The Secret Hotelier
@thesecrethotelier.bsky.social
Hotel industry lifer. CHA, CHAM, CHV, CRME, PMP and other stuff. Name it and I’ve done it. I write about the industry at secrethotelierblog.wordpress.com when not at work. Banned on X for listing song titles. Five Star Diamond Platinum Profanity Champion.
My dog does this every meal and immediately looks like he should be in one of those abused dog commercials while laying on a memory foam bed with his blanket.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My dog does this every meal and immediately looks like he should be in one of those abused dog commercials while laying on a memory foam bed with his blanket.
1/ I’ll be off the grid for a couple weeks so enjoy your Thanksgiving or whatever you’re doing. If you’re inclined, The Diplomat on Netflix and Plur1bus are quite good. If you have Apple, Shrinking and The Studio are great for different reasons. Or watch/read something familiar.
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
1/ I’ll be off the grid for a couple weeks so enjoy your Thanksgiving or whatever you’re doing. If you’re inclined, The Diplomat on Netflix and Plur1bus are quite good. If you have Apple, Shrinking and The Studio are great for different reasons. Or watch/read something familiar.
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.
Like clockwork everyone is now saying the rest of 2025 is going to be awful but already hearing murmurs about “2026 bounce back”. I’ll take the under on that and any dreams of WC helping are fantasyland stuff. Numbers don’t lie. #hotels #resorts #hospitality
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Like clockwork everyone is now saying the rest of 2025 is going to be awful but already hearing murmurs about “2026 bounce back”. I’ll take the under on that and any dreams of WC helping are fantasyland stuff. Numbers don’t lie. #hotels #resorts #hospitality
In LPGA news, no surprise to see Cheeto’s granddaughter DFL after the first round, a nice cool 19 shots behind the leader (108th out of 108 players). Just a fantastic use of a sponsor invite.
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
In LPGA news, no surprise to see Cheeto’s granddaughter DFL after the first round, a nice cool 19 shots behind the leader (108th out of 108 players). Just a fantastic use of a sponsor invite.
1/ This Sonder-Marriott divorce is an absolute joke on all sides. Literally tossing guests out into the street isn’t cute or laughable. At some point you act like adults and take care of guests. It’s passive aggressive toddler level immaturity.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
1/ This Sonder-Marriott divorce is an absolute joke on all sides. Literally tossing guests out into the street isn’t cute or laughable. At some point you act like adults and take care of guests. It’s passive aggressive toddler level immaturity.
I can deal with most kinds of dumb. The “knows just enough to be a menace while not knowing any better or caring” bunch or the ones who will argue 2+2 equals 7 are the true problem children.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I can deal with most kinds of dumb. The “knows just enough to be a menace while not knowing any better or caring” bunch or the ones who will argue 2+2 equals 7 are the true problem children.
Lest we forget.
a poem by john mccrae with barbed wire flowers
ALT: a poem by john mccrae with barbed wire flowers
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November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Lest we forget.
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Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
And if people aren’t confident about being able to fly then my industry gets hurt because of their weaponized malevolence.
If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
And if people aren’t confident about being able to fly then my industry gets hurt because of their weaponized malevolence.
You know what doesn’t help the travel industry? When people have zero confidence that they will be able to fly to their destinations. Kinda messes up the whole industry. Be nice if the administration could start behaving like adults and drop the enraged toddler act #hotels #travel #resorts
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Not sure why a tranche of young people seem to enjoy bragging online about being shockingly ignorant and uninformed about basic facts that you should know whilst being incapable of trying to educate yourself. It’s not impressive. It’s a virtual dunce cap and it’s never going away. Do better.
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not sure why a tranche of young people seem to enjoy bragging online about being shockingly ignorant and uninformed about basic facts that you should know whilst being incapable of trying to educate yourself. It’s not impressive. It’s a virtual dunce cap and it’s never going away. Do better.
18 straight weeks of occupancy declines for the US hotel industry and the trendline keeps getting worse. 2020 levels bad. Meanwhile Canadian markets keep growing (not just the big three markets but solid growth overall). Tried to warn people. #hotels #resorts #hospitality
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
18 straight weeks of occupancy declines for the US hotel industry and the trendline keeps getting worse. 2020 levels bad. Meanwhile Canadian markets keep growing (not just the big three markets but solid growth overall). Tried to warn people. #hotels #resorts #hospitality
1/ With everything going on with respect to gambling in sports I keep going back to conversations I had with a guy who worked at one of the mega casinos who knew of at least a dozen high profile games that were fixed including at least one championship game in the 80s (every major team sport btw).
