Articles tagged “jobs report”

Tourism

Travel Isn’t Ready for the Return of Chinese Tourists

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at outbound Chinese travel, the boom in hospitality hiring, and Travelport’s purchase of Deem.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 weeks ago

Travel Isn’t Ready for the Return of Chinese Tourists

News Blog

U.S. Hotels Added 15,000 Workers in January

The U.S. leisure and hospitality sector in January continued to make strides in recovering from the pandemic disruption, according to a robust U.S. labor market report on Friday. U.S. employers added 517,000 workers to payrolls in January, the Labor Department said. About 15,000 of those jobs were in travel accommodation, while 99,000 were at restaurants…

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Hotels

U.S. Hotels Tack on 10,000 New Jobs But Still Way Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

The latest jobs report is a brutal reminder to U.S. hotels that if they don't find ways to make positions in the industry more appealing quickly, they can kiss goodbye any hopes of a full recovery soon.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago

U.S. Hotels Tack on 10,000 New Jobs But Still Way Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

News Blog

Hotels Record Tepid Increase in Job Growth

Hotels added 26,000 new jobs in the United States in November, a small increase from the previous month despite the overall strong job growth numbers for the U.S. economy, especially the leisure and hospitality industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed, in its monthly jobs report released on Friday, that leisure and hospitality —…

Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago