Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville is one of the city's most iconic hotel. It's housed in a former train station.
Nashville’s hotels broke records this year.
According to the Nashville Conventions and Visitors Corporation, this year’s CMA Fest ushered in the city’s best-ever month for hotel room sales, with more than 875,000 rooms booked in June.
It’s safe to say that hospitality is a booming industry in the city. But what is it like to work in hospitality? Today we’ll talk with the people who keep our hotels running to find out what goes on behind the scenes of our city’s famous southern hospitality.
Guests:
- Jen Seger, city director of Big Table Nashville
- Steven Gilbert, restaurant server and host of the podcast “Waiting Tables”
- Joseph Hunter, bartender with 30 years experience
- Leesa LeClaire, CEO and president of the the Greater Nashville Hospitality Association
- Ron Lustig, ESa‘s senior designer for hospitality and entertainment
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