Like a black light wand carried across a hotel guest room, it can be overwhelming to have our blemishes exposed. But, it can be liberating to make our hotels better than before.

Hospitality industry veteran Bashar Wali has launched This Assembly, an incubator for innovation, an engine for value creation and a driving force for positive change in the travel and lifestyle space.

In this webinar on demand, Bashar Wali and the magazine's Hospitality Diversity Action Council have a candid conversation about creating meaningful change within the design industry.

For years, Indies felt like the only way. But what good is coloring outside the lines if everyone's doing it?

A word or two from Bashar Wali at the dawn of a New Year.

As the election draws near, Bashar Wali muses on leadership, representation and amplifying all voices.

There is a time and a place for everything. Some moments call for skilled management. This, however, isn’t one of those moments. We cannot manage our way out of this situation. 

Uber and Airbnb. Venmo and FourSquare. What do these companies have in common?

How about tossing Hotels.com, Equinox, Starz, Sony Pictures, and Electronic Arts into the mix? 

Bashar Wali, one of the pioneers in the boutique hospitality world, just left as the president of Provenance Hotels after 14 years. This is a departing email he sent recently to employees and friends, which has generated some buzz in the industry, you’ll see why below. We are printing this here with permission.