Episodes 361
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (124)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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42%
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About This Podcast

Welcome to Behind the Stays — a podcast that shares the stories behind your favorite boutique hotels, short-term rentals, and hospitality brands and the hosts, operators, and entrepreneurs who’ve brought them to life. Every Tuesday and Friday you’ll meet the military veterans, retired flight attendants, tech entrepreneurs, school teachers, single moms, hoteliers, and real estate investors who are all, in their unique ways, shaping the future of travel and hospitality. Discover how these visionaries — from all over the world — have built stunning landscape hotels in the mountains, designed bohemian bungalows on the beach, erected eclectic off-grid and nature-immersed escapes, and so much more. Behind the Stays is brought to you by Journey — a first-of-its-kind loyalty program that brings together an alliance of the world’s top independently owned and operated stays and allows travelers to earn points and perks on boutique hotels, vacation rentals, treehouses, ski chalets, glamping experiences and so much more. Behind the States is hosted by Zach Busekrus, Head of the Journey Alliance.

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This Week in Hospitality: The Airbnb-Marriott Deal That Almost Happened, MGM Goes Private(?), Journey & Cloudbeds Partner, & What Premium Travelers Want

Jun 12, 2026 55m

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This Week in Hospitality: Sonder's Founder is Back, Hyatt's New Growth Strategy, The Human Concierge Book, and L.E/Miami Recap

Jun 05, 2026 1h 6m

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This Week in Hospitality: The Uber-Hotel Hookup, Expedia Optimizes for AI Agents, and Why Americans Are Skipping Europe

May 29, 2026 1h 4m

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How an Engineer-Turned-Michelin-Chef Built Epicurate, the Experience Platform for Luxury Stays

May 13, 2026 46m

Explore Epicurate: https://epicurate.vip/ Connect with Max: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-porterkhamsy/ Connect with Zach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharybusekrus/ Apply to join the Journey…

This Week in Hospitality: The World Cup Bust, Spirit's Collapse, Priceline is Back, and Aman's Move in the Texas Hill Country

May 08, 2026 1h 3m

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This Week in Hospitality: Uber Becomes a Hotel Platform, TikTok Outperforms OTAs, and Hotels Still Don’t Own the Customer

May 01, 2026 1h 6m

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He DJ'd for Jay-Z and Kanye — Now He's Rewiring Sound for Aman, Hyatt, and Jose Andrés

Apr 28, 2026 58m

Explore Raina Music: https://rainamusic.com/ Connect with Vikas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikassapranyc/ Connect with Zach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharybusekrus/ Apply to join the Journey…

This Week In Hospitality: Hospitality’s Muddy Middle Is Breaking — With Bashar Wali

Apr 24, 2026 1h 8m

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Inside the Vrbo Where George Washington Stayed — and the Operator Turning Savannah Into a Historic Luxury Destination

Apr 21, 2026 58m

Connect with Corey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-jones-a66a004/ Connect with Zach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharybusekrus/ Apply to join the Journey Alliance:…

This Week in Hospitality: The Hotel Owner Squeeze, Six Senses Founder's Comeback, Wyndham's Grandma Gambit, and Coachella's Dirty Secret

Apr 17, 2026 1h 12m

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This Week in Hospitality: Why Direct Booking Isn’t Working, Hyatt’s Miss, and the New Rules of Demand

Apr 10, 2026 1h 9m

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How a Health Crisis, a Divorce, and a Thai Monk Led Her to Create the #1 Spa in the World: Meet Diana Stobo of The Retreat Costa Rica

Apr 07, 2026 57m

Explore The Retreat Costa Rica: https://www.theretreatcostarica.com/ Connect with Diana: https://dianastobo.com/ Connect with Zach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharybusekrus/ Apply to join the…

This Week in Hospitality: The Death of Hotel Discovery, The Rise of Food-Led Hotels, and Loyalty’s Identity Crisis

Apr 03, 2026 1h 5m

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This Week In Hospitality: Hilton’s New Power Play, Marriott’s Brand Explosion, and the Battle for Who Owns Demand

Mar 27, 2026 1h 13m

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He Built the Most Iconic Cocktail Bar of a Generation. Now Death&Co's Founder is Coming for Boutique Hotels.

Mar 25, 2026 1h 3m

Connect with David Connect with Zach Apply to join the Journey Alliance David Kaplan didn't come up through the industry the traditional way. He went to art school, never tended bar a day in his…

This Week In Hospitality: The Hotel Restaurant Comeback, Hyatt’s Big Pivot, Rosewood Rumors, and a Brutal Outdoor Hospitality Reality Check

Mar 20, 2026 1h 16m

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Why a Marketing Executive at Accor Became the CEO of a Luxury Villa Brand — Meet Scott Wiseman of Nocturne Luxury Villas

Mar 17, 2026 52m

In this episode of Behind the Stays, Zach Busekrus sits down with Scott Wiseman, CEO of Nocturne Luxury Villas, to explore what luxury vacation rental brands can learn from hotels — and where the…

This Week in Hospitality: War, The Claude Effect, Too Many Hotel Brands & Kimpton’s Big Test

Mar 06, 2026 1h 4m

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From Developing Aman to Building The Stanza: How Nadine Choe Built a Media Brand Where Taste Is the Moat

Mar 03, 2026 52m

Explore The Stanza: https://www.thestanzamedia.com/ Apply to join the Journey Alliance: http://journey.com/alliance/ Before she built one of hospitality’s most thoughtful media brands, Nadine Choe…

This Week in Hospitality: Airbnb’s Next Big Bet, the AI OTA Showdown, and Lessons from Jamaica

Feb 27, 2026 1h 10m

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Behind the Stays has published 361 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

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