E8. Supply Chain Dynamics: The Hotel Side

In this special episode celebrating International Women's Day, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with Liz Hovey-Smith, GM of the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Alberta and Kara Edwards, GM of the Alyeska Resort in Alaska. The two hoteliers speak about the challenges and opportunities of being a female hotelier, the importance of building each other up, and the importance of advocating for change.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Marie Pier Germain, vice-president of Sales, and Hugo Germain, vice-president, Operations, at Germain Hotels. The two leaders speak of the company's expansion and development plans, its focus on sustainability as one of its core tenets and the benefits and opportunities of working in a family owned and run hotel business.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor/publisher of Hotelier magazines speaks with Sara Anghel, president and CEO of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association. The two discuss how the association continues to advocate for the city's hotels by collaborating with industry stakeholders; and how it works to raise the profile of the tourism sector while helping to promote the professional development and training of staff.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with Carlos Ng and Jeremiah Tomas, two of this year’s KML Top 30-under-30 winners. The duo discuss their career trajectories, why they chose to work in the hospitality industry, and their views on how the industry can be improved to make it more appealing for today and tomorrow’s employees.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine, speaks with Tim Reardon, general manager of the Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto. The award-winning hotelier speaks about the Sheraton’s recent re-positioning, his advocacy work as Chair of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association, and his guiding and passionate belief in putting people first.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Mark Willis, the new CEO of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts worldwide and Yigit Sezgin, Fairmont’s Chief Brand & Commercial Officer. The two leaders speak about their parent company’s [ACCOR] recent structural changes, what those changes mean to how the company operates and runs its 40+ brands, and more specifically, the company’s plans to grow the Fairmont brand globally.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Geoff Allan, president of Montreal-based Project Capital Management about his company’s various property development mandates, the impact of the pandemic on the hotel industry and on real-estate projects and his entrepreneurial zeal to deliver excellence on all operational and development fronts.

In this special episode of Checking In, marking International Women’s Day, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with three women leaders from the hotel investment/brokerage /consulting fields (Robin McCluskie from Colliers International; Carrie Russell from HVS, and Rebecca Godfrey from CBRE). The trio of women discuss their unique trajectories, how they managed to achieve success working in a male-dominated industry and how they managed to break barriers along the way.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Rocco Bova, former hotelier, and international consultant specializing in boutique hotel operations. Bova speaks about the state of the hotel industry post-COVID, the pervasive labour shortages impacting hotels everywhere, as well as a new revolutionary hospitality concept he’s launched called “My Humble House,” that promises to change the hotel business model.

In this episode of Checking In, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Hotelier magazine speaks with Kristy Adams, professor and Program Coordinator, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Humber College, about the various changes and innovations made at the college since the pandemic, the school’s efforts to work with the industry to solve current challenges such as the labour shortage and future plans to ensure the continued delivery of quality education.