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Metrics
Episodes: 102
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
YouTube: 23.7k subscribers
Instagram: 26.0k followers
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Host
Katie Cline - Hospitality industry expert and podcast host focused on hotel, travel, and guest-experience strategies.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Jonathan Alder - Luxury Travel Planning, Personalized Service, Travel Trends, Destination Selection, And The Limitations Of AI Travel Recommendations.
Brandon Berkson - Hospitality Media, Newsletter Strategy, Audience Development, Niche Positioning, Community Building, And Hotel Public Relations.
Alexi Khajavi - Hospitality Events, Networking, Leadership, Human Connection, Artificial Intelligence, Labor, Travel Behavior, And Industry Trends.
Tom Prescott - Historic Hotel Leadership, Preservation And Innovation, Luxury Hospitality, Guest Experience Investment, Independent Hotels, And Succession.
Sarah Goldring - Restaurant Reservations, Bootstrapped Entrepreneurship, Customer-led Product Development, Social Media, Dining Culture, And Startup Growth.
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Episodes
This Travel Tech Founder Says We’re Entering an Era of “Unlimited” Travel Demand
September 03, 2026
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 intersection of hospitality and technology. He shares how he and his co-founder bootstrapped HotelPlanner in 2003, why having less money forced them to embrace automation early, and how those const...
He’s Planned More than 30,000 Trips: Here’s What Travelers Get Wrong
August 27, 2026
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, “Why?” Their answer typically reveals what someone actually wants from a trip, which frequently leads to booking an entirely different itinerary. He explains how the internet (and AI) get travel re...
Why This Founder Believes Every Hotel Should Think Like a Media Company
August 20, 2026
On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Brandon Berkson, founder of Hotels Above Par, a boutique publication reaching more than half a million readers, as well as the creator of Mexzine. Brandon shares how getting furloughed during the pandemic led him to launch the brand, why his background in hotel PR gave him an unexpected advantage, and what he would do differently if he were building a media company from scratch today. They also explore why newsletters may be o...
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