L.A. fires, six months in: A Malibu hotel looks back, and forward

It’s been an eventful year for Los Angeles tourism, but as we’re nearing the six-month mark from the devastating fires that tore through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, we wanted to look back at the hotels that were impacted or evacuated during the disaster – specifically in this episode one of a small group of luxury properties in Malibu: The 47-room Malibu Beach Inn. This area has been also challenged by the subsequent closure of the Pacific Coast Highway that links it to western Los Angeles, so on this episode we’re talking with managing director Geoffrey Day and Travel Weekly’s hotels editor Christina Jelski about business, the delicate business of keeping workers on the job and happy during demand peaks and valleys, housing first responders and what it takes to evacuate and then restore a luxury hotel. This episode was recorded Thursday June 26 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands https://www.globusandcosmos.com Related links: The Malibu Beach Inn https://www.malibubeachinn.com From Los Angeles, a plea for visitors: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Los-Angeles-hotels-plea-for-visitors  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.