Articles tagged “staffing shortages”

Short-Term Rentals

NYC Airbnb Hosts Explore Alternatives As New Bookings Are Blocked

New York City is a bit late to the game compared to other tourist cities that have implemented Airbnb restrictions, but there are certainly more to come.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

NYC Airbnb Hosts Explore Alternatives As New Bookings Are Blocked

Airlines

U.S. Air Traffic Control Safety Risks Mount as FAA Hits Hiring Quota

Staffing issues for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration have moved into a dangerous phase since the need for training and experience further waylays insufficient air traffic controller numbers.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 1 month ago

U.S. Air Traffic Control Safety Risks Mount as FAA Hits Hiring Quota

Hotels

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Maybe hotels should focus first on the basics, like getting on the cloud and ditching cable TV. But having fun products like robots is, at the very least, good for marketing.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Airlines

Chinese Airlines See Surge in Cabin Crew Applicants

Carriers are gearing up for busier times in travel in 2024, and need to start training crew now. Fortunately for them the tourism sector's future is perceived as healthy compared to other industries so recruiting isn't an issue.

Sophie Yu, Xiaoyu Yin and Brenda Goh, Reuters | 6 months ago

Chinese Airlines See Surge in Cabin Crew Applicants

Tourism

The Dolly Parton Solution to Tourism’s Labor Crisis

Travel companies — especially destination marketing organizations — need to heed lessons from the innovative approach at Dolly Parton's Dollywood on how to make employees feel valued. That's critical in attracting workers back to an industry still plagued by labor shortages.

Matt Stiker, Capital M Marketing | 8 months ago

The Dolly Parton Solution to Tourism’s Labor Crisis

News Blog

U.S. Hotels Haven’t Yet Recovered 2019 Occupancy, Staffing, or Real Revenue

The U.S. hotel sector will this year finally surpass 2019 levels on a few performance metrics, according to research commissioned by the country's largest hotel lobby. U.S. hotels will see gains in occupancy, inflation-adjusted revenue figures, and staffing levels in 2023, according to a report published on Monday by the American Hotel & Lodging Association…

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

Tourism

Japan’s Tourism Reopening Hampered by Hotel Staff Shortages and Shuttered Shops

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's stated goal of attracting $34.5 billion in annual tourism spending seems far fetched as Japan's tourism industry will likely struggle to lure back workers who earned better pay in other fields.

Kantaro Komiya and Kentaro Sugiyama, Reuters | 12 months ago

Japan’s Tourism Reopening Hampered by Hotel Staff Shortages and Shuttered Shops

Cruises

U.S. Cruise Lines Recovery Threatened by Worsening Labor Shortage

Cruise lines have faced one hurdle after another in their quest to make a full recovery. But the labor shortage just might be the most difficult to overcome because there's no end in sight.

Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters | 1 year ago

U.S. Cruise Lines Recovery Threatened by Worsening Labor Shortage

News Blog

Desperate Hotels in a Rush Left to Hire Inexperienced Staff

Heavily-understaffed European hotel brands are now scrambling to hire workers, left with applicants with no experience or even no track record, according to Reuters. Accor needs 35,000 employees in the 110 countries that it operates in. The hotel brand has been conducting trial initiatives to recruit people who have never worked in the industry, Reuters…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

News Blog

UK Speeds Up Security Checks for New Airport Workers Amid Staffing Shortages

The UK government is accelerating national security checks for new airport employees to tackle staffing shortages that have contributed to a chaotic summer for travelers in the country and throughout Europe. The country has sped up the vetting process all new aviation recruits must undergo, with accreditation checks being completed on average within five days…

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago