Clockwise from top left: Christina Jelski of Travel Weekly, Rauni Kew of the Inn by the Sea in Maine, Joel Morales of Castlerock Asset Management and host Rebecca Tobin talk about their programs to incorporate dogs into the lobby scene of their hotels.
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We've got a two-parter episode for you this week.
In our first segment we're talking about dogs in residence at hotels. Hotels editor Christina Jelski brings on Joel Morales of Castlerock Asset Management, which manages the Bobby Hotel in Nashville, and Rauni Kew of the Inn by the Sea in Maine to talk about some of the logistics of training and managing a "lobby dog"; how it benefits the guests and the hotel; and the rescue, shelter, training and adoption partnerships that all feed into this pretty awesome trend.
In our second segment: Last week host Rebecca Tobin asked antitrust lawyer Scott Wagner and aviation editor Robert Silk to talk about the Spirit-JetBlue merger -- but within three days of recording both airlines announced the agreement was ending. So we brought them back for a talk about what may have happened, and how executives or boards might feel when a deal goes kaput.
The Spirit-JetBlue update was recorded March 5, and dogs-in-residence was recorded March 8. Both segments were edited for length and clarity.
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Related links
Lobby dogs:
Resident dogs bring friendly, furry faces to hotel lobbies
A Folo podcast episode from 2020: Have pet, will travel
Spirit-JetBlue:
Regulatory hurdles were too much for Spirit and JetBlue to overcome
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