Christmas is sneaking up fast and we are very much in the thick of it. In this week’s Check-Out Friday, Bryan and Tyler talk last-minute holiday shopping, shipping chaos, brutally cold weather, and of course—Christmas movies (yes, including the eternal “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” debate).

In this episode, we chat about:

• Holiday gifting, delayed Amazon orders, and surprise customs fees
• Traveling, blizzards, and wild “I probably shouldn’t be driving in this” stories
• Our go-to Christmas movie lineup: Elf, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and more
• The very serious question of whether Gremlins and Die Hard count as Christmas movies
• A shoutout to recent and upcoming episodes with Jill Szmanda (Forward Tilt) and Scott Eddy (live from Bangkok, Thailand)
• Bryan’s upcoming 2026 Hotel Owners Growth Lab workshops in Phoenix, Houston, and Chicago

Check-Out Fridays are our fast, no-fluff weekly episodes where Bryan and Tyler talk hospitality headlines, travel stories, industry happenings, and whatever else comes up while closing out the week. Think of it as a fun end-of-week debrief with your hospitality nerd friends.

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