Articles tagged “labor shortages”

Airlines

American Airlines Flight Attendants Vote to Strike

Ongoing travel demand and an airline industry grappling with staffing shortages adds leverage to contract negotiations for American Airlines flight attendants.

American Airlines Flight Attendants Vote to Strike

Travel Technology

Ask Skift: What Is AI’s Impact on Travel?

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering how travel brands operate, and here's a look at a few ways the rapidly booming technology has already done so.

Ask Skift: What Is AI’s Impact on Travel?

Tourism

Ask Skift: Why Is Summer Travel So Difficult?

The travel boom this summer doesn't actually mean the travel industry still isn't facing challenges, and here's a look at some factors that have complicated travel for millions of people.

Ask Skift: Why Is Summer Travel So Difficult?

Tourism

Chinese Tourists Fill Macau During Labor Day Weekend

Macau is the beneficiary and Hong Kong the loser as Chinese travelers mark Labor Day weekend.

Chinese Tourists Fill Macau During Labor Day Weekend

Hotels

Hilton Taps HotelKey for Property Management Tech at All Its Hotels

This move by Hilton is significant and shows that the hotel industry is, finally, modernizing its core systems. For HotelKey, it's a remarkable win by a small tech vendor in a competitive space.

Hilton Taps HotelKey for Property Management Tech at All Its Hotels

Hotels

Ritz-Carlton Breaks the Mold in the Maldives With New Training Campus

EHL Hospitality Business School believes its new center on Fari Campus could help hotels retain employees for longer with a bespoke education program. It's certainly one way to solve the labor shortage.

Ritz-Carlton Breaks the Mold in the Maldives With New Training Campus

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.

Chinese Airlines See Surge in Cabin Crew Applicants

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.

Digital Tipping Will Not Solve the Hotel Labor Shortage

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.

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…