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Sean O'Neill, Skift
Look beyond monthly jobs reports to see a bigger picture. The U.S. leisure and hospitality sector will cut its employment growth by roughly half over the next decade, according to a government forecast. Hoteliers will cope by boosting the productivity of their existing workforce through training.
7 months ago
FPG + Skift
The hospitality industry in particular has struggled with recruiting and retaining workers over the last few years, as unemployment rates have dropped and tighter restrictions on immigration and work visas have been enforced. But there are a few things companies can do to develop a strong workforce.
7 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
A strong job market means lots of consumers are spending on domestic travel. But rising wages and recently tightened rules on visas for seasonal workers are pressuring some sectors. We take a sector-by-sector look.
8 months ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
U.S. tourism job growth is already projected to be smaller than the rest of the world without the full impact of some of the Trump administration's policies. The travel industry is asking for a seat at the table to convince Washington why that means bad news.
3 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Both CEOs made the case for their respective causes, which would ultimately benefit not only their respective businesses and customers, but the travel industry a whole.
3 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
Travel brands' employees must represent the growing diversity of the world's travelers. The U.S. travel industry as a whole made progress towards that goal last year but it largely remains an industry with a sea of white faces.
4 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
In case the world needed any more proof that travel is one of the largest global industries, it just got it.
4 years ago
Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg
This is the kind of research we can get behind.
5 years ago
