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Tag: Labor Problems

What’s missing from pandemic-era travel? Plenty.

Since the pandemic was declared in March, safety precautions and protocols have become the stuff of everyday life — at home and on the road. For some, vacationing within the strictures of a public health crisis will be worth it; for others it won’t. We all want to get away, but it’s important to have..
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Hotel Management, COVID-19, Government/Politics and You

COVID-19 has become our worst nightmare or our brightest star, it all depends on the part of the economy you call home. If your revenue stream relies on success in the hotel, travel and tourism industries, you may be seriously disappointed. Beginning in January 2020, this virus changed segments of the economy that are unlikely to fully..
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Covid-19 Cleanliness and Social Distancing Protocols Could Cost Hotel Industry $9 Billion Annually

As hoteliers begin to welcome travelers back, the extra sanitation steps and cleaning standards necessary to keep guests and employees safe will be more costly than owners and operators anticipate. Maintaining impeccable cleanliness, executing quality food and beverage and delivering hospitable guest experiences have always been bedrock operating principles that hotel managers must now reinvent..
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ALIS Top 5 Takeaways

   hotelAVE ALIS Top 5 Takeaways Alis Takeaway #1: Listless RevPAR Growth. Projected to grow between 0.0% to 1.1% in 2020 due to new supply exacerbated by alternative accommodation growth. All revenue growth is proposed to come from rate which is unpredictable due to lack of operator confidence in pricing. Alis Takeaway #2: Uncertain Macro Environment...
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Managers Get Creative to Cope with Labor Shortages

Managers Get Creative to Cope with Labor Shortages It’s hard to find workers willing to scrub bathrooms and wash pots and pans. With the U.S. national unemployment rate at a 50-year low and properties opening every month, hotel operators are scrambling to recruit workers and keep them engaged. Shortages for housekeepers and kitchen staff are..
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Labor, Airbnb Top of Mind for Asset Managers

Hotel asset managers shared what they believe to be the biggest obstacles facing the hotel industry along with some cost-cutting measures they suggest hoteliers pursue. LEESBURG, Virginia—A tightening labor market and the ever-encroaching presence of alternative-accommodation platforms, such as Airbnb, are the biggest obstacles the hotel industry faces today, according to a group of hotel..
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