Articles tagged “minimum wage”

Online Travel

The Highest Paid Online Travel Agency CEOs

There is a degree of irrationality in CEO pay on many levels, including the companies' relative performance. The pay disclosures also expose the wide disparity in employee pay at Booking versus Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

The Highest Paid Online Travel Agency CEOs

Hotels

U.S. Hotel Labor Wage Growth Speeds Up

Hoteliers will be watching if the fight for scarce workers with the allure of higher pay pressures profits as the recovery unfolds.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

U.S. Hotel Labor Wage Growth Speeds Up

Hotels

Marriott CEO Believes There Are Limits to What Hotels Can Do About Security After Las Vegas

Sorenson didn't mince words talking about the negative impact the Trump administration's rhetoric and multiple travel bans are having on international visitation to the U.S. His comments about corporate tax reform may also not please proponents of raising the minimum wage for hospitality workers.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Marriott CEO Believes There Are Limits to What Hotels Can Do About Security After Las Vegas

Hotels

Why Inflation and Rising Wages Could Be Good News for Hotels

The ability to change hotel room rates will give hoteliers an edge in making sure they stay profitable, even if labor costs rise, and even if we might be headed for another economic downturn as some financial analysts suspect.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Why Inflation and Rising Wages Could Be Good News for Hotels

Hotels

Agreement Between Airbnb and Labor Union Falls Through

An SEIU partnership would have helped Airbnb score brownie points with Americans supporting the Fight for $15. But even if the deal had gone through, it's very doubtful whether Airbnb would have been able to get its hosts to hire unionized cleaners.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Agreement Between Airbnb and Labor Union Falls Through

Hotels

Airbnb in Talks with Organized Labor to Urge Hosts to Hire Unionized Cleaners

Airbnb is on a mission to get legalized and gain more acceptance in cities throughout the U.S. A partnership with one of the nation’s biggest labor unions to encourage hosts to hire cleaners for at least $15 an hour would be the next big step if Airbnb can convince hosts to sign on the usually more expensive unionized labor.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Airbnb in Talks with Organized Labor to Urge Hosts to Hire Unionized Cleaners