by Steve Short | Jun 19, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
In the lodging arena, an often overlooked and important aspect to enhancing a property’s overall aesthetic is outdoor lighting. Mike Glaeser, Field Support Consultant at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, works with many properties to develop customized outdoor...
by Steve Short | May 16, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
The B&B Team provides real estate brokerage and consulting services in the lodging arena, and has its finger on the pulse of where the industry is headed. Eben Viens, the Owner of The B&B Team, works with a wide range of property owners and prospective...
by Steve Short | Apr 5, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
Supporting the entire guest journey, rezStream offers a wide-range of critical operational and marketing tools for lodging providers – from reservation software to booking engines, websites, and digital marketing. The company partners with its lodging customers to...
by Steve Short | Mar 15, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
In 2006, Samantha Irwin bought the Historic Balch Hotel in the small town of Dufur, Oregon, an 18-room property devoid of furniture which had not been open consistently since the 1940’s. Over the next ten years, the former middle school teacher built a stellar...
by Steve Short | Feb 23, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
For Frictionless Innkeeper Podcast #43, Nathan Mayfield, Vice President of ResNexus, speaks about his company’s extensive offerings for the lodging sector, how ResNexus helped property owners during the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more. ResNexus offers a comprehensive...
by Steve Short | Jan 17, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
For episode #42 of the Frictionless Innkeeper podcast series, we speak with Mark Reichle, CEO of Select Registry, about his organization’s 50th Anniversary Conference and Gala in Baltimore, immediately preceding the 2022 ALP Conference and Marketplace. For half...
by Steve Short | Jan 10, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
For episode #41 of the Frictionless Innkeeper podcast series, we speak with Tim Wilson, Director of Sales at bnbfinder, about how the company is aiming to be the largest online platform for direct and commission-free bookings for professionally operating inns,...
by Steve Short | Jan 4, 2022 | Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
A message from Steve Short, Founder & CEO, Frictionless Guest App For lodging professionals of all types, the ability to advance educational opportunities in sales, finance, marketing, operations and technology is vital to long-term success. Unfortunately,...
by Steve Short | Dec 13, 2021 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
For episode #40 of the Frictionless Innkeeper podcast series, we speak with Kris Ullmer, CEO of the Association of Lodging Professionals (ALP); and Erik Spence, Conference Planner and Trade Show Coordinator at ALP, about the upcoming 2022 ALP Conference &...
by Steve Short | Dec 7, 2021 | Frictionless Innkeeper Podcasts, Frictionless Innkeeper Posts
For episode #39 of the Frictionless Innkeeper podcast series, we speak with Randy Bangs, the owner of Get Heads in Beds, a marketing and consulting firm for lodging professionals, about the value of marketing and branding for properties. Marketing is a key...
