Articles tagged “housekeeping”

Hotels

New President of Top Hotel Union Warns of Labor Showdown: ‘We Want Increased Wages’

New union leader Gwen Mills is preparing for tough negotiations as contracts between hotel groups and about 40,000 hotel workers are set to expire.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

New President of Top Hotel Union Warns of Labor Showdown: ‘We Want Increased Wages’

Hotels

Trump Pledges No More Taxes on Tips for Hotel Workers, Others

Trump said he wants to exempt tips from taxes. While all types of tipped workers could benefit, hotel housekeepers are one of the largest groups potentially affected.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

Trump Pledges No More Taxes on Tips for Hotel Workers, Others

Hotels

Junk Fee Crackdown in California Would Hit Hotels and Short-Term Rentals

California's proposed changes, if passed by mid-October, might impact how so-called junk fees are displayed nationwide. Many hotel companies and online travel agencies would likely seek uniform price displays across the U.S. for simplicity's sake.

Sean O'Neill | 12 months ago

Junk Fee Crackdown in California Would Hit Hotels and Short-Term Rentals

Travel Technology

Digital Tipping Will Not Solve the Hotel Labor Shortage

Digital tipping will not solve the hotel labor shortage problem, but it certainly can’t hurt. At the very least, it gives customers options.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Digital Tipping Will Not Solve the Hotel Labor Shortage

Startups

Grazzy Raises $4.3 Million for Hotel Digital Tipping Fintech Platform

MyInterview wants to help the hospitality industry recruit employees, and Grazzy wants to help retain them.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Grazzy Raises $4.3 Million for Hotel Digital Tipping Fintech Platform

News Blog

Hotel Workers Want Guests to Demand Daily Room Cleaning in New Ad Campaign

The daily hotel room cleaning is now an innocent relic of our pre-covid days, that much is certain. Among the many ramifications beyond the lower expenses for hotels is that the cleaning staff is now getting paid less, for less work. And when they do clean the rooms after a guest's stay, because they haven't…

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Trivago Looks to Take Share From Google If Regulators Step In

Trivago's expectation that it could benefit from the EU chomping down on Google Travel during 2022 is very much an open question. Beyond the fines levied and outside of travel, Google has managed to maneuver its way around regulatory crackdowns to a large degree.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Trivago Looks to Take Share From Google If Regulators Step In