The Hospitality Spotlight Industry Update for September
Hello!
Welcome to The Hospitality Spotlight Industry Update for September 2026.
We are here to keep you informed on what is happening across hospitality, travel tech, and corporate leadership. Each issue will feature select industry roles, local happenings, and insights from our latest article.
Let’s get into it.
FEATURED INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
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Port Townsend, WA
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What can you do if you live in Port Townsend, WA
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Seattle, Washington
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What can you do if you live in Seattle, Washington
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Branded Hotel Director of Finance
Tacoma, Washington
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What can you do if you live in Tacoma, Washington
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Issaquah, WA
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What can you do if you live in Issaquah, WA
Majestic Snoqualmie Waterfalls
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Grand Mound WA
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What can you do if you live in Grand Mound, WA
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Spokane, WA
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What can you do if you live in Spokane, WA
UPCOMING HOSPITALITY EVENTS
HITEC is the world’s largest, longest-running hospitality technology event. Produced by HFTP®, HITEC gives attendees access to the latest hospitality technology, industry experts, essential education and the resources to find cost-effective ways to improve company bottom lines.
ALIS Americas Lodging Investment Summit
ALIS is the world’s leading and most influential hotel investment conference. Join about 3,000 industry leaders, from top investors and lenders to developers and owners, for three days of high-level networking, deal-making, and market-shaping conversations.
FSM Summit brings together leaders in the Food Service Management industry. Meet professionals from contract food service management companies and self-operated institutional dining facilities across industries such as healthcare, stadiums & arenas, corporate office, higher education, and more. Gather together to learn, network, innovate, and build meaningful relationships.
The Hospitality Show is the only event that brings together education, solutions, and real-world strategies focused entirely on improving hotel profitability. From operations and technology to guest experience and revenue strategy, everything is designed to help you make smarter decisions—faster.
CFW – National Conference for Women
The Texas Conference for Women gathers leaders across industries for development and networking.
HD Expo is where hospitality innovation meets collaboration. Designers of hospitality spaces, from lifestyle hotels to trendy restaurants to luxury resorts, meet directly with suppliers, view products, learn from industry experts, and create connections with impact.
Webinar
24th Annual International Hotel Technology Forum
The 24th Annual International Hotel Technology Forum (IHTF) 2027 brings together senior leaders and decision-makers to explore technology that delivers measurable results across guest experience, revenue and operations. This is a peer-level forum designed for hotel owners, operators and management companies.
How Luxury Hotels Are Turning Guest Recognition Into Loyalty, Revenue, and Lasting Relationships
This session explores how the most thoughtful operators use guest recognition as a real commercial strategy, not just a hospitality instinct: what works, what doesn’t, and what the best properties in the world are doing that others haven’t caught up to yet.
CHART Webinars – Visionary Trainers Transforming Hospitality
Learn from previous CHART webinars. Our webinars cover a variety of topics related to the hospitality industry and provide you with building blocks to improve your training skill set.
Enterprise solutions provide eLearning for your team, from essentials to executive.
Throughout the year, ACF hosts webinars on varying topics to provide educational resources to all chefs looking to grow in their knowledge.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Our latest article
Don’t Wait for the Requisition: Building Hospitality’s 2027 Talent Pipeline Before You Need It
Build a stronger hospitality talent pipeline before you need to hire. Learn how proactive recruiting helps hotels and hospitality companies prepare for 2027.
HotelExecutive
AI & Recruiting: Why Human Judgment Still Determines Hiring Success
AI improves recruiting efficiency through resume screening, scheduling, and drafting content. It does not replace human judgment. Recruiters interpret nuance, assess soft skills, protect culture, and manage negotiation. In corporate, hospitality, and travel tech roles, hiring mistakes carry significant financial risk. Companies achieve stronger outcomes when they choose AI to support recruiters rather than replacing them.
We work with hotels, management companies, corporate teams, and travel technology firms who value fit over volume. We focus on leadership hires who influence revenue, culture, and retention.
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If you are exploring your next move.
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Stay connected with Hospitality Spotlight.
We believe hiring shapes performance. And performance shapes everything.
Until next time,
Zoe Connolly
Founder, Hospitality Spotlight
