Stories

At SMACK Live x YHS 2025, Richard Hyde, COO of Small Luxury Hotels, took the stage to share industry insights – full episode dropping soon!

ITB Berlin 2025 is just around the corner, read SMACK’s full WTF Guide to have an amazing trade show and network like a pro

A new snackable podcast is coming your way… check out SMACK’s Breaktime

SMACK Season 6 is gearing up to serve you a heaping plate of hospitality edutainment with a cheeky twist! After a summer of cooking up fresh ideas, we’re diving back in with new stories, insider knowledge and takes on the industry that are anything but bland.

10 incredibly convincing reasons to become a guest on our hospitality podcast.

Host at SMACK from the first hour and our guy for everything technology- or startup-related. As ex-Hotelhero, a marketplace comparing and recommending hospitality tech, he knows how to stack tech from all angles and has a great entrepreneurial sense.

Back to another round of introducing our amazing hosts. Next up is Philip Ibrahim, aka Phil, in charge of the swag level on the team.

Meet Frederic Dickamp (yeah, you read correctly!), aka Fritz, our unstoppable ginger marketing mastermind and talkaholic. He can do things with words other people can’t even do with their hands.

Let’s kick it off with the one and only Patrizia, aka Pat, funny, informed & always neutral – she is Swiss after all – and besides that, the sweetest voice in the #podcast game. 🇨🇭

Events for students of hotel management. SMACKlive brings key decision-makers to your campus. One evening, one live podcast and a ton of fun.