EHL Innovation Rewind: Michael Levie on Middleware, Microdata, and the Jam Session Spirit of CitizenM

Hospitality Net was the official Media Partner for EHL's Open Innovation Summit, where we had the opportunity to interview some of the event's most visionary voices. In this conversation, we spoke with Michael Levie, Founding Partner at CitizenM Hotels, about the urgent need to modernize tech architecture in hospitality, why middleware and microdata matter more than ever, and how CitizenM maintains its inclusive, rebel spirit - even under the Marriott umbrella.

Another Star is the company that founded, owns, and operates the citizenM hotel portfolio. Following Marriott International’s acquisition of the citizenM brand, Another Star continues to own and operate all existing citizenM hotels in key global gateway cities across Europe and the United States through long term franchise agreements with Marriott. The company runs its hotels through a distinctive central operating model, managing the portfolio...