GuestX Podcast

Join Matthew Loney and Brian Hamaoui as they explore Guest Xperience in the hospitality Industry and uncover a mixture of technologies and human-driven initiatives that are raising expectations and forever changing the Guest Xperience across the hospitality sector.

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Episode 50

Tim Rosolio, the VP of Vacation Rental Partner Success at Expedia Group, joins Matt and Brian this week on GuestX. Tim has an end-to-end view of the business, he understands what hosts need because he is one. Tim explains Vrbo’s conversion based sort, which gives hosts with good reviews the spotlight, rewarding them for their positive reviews. This two sided marketplace is a symbiotic relationship, guests want an exceptional experience and hosts want great guests to stay with them.

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Matthew Loney

Matthew Loney is the President and CEO of Xplorie, the Nation’s leading guest experience platform in the leisure travel industry. As a leader and entrepreneur, Matthew thrives on leveraging his skills and experiences to find new and creative ways of increasing revenue and customer retention in the travel and tourism industry.

Brian Hamaoui

Brian Hamaoui started his first management company in 2008, successfully growing from zero rentals to a successful sale in 2017. Brian sat on the Board of Directors for the Florida Vacation Rental Managers Association for 3 consecutive years and is also recognized for developing MyGuestbook. Brian since then has taken positions as GM of Business Dev at Bluetent, VP of Operations at Properly and VP of Business development and marketing at Ciirus Vacation Rental Software.