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
1/ With everything going on with respect to gambling in sports I keep going back to conversations I had with a guy who worked at one of the mega casinos who knew of at least a dozen high profile games that were fixed including at least one championship game in the 80s (every major team sport btw).
I made ziti last night. It was not for anyone lactose intolerant because there was cheese. Oh my, there was cheese. Ricotta, mozzarella, shredded Parmesan and a bit of pecorino.
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I made ziti last night. It was not for anyone lactose intolerant because there was cheese. Oh my, there was cheese. Ricotta, mozzarella, shredded Parmesan and a bit of pecorino.
Had the chance to meet Kevin Harlan on a flight back in 2002. Good dude. Polite to the flight crew, affable.
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Had the chance to meet Kevin Harlan on a flight back in 2002. Good dude. Polite to the flight crew, affable.
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Watch this.
Open your eyes to this brutality.
ICE beats up, drags & abducts this disabled visually impaired man.
Now share this.
Everyone must see the brutality of this administration & ask themselves what they are doing to push back.
You have power.
Even sharing this video exerts that power.
Open your eyes to this brutality.
ICE beats up, drags & abducts this disabled visually impaired man.
Now share this.
Everyone must see the brutality of this administration & ask themselves what they are doing to push back.
You have power.
Even sharing this video exerts that power.
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Watch this.
Open your eyes to this brutality.
ICE beats up, drags & abducts this disabled visually impaired man.
Now share this.
Everyone must see the brutality of this administration & ask themselves what they are doing to push back.
You have power.
Even sharing this video exerts that power.
Open your eyes to this brutality.
ICE beats up, drags & abducts this disabled visually impaired man.
Now share this.
Everyone must see the brutality of this administration & ask themselves what they are doing to push back.
You have power.
Even sharing this video exerts that power.
If you’re a Canadian politician trying to bury some bad shit that you did, tonight around 830pm ET opens a 2-3 hour window. Proceed accordingly.
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you’re a Canadian politician trying to bury some bad shit that you did, tonight around 830pm ET opens a 2-3 hour window. Proceed accordingly.
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario who ran the ad, is a member of the Conservative Party (as was his brother, the late Rob Ford who was mayor of Toronto).
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario who ran the ad, is a member of the Conservative Party (as was his brother, the late Rob Ford who was mayor of Toronto).
I know things are shit right now but the Michael J Fox foundation has made some real progress towards Parkinson’s disease. In case you wondered why science and research are so important. He’s alive and Rush Limbaugh (who mocked him) is tree food.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I know things are shit right now but the Michael J Fox foundation has made some real progress towards Parkinson’s disease. In case you wondered why science and research are so important. He’s alive and Rush Limbaugh (who mocked him) is tree food.
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REMINDER PA VOTERS!
Make sure you get to the polls Tuesday, Nov 4. Mail-in ballots must be received by 8pm election night
VOTE YES TO RETAIN PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
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Make sure you get to the polls Tuesday, Nov 4. Mail-in ballots must be received by 8pm election night
VOTE YES TO RETAIN PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
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Get information about voting in Pennsylvania, including voter registration and mail ballot sign up deadlines.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
REMINDER PA VOTERS!
Make sure you get to the polls Tuesday, Nov 4. Mail-in ballots must be received by 8pm election night
VOTE YES TO RETAIN PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
vote.pa/info/
Make sure you get to the polls Tuesday, Nov 4. Mail-in ballots must be received by 8pm election night
VOTE YES TO RETAIN PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
vote.pa/info/
Holy shit the Jays did it. Hell of a series.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Holy shit the Jays did it. Hell of a series.
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Happy Diwali, Illinois!
I hope that the Festival of Lights brings you peace during this time of celebration and reflection — that even in the darkest of days, the light of wisdom and unity will always triumph.
I hope that the Festival of Lights brings you peace during this time of celebration and reflection — that even in the darkest of days, the light of wisdom and unity will always triumph.
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Happy Diwali, Illinois!
I hope that the Festival of Lights brings you peace during this time of celebration and reflection — that even in the darkest of days, the light of wisdom and unity will always triumph.
I hope that the Festival of Lights brings you peace during this time of celebration and reflection — that even in the darkest of days, the light of wisdom and unity will always triumph.
Instead of embracing fascism and destroying democracy maybe Bezos could make AWS work. Instead of a 7th yacht maybe make your shit actually work.
October 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Instead of embracing fascism and destroying democracy maybe Bezos could make AWS work. Instead of a 7th yacht maybe make your shit actually work.