About me
Michael Frenkel is a hotel industry investor, advisor, thought leader and strategic communications/Go to Market consultant.
He founded the industry’s leading public relations firm, MFC PR, in 2000, and its top thought leadership platform and strategic consultancy, Travel Conversations LLC, in 2017.
Michael has worked with every major brand in the hospitality industry; counseled many of the industry’s CEOs, and engineered strategic communications campaigns to bring to market and market leadership the industry’s most innovative brands, investment platforms and technology companies.
Michael speaks and writes frequently on hospitality trends, and founded and organizes the industry’s leading C-Suite thought leadership roundtable series. He co-hosts the industry’s “Hotel Tech: Innovators and Influencers” podcast.
Michael is a Board Member at the Pillsbury Institute for Hotel Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Nolan Hotel School of Hospitality Administration, a strategic marketing advisor to Venture Capital Firm Thayer Ventures, and sits on the Advisory Board for the Hospitality Show.