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Sagar Shah is a graduate of the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Montreux, Switzerland, where he earned an MBA in hospitality management. While a student, Shah presented a thesis on developing affordable senior housing. He is especially interested in senior living’s middle market, where he believes demand will increase over the next decade. Shah is also a hotelier. His company’s investment in both hotel and senior-living assets demonstrates how the spirit of hospitality and its best practices extend into other real-estate-asset groups. Episode 343 of Lodging Leaders podcast is the second in a two-part series that explores the hospitality industry’s growing interest in senior living.

343 - Take a Cue from Hospitality- Senior living is next big opportunity Hoteliers and allied vendors invested in both lodging and senior-living assets demonstrate how the spirit of hospitality and its best practices extend into other…

Bella Silverberg has worked for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for three years as vice president of development sales and marketing. Silverberg has had a lot of conversations with women who are invested in hotels as well as women who work in hotel companies owned by others. What she learned is that people who’ve served in allied roles in the lodging industry are just steps away from becoming owners themselves. Silverberg helped Wyndham create Women Own the Room, a program designed to inspire, encourage and support women interested in becoming hotel owners. It is one of several programs the industry has seen evolve over the past couple years to tap into often-ignored aspiring hotel owners and investors. Episode 340 of Lodging Leaders podcast examines new projects and updates the status of existing efforts by industry leaders to recruit women as owners and help them hurdle barriers such as access to capital.

340 | New Glass Ceiling: Industry leaders work to shatter barriers for women hotel owners and investors Episode 340 of Lodging Leaders podcast updates the progress of efforts by hotel industry leaders to open doors and break down financing barriers for women who want…

As an IT security analyst, Jen Stone has worked with different types and sizes of businesses, including hotels and restaurants. The very nature of hospitality can make a hotel vulnerable to cyberattacks. As the hotel industry adopts new technology to help it recover from the coronavirus crisis, the threats are greater and the number of attacks are growing. Episode 338 of Lodging Leaders podcast focuses on the pervasive cyber threats the hospitality industry faces as it deploys technology to modernize its business processes and improve guest experiences.

338 | Cybercrime Spree: Hotel industry more vulnerable than ever to hackers From the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, the hotel industry turned to technology to solve immediate challenges. The very nature of hospitality can…