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Notes from the Front Row: The ROI of Doing It Right
Host Hotel and Resort's strategy and how the numbers are proving them right, and how everyone else can learn from them
 • Dan Ryan
Notes from the Front Row: From Fortress to Family
Two years ago, the story at Host was about the balance sheet. This year in Austin, it was about the people behind it.
 • Dan Ryan
Notes from the Front Row: All the World’s a Stage
An NEWH New York panel in NYC last night reminded me that hospitality is a show, and the guest and the project is always the audience.
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Beyond the Front Desk - Walter Peseski - Defining Hospitality
"It's not how fast can we increase the value of this hotel and flip it. It's how can this hotel contribute to the community."
The Art of Anticipation - Ed Bakos - Defining Hospitality
"Design is a relationship between different things. Why do certain combinations of things provide us with more satisfaction? Certain combinations in…
First Quarter Recap: From the Front Row to the Front Desk
What happened in Q1, what resonated, and where this is all headed.
 • Dan Ryan
Notes From the Front Row: The Myths We Tell Ourselves About Hotel Projects
The NEWH Leadership Conference's Myth Busting panel asked the right questions. But the biggest schedule play in hospitality was never mentioned.
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What the K-Wave Means for Hotel and Restaurant Design - Thomas Oh & Daphne Shin - Defining Hospitality
"It's exciting for me and for the team here, for them to come into our space… We're not screaming this is Korean to them, but they're loving the design…

March 2026

Notes From the Front Row: How Intention Can Break the Gravitational Pull of the Waffle Maker
The NEWH Leadership Conference in DC wasn't about shiny new things. It was about something harder, and more important: INTENTIONALITY.
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Curating Luxury Through Sound - Michelangelo L’Acqua - Defining Hospitality
"I truly believe that there are moments I can really tap into unconscious feelings within somebody. And if I can do that… you're gonna walk away from…
The Show Got a Fresh Look. These Are the Conversations Worth Revisiting.
7episodes from 243 that I keep coming back to
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Transforming Hospitality for Millennials - Saxton Sharad - Hideaway Inns & Revival Hotels - Episode # 243
“I don't care how talented you are or how much money you have in your pocket, you cannot be good at everything. Step into what you're good at, find that…
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