Hospitality turns to baby boomers to ease staff shortage
Industry has second-highest employment growth for over-50s as it offers flexibility and social connection
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Indonesia hotels diversify to offset government business decline
Major hotel operators in Indonesia are working to fill the gap left by the government sector, which traditionally contributes between 30 and 40 per cent of business, by diversifying their market segments…
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Japan's youth abandon tourism jobs amid low wages, harsh work culture
Seeking better pay and work-life balance, young Japanese workers are leaving the tourism sector, worsening labour shortages in an industry crucial to Japan’s economy, reports South China Morning Post (SCMP)…
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Hotel chain ditches Google search for DuckDuckGo — ‘subjected to fraud attempts daily’
Shortcomings in Google’s advertising environment mean that DuckDuckGo is now the browser of choice for Scandinavian hotel chain Strawberry’s employees.
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Hospitality group apologises after reportedly telling pubs not to celebrate Australia Day
A major venue company at the centre of a stoush over Australia Day says it regrets the "concern and confusion" it has caused over comments about celebrating Australia Day.
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Greece. To Address Housing Crisis, Civil Servants Will Be Offered Hotel Rooms
When civil servants can’t find a rental because tourists snatch them all, where are they supposed to go? This glaring issue impacts teachers, police officers, doctors, and firefighters, particularly on islands and other hot summer…
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How to transform the image of the hospitality industry
The hospitality industry has faced two big workforce challenges since the start of the pandemic. The first has been one around costs with inflation driving wages up, putting a strain on the bottom line. The second has been less talked about and is…
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Hyatt Hotel Rosebank standoff leaves retailers struggling
Desolate, dead and degraded, what was once a high-end luxury hotel on a corner of Rosebank is now a concrete calamity.
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When pubs and restaurants close, our culture is a casualty
Hospitality jobs have long kept struggling artists, actors and musicians going. When those gigs go, the arts are diminished too.
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AccorInvest continues to pursue options to sell down its hotel assets, as it looks to reduce and refinance group debt.
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Leadership hiring and retention: A looming crisis
The most effective strategy for attracting and retaining leadership talent will be offering wealth creation opportunities, such as equity participation, profit-sharing models, or even long-term incentives tied to the company’s growth and success…
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LABOR Hotel CEOs Prioritize Their Own Paychecks, Not Improvements for Their Companies or Workers
Labor disputes are continuing to rage between unionized hotel workers and the bosses at three major chains: Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.
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Tenerife, Majorca, Barcelona to make hotel change for UK tourists after 'protests'
A massive change to hotels has been rolled out in Spain after protests in Tenerife and Majorca over a perceived "overtourism" in the European Union destination. Hotels in Barcelona and Tenerife are set to undergo a huge change, following a holiday…
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Public-funded facilities offering ‘hotel’ services to be investigated
Thai Hotels Association says temples, schools and universities offering banquet and other services for profit should not be tolerated.
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Derelict, dire and dead: What Birmingham could look like without hospitality and tourism
The UK hospitality and tourism sector is battling a critical talent shortage – with 86% of people in Birmingham believing the sector only offers short-term career opportunities.
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San Francisco's glitzy hotels have been plunged into massive debt following a dramatic drop off in tourism to the Golden Gate City.
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13,500 US hotel workers hold strike votes over pay and conditions
About 13,500 hotel workers across Boston, Honolulu, Providence and San Francisco will vote on whether to strike this week as they push for significant wage increases and protections against job cuts.
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A guide for people with learning disabilities to working in hospitality from Hilton’s Sam Innes
Sam Innes is a member of The Waldorf Hilton, London’s Food and Beverage team who has Down Syndrome. He is working to defy the barriers to entering the workforce, and part of his work includes providing interviews with the media, so the team at H&C…
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