The Hotel Industry’s #1 Digital Marketing Podcast
Since 2018, the Suite Spot has been providing the hotel & travel industry with the latest industry news and expert digital marketing insights. The Suite Spot features interviews with some of the biggest names in hospitality and offers breaking news from world-renowned brands and hotel management companies. It serves as an educational forum for hoteliers, covering crucial digital marketing topics like social media, online reputation management, and review responses.
Recent Suite Spot Podcast Episodes
The Top 5 Sentiment Tags of 2025
Guest reviews provide one of the clearest windows into what travelers truly care about. Beyond star and score ratings, sentiment data reveals the emotional drivers behind memorable stays and missed opportunities. Using data analyzed from more than 45 million guest...
192 – Top 5 Sentiment Tags of 2025
Tune in to the very first Suite Spot episode of 2026 as special guest and Director of Product - Respond & Resolve™, Jackie Avery, features the Top 5 Guest Sentiment Tags of 2025 and what the key findings of these tags mean not only to hoteliers but the industry as...
191 – 2025 TMG Year in Review with President Dana Singer
Tune in to the final Suite Spot episode of 2025 with our annual Year in Review retrospective episode with Travel Media Group President, Dana Singer. Learn about the highlights that took place this year for the organization and what our hotel partners and Suite Spot...
190 – TMG Hospitality Trailblazers: Ben Rafter
As 2025 closes out, the Suite Spot wraps up with the latest inductee into the TMG Hospitality Trailblazers. CEO of Hotel Equities, Ben Rafter, joins the podcast to discuss all things hospitality and technology and how these two components come together to make the...
189 – TMG Hospitality Trailblazers: Whitney Altizer
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Newport Hospitality Group, Whitney Altizer, joins the Suite Spot in the latest episode of TMG Hospitality Trailblazers to give audiences a close look at what makes the Newport portfolio and brand unique in the...
188 – 1 Million Social Media Ad Spend Celebration with Jason Lee & Brian Ross
Celebrations are underway at TMG headquarters, and we gather round to recognize the milestone of reaching 1 million social media ad spend across all of our hotel partners! This achievement would not have been possible without the continued support and trust of our...
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Get to Know Suite Spot Host Ryan Embree
Ryan Embree
With over a decade of experience in hospitality and digital marketing, Ryan Embree continues to educate and assist hoteliers worldwide using the Suite Spot as his platform. As a UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management alumnus and public speaker, Ryan can also be found conducting monthly industry-focused virtual events and participating in major hospitality events across the U.S. His passion lies in educating hoteliers and consulting with them to implement successful marketing practices into their hotel businesses. Through purposeful and targeted conversations with some of the best and brightest in the hotel industry, audiences gain valuable insights into critical digital marketing strategies to enhance their hotel’s online presence.