digital marketing for tourism and hospitality. TSHS-0035 →

Welcome to the 2nd episode of 3 part series called The Why, What and How of digital marketing in tourism and hospitality I am with Juha Pesonen,  Head of eTourism Research at University of Eastern Finland In this episodes we are discussing about  Defining a strategy to reach business goals. We will talk about Where … Continue reading Sharing the secrets of defining strategies to reach business goals with digital marketing. TSHS-0034 →