# Katie Cline

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He’s Planned More than 30,000 Trips: Here’s What Travelers Get Wrong

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Jonathan Alder, founder of Jonathan’s Travels, a luxury travel expert who has visited 100 countries and planned more than 30,000 trips for his clients. When a client tells Jonathan where they want to go, his first question is often,…

This Travel Tech Founder Says We’re Entering an Era of “Unlimited” Travel Demand

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Tim Hentschel, co-founder and co-CEO of HotelPlanner, one of the world’s leading travel technology platforms. A third-generation hotelier who started working in hotels at just 12 years old, Tim has spent more than two decades at the…

These Founders Have a Formula for Hospitality Design That Drives ROI

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Bri West and Jordan McDonough, co-founders of Somerled, a hospitality design firm that combines market research, guest psychology and intentional design to help owners create investments, not just interiors. The two began working to…

KAYAK’s New CEO on What No One Tells You About the Top Job

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Peer Bueller, the new CEO of Kayak, about succeeding co-founder Steve Hafner and defining Kayak’s next era. Peer shares what has surprised him most about stepping into the top job, why he’s more involved in the nitty-gritty of th…

Airbnb Said ‘Forget Hotels.’ Now It Wants Them Everywhere.

On this episode of Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Sarah Dandashy, Katie Cline, and Brandreth Canaley are on the ground at Skift Global Forum to unpack Airbnb’s increasingly serious push into hotels and what it could mean for the balance of power in hotel distribution. Airbnb now has ne…

He Spent 20 Years in the Army. Now He Runs One of the World’s Largest Hotel Companies

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Larry Cuculic, president and CEO of BWH Hotels, the global hospitality company behind brands including Best Western Hotels & Resorts, WorldHotels and SureStay Hotels. Before entering the hospitality industry, Larry spent 20 years …

Leela Palaces’ CEO on the Overlooked Detail That Can Make (or Break) a Hotel Stay

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Anuraag Bhatnagar, CEO of The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, and explores his hospitality “calling,” hiring for values, and delivering luxury through deep human connection and anticipatory service rather than transactional SOPs. …

She Started as the Receptionist. Now She’s the CEO.

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Angela Val, President and CEO of Visit Philadelphia, to talk about her remarkable journey from answering phones as the organization’s receptionist to ultimately leading it as CEO. Angela shares why she didn’t apply for the CEO role …

Marriott and Meta: Why Creator Marketing Is Driving Travel Bookings

In this Skift Take Sessions episode, recorded at the Skift Creator Summit at Skift Global Forum, Katie Cline sits down with Laura Troy, Senior Director of Creative and Content for the U.S. and Canada at Marriott, and Sanjay Bhatia, Managing Director and Head of Industry at Meta, to discuss how crea…

CEO of Club Med North America: “The ’No’ Does Not Exist”

What does it take to transform a 75-year-old hospitality brand without losing the very thing that made it iconic in the first place? On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Carolyne Doyon, President and CEO of Club Med North America and the Caribbean, live from Skift Glob…