David Eisen is VP and Editor-in-Chief of HOTELS Magazine, where he oversees creative content for both the print and digital products. Prior to HOTELS, David was Content Director, Media within the hospitality vertical for Questex, overseeing the content direction and focus for Hotel Management, Hospitality Insights and the complementing event series. David’s other work includes the position of Director of Hotel Intelligence, Americas, for benchmarking firm HotStats. David has worked within the hospitality media landscape for more than 15 years, having started his career as hotel editor at Business Travel News. He has a master’s degree in hospitality industry studies from New York University’s Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism. He frequently participates on panels and roundtable discussions focused on global hospitality industry trends and topics. David is based in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Dandashy is a verified TV travel expert, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker whose talk, The Secret to Making Someone Feel Special, was recognized as an Editor’s Pick. With more than 18 years in hospitality, she built her globally recognized brand, Ask A Concierge, on a foundation of luxury service expertise and real-world travel insight. Sarah is a trusted voice on ABC, CBS, and FOX, and her commentary has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Business Insider, Reader’s Digest, and more. She is the author of Hospitality From Within, co-host of Good Morning Hospitality, and the voice of the Skift Daily Briefing.

Glenn Haussman is the hospitality industry’s most well-known podcaster, commentator, event host and moderator. His No Vacancy podcast series has named the #1 industry podcast repeatedly.

He’s also been recognized by the International Hospitality Institute as the #1 Social Media Influencer in Hospitality and was named one of Top 50 Most Inspirational People in Global Hospitality 2024 and 2025.

Glenn publishes the novacancynews.com hospitality news site; as well as being a professional speaker, consultant, strategist, board member for various organizations and more. The No Vacancy podcast attracts the biggest names in hospitality, including major public company CEOs and industry influencers. Additionally, he hosts No Vacancy News Today, a news and analysis program focused on hospitality headlines; and Friday Night Audit, a comedy focused happy hour show. Well, he thinks it’s funny at least.

In 2023 he and the No Vacancy team won an Industry Award from ICHRIE for the show’s dedication to education while in May 2022 he received the Leadership Excellence Award from SKAL USA for his tireless work bringing the hotel industry together during the Covid crisis.

Glenn has been quoted in leading publications such as the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Forbes, MSNBC.com, CNN.com and Chicago Tribune. He’s also been in the classroom, previously serving for nearly 10 years as an adjunct professor at New York University, teaching classes in Public Relations & Advertising, and Consumer Behavior.