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Where AI Actually Pays Off in Hospitality, and What Owners Should Demand - Ben Rafter, Hotel Equities
Jun 26, 2026
11m 24s
How AI Addresses the Biggest Cost in a Hotel: Labor (Ben Rafter, Hotel Equities)
Jun 25, 2026
10m 40s
Why Hotel Ownership Is Becoming Unsustainable, and What We're Doing About It - Ben Rafter, Hotel Equities
Jun 24, 2026
11m 22s
How Hotel Companies Turn AI Into Competitive Advantage - Steven Moore & Joseph Benjamin, Actabl [Sponsor Bonus]
Jun 18, 2026
30m 09s
Hospitality's Perspective Problem - Martin Soler
Jun 18, 2026
10m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/26/26 |  Where AI Actually Pays Off in Hospitality, and What Owners Should Demand - Ben Rafter, Hotel Equities | In this episode, Ben Rafter, CEO of Hotel Equities, shares where he believes AI is already delivering measurable results in hospitality and why operational applications are advancing faster than guest-facing experiences. He explains how Hotel Equities evaluates and tests new technology through HE Labs, the questions hotel owners should ask when selecting a management company, and where he sees AI driving hotel performance in the years ahead. Learn more: HE Labs by Hotel EquitiesHotel Eq... | 11m 24s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 |  How AI Addresses the Biggest Cost in a Hotel: Labor (Ben Rafter, Hotel Equities) | In this episode, Ben Rafter, CEO of Hotel Equities, shares how his team is using AI, data, and real-time operational insights to improve labor management, often the largest controllable expense in a hotel. He explains how better scheduling and smarter decision-making create opportunities to improve efficiency while maintaining the guest experience. You'll also hear why data alone isn't enough and how intelligent recommendations help hotel leaders think more like owners. Learn more: HE L... | 10m 40s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 |  Why Hotel Ownership Is Becoming Unsustainable, and What We're Doing About It - Ben Rafter, Hotel Equities | In this episode, Ben Rafter, CEO of Hotel Equities, shares why he believes today's hotel operating model is becoming increasingly unsustainable for owners. He explains the growing pressure from labor, insurance, and other operating costs, why healthy hotel ownership is essential for the entire industry, and how Hotel Equities is responding through its problem-first innovation initiative, HE Labs. If you're looking to better understand the economic challenges facing hotel owners and how leadin... | 11m 22s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | How Hotel Companies Turn AI Into Competitive Advantage - Steven Moore & Joseph Benjamin, Actabl [Sponsor Bonus] | The use of AI is one of the biggest strategic questions in hospitality, and many hotel leaders face the same challenge: they believe in the potential, but need a clearer path from experimentation to measurable results. In this episode, Actabl CEO Steven Moore and CTO Joseph Benjamin explain Actabl's new forward-deployed engineering offering for the hotel industry. They discuss why data foundations matter, how AI might help hotel companies improve profitability, and why custom workflows matter... | 30m 09s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  Hospitality's Perspective Problem - Martin Soler | Martin Soler shares one of the most common challenges in hospitality: seeing the industry only through your own perspective. Drawing on his experience as a hotel operator, technology leader, and advisor, Martin explains why great ideas often fail when we don't fully understand other viewpoints. He shares practical ways to adopt different viewpoints, make better decisions, and evaluate opportunities more effectively. Hospitality leaders will come away with a simple framework to avoid blind spo... | 10m 25s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  Personalization Is an Art - Martin Soler | Personalization is one of hospitality's most important goals, but is it really a technology problem? In this episode, hospitality advisor and former hotel general manager Martin Soler explains why guest preferences are far more contextual and dynamic than many systems assume. Drawing on examples from both hospitality and everyday consumer technology, Martin explores the limits of hyper-personalization and why the most memorable guest experiences often come from observation, empathy, and human... | 10m 58s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 |  The PMS Wars: AI Changes the Interface, Not the Foundation - Martin Soler | Martin Soler returns to explore "The PMS Wars," his ongoing series examining one of the most important shifts in hotel technology. What started as a race from legacy systems to cloud-based PMS platforms is now evolving into a conversation about AI, data infrastructure, and the future of hotel operations. In this episode, Martin explains why hospitality adopts technology differently from other industries, why changing a PMS remains one of the hardest decisions a hotel can make, and why AI will... | 8m 59s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  The Paradox of Hospitality Innovation - Martin Soler | Hospitality is often criticized for lagging behind on technology. Martin Soler sees it differently. In this episode, he explores the paradox of hospitality innovation, arguing that hotels have frequently been ahead of other industries while also becoming burdened by technology that adds complexity rather than removing it. This conversation examines how AI could reverse that trend, freeing hospitality professionals from administrative work and allowing them to spend more time creating meaningf... | 12m 01s | ||||||
