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In Our Headphones: Hospitality Podcast Edition
September 8, 2021
If you’re anything like the travel team over at FINN Partners, chances are you’re spending remote work days tearing through your to-do list while listening to something to fill the silence left by the lack of office banter in our home offices.
Podcasts aren’t new, of course. They’ve been around for quite a while, and if the last few years are any indication, they’re certainly not going anywhere. And because the podcast market is as saturated as the digital and print media markets are, we’re coming to the rescue with our personal favorites and recommendations for shows, hosts, and guests that provide value – and an interesting point of view.
First up on the docket is an easy, obvious topic that anyone reading a luxury hospitality communications agency’s blog is bound to be interested in. You’ve guessed it, the business luxury hospitality. Keep on reading for a few of our top pics, and get ready to hit that play button.
Curious to know what it takes to take hold of the mic? Our team can help! Drop us a line – we’ll put you in touch with our experts, and get your executives on their way to the spotlight.
The Skift Podcast
A true authority when it comes to the business of hospitality, we would be remiss not to include The Skift Podcast in this roundup – even with its sporadic content release schedule. Tune in to the show as various Skift writers and editors sit down with creatives, executives and entrepreneurs from across the industry to discuss their insights and perspectives on the how and why of travelers’ habits and industry patterns – and how both know to keep us on our toes.
Hospitality Design: What I’ve Learned
Hospitality Design magazine’s editor-in-chief Stacy Shoemaker Rauen chats with top hotel and design leaders on their journey, what drives them, and their biggest lessons learned from the industry. Think: professional profiles on the career paths of movers and shakers in the industry, peppered with nuggets of wisdom they’ve picked up along the way. After all, there’s something to be said for the value of experience in building things – whether that be in business or architecture.
Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast
This is the podcast for anyone and everyone in the hospitality industry – whether they be hoteliers or hotel enthusiasts – that loves what they do and wants to grow, learn, and experience all the cool things the world of hotels, restaurants, vacation rentals, and tourism have to offer. Tune in to the show as host Wil Slickers sits down for engaging conversations with special guests on industry changes, breaking news, marketing strategies, and forecasting for the future.
TravelPulse Podcast
Any hospitality communications professional worth its salt knows the importance of trade media. Cutting through the noise and giving you what you need to hear about in travel. Turn up the volume as TravelPulse’s Executive Editor Eric Bowman discusses travel news, tips, and more with industry experts and other insightful guests. From what the cruising experience looks like now to analyses of the current travel landscape – and what it means to travel amid everchanging regulations – anything goes.