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Podcast: No Vacancy Live!
Episode: Hotel Profitability in 2026: Work Every Line Item
Description: While I was at the Hunter Conference, I asked John Schultzel of Olympia Hospitality a simple question: where do you actually find profit when there's no silver bullet—just pressure everywhere? 💰 John starts with payroll, then works every other line item 💳 He calls out the hidden killers: credit card fees, insurance, deductibles, exclusions, coverage limits 💡 He talks energy the unsexy way: walk the building, manage lights, invest in tech only when it pays back 🤖 He sees hashtag#AI and automation shifting work that used to require people—and he expects org charts to shrink as tools improve...