| 6/14/26 |  Where to Start with Hotel Technology - Martin Soler | In this episode, Martin Soler shares where hoteliers should focus as technology and AI reshape the industry. Recorded ahead of HITEC 2026, Martin explains why strong data foundations matter more than the latest AI tools, how to evaluate technology vendors through the lens of integrations and APIs, and what hotel leaders should prioritize today to prepare for what's next. If you're trying to make smarter technology decisions in a rapidly changing environment, this conversation offers a practic... | 12m 18s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![AI That Works for Hotel Leaders Is Finally Here: The Story Behind How Actabl Built Altitude to Turn Data Into Answers You Can Trust - Stephen German, Actabl [Sponsor Bonus] episode artwork](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/l95x4fbepyzf2lwk19zyhhp4vkc8?.jpg) AI That Works for Hotel Leaders Is Finally Here: The Story Behind How Actabl Built Altitude to Turn Data Into Answers You Can Trust - Stephen German, Actabl [Sponsor Bonus]✨ | AI in hospitalityhotel management+3 | Stephen German | Altitude | — | AIhotel leaders+5 | Actabl | 18m 34s | |
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| 6/12/26 |  The Best Leaders Create More Leaders - Dina Winder, Highgate✨ | leadershipmentoring+3 | Dina Winder | HighgateHospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA)+1 | — | leadershipmentoring+5 | — | 9m 12s | |
| 6/11/26 |  What's Really Going On in the Hotel Industry Right Now? (Dina Winder, Highgate) | What's really going on in the hotel industry right now? In this episode, Dina Winder, EVP of Asset Management at Highgate and President of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA), shares her perspective on the forces shaping the hotel industry today. Drawing on conversations with owners and asset managers across the industry, she explains why demand has remained the top concern in multiple HAMA surveys and why filling rooms remains the foundation of hotel performance. Dina also disc... | 12m 05s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  How to Show Up Well on Owner Calls - Dina Winder, Highgate | Monthly owner calls are often viewed as performance reviews, but Dina Winder sees them differently. As EVP of Asset Management at Highgate and President of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA), she believes the most productive conversations focus less on what happened last month and more on what happens next. In this episode, Dina shares how hotel leaders can prepare for owner calls more effectively, why thinking like an owner builds trust and credibility, and how strong ope... | 6m 11s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 |  Hotel Success Still Comes Down to One Person - Dina Winder, Highgate✨ | hotel performanceleadership+3 | Dina Winder | HighgateHospitality Asset Managers Association | — | hotel successleadership+3 | — | 10m 47s | |
| 6/8/26 |  Asset Management Is Hospitality's Most Misunderstood Career - Dina Winder, Highgate✨ | asset managementhospitality industry+3 | Dina Winder | HighgateHospitality Asset Managers Association+1 | — | asset managementhospitality+4 | — | 16m 50s | |
| 6/5/26 |  Why We Use AI to Make Our Hotels More Human - Rob Smith, Stonebridge Companies✨ | AI in hospitalityhotel management+3 | Rob Smith | Stonebridge Companies | — | AIhotels+5 | — | 11m 11s | |
| 6/4/26 |  The Culture That Drives Our Outperformance - Rob Smith, Stonebridge Companies✨ | cultureperformance+3 | Rob Smith | Stonebridge Companies | — | hospitalityculture+4 | — | 11m 01s | |
| 6/2/26 |  How We Grew While the Market Shrank - Rob Smith, Stonebridge Companies✨ | business growthrevenue management+3 | Rob Smith | Stonebridge CompaniesStonebridge | — | top-line growthcost-cutting+3 | — | 12m 03s | |
| 6/1/26 |  How I Stopped Getting Through the Day and Learned to Think Strategically - Rob Smith, Stonebridge Companies✨ | hospitality leadershipstrategic thinking+3 | Rob Smith | Stonebridge Companies | Caribbean | hospitalitystrategic thinking+3 | — | 15m 32s | |
| 5/29/26 |  What a Founder Learns Inside a Big Hospitality Company - Tamara Lohan, Hyatt✨ | hospitalitycareer development+3 | Tamara Lohan | HyattMr. & Mrs. Smith+3 | — | hospitalitymentorship+3 | — | 28m 39s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Why Guests Hate Scripted Service - Tamara Lohan, Hyatt✨ | scripted serviceemotional intelligence+4 | Tamara Lohan | Hyatt | — | scripted serviceemotional intelligence+5 | — | 13m 27s | |
| 5/27/26 |  Travelers Want Hotels With a Point of View - Tamara Lohan, Hyatt✨ | luxury hotelssense of place+3 | Tamara Lohan | Hyatt | — | luxury hotelHyatt+4 | — | 17m 20s | |
| 5/26/26 |  "The Anticipation Layer" and the Future of Hospitality - Arnold Amrhein✨ | hospitalitydata+4 | Arnold Amrhein | CREO CapitalThe Anticipation Layer | — | hospitalitydata+5 | — | 25m 50s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Hospitality Works Best When Owners Think Like Operators - Arnold Amrhein✨ | hotel operationsowner-operator relationship+3 | Arnold Amrhein | CREO Capital | Rosewood LondonSouthern Europe+1 | hospitalityhotel investment+3 | — | 13m 36s | |
| 5/23/26 |  The Soul Community Planet Playbook for Performance and Purpose - Pam & Ken Cruse, SCP Hotels✨ | values-led hotelsEBITDA performance+4 | Ken CrusePam Cruse | SCP Hotels | SCP Mendocino Inn and FarmSCP Me | hospitalityvalues-led+4 | — | 47m 33s | |
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