This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest employment data, which surpassed expectations and showed that the economy added 263,000 jobs in November. This is worrying investors who fear that the Federal Reserve will respond to a still-hot jobs market with even more aggressive interest rate hikes.
The pain of labor shortages is starting to ease somewhat from the summer months, but hoteliers still face staffing shortfalls, concentrated largely in the housekeeping and culinary departments.
Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered digital marketing technology company serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, is happy to announce the promotion of Rachel Artounian to Director of Account Service.
The big picture: The latest jobs data shows that Leisure & Hospitality (L&H) jobs continued to grow, but nowhere near what is needed for industry growth or to fill the large, and growing, number of openings.
We at HVS have long valued the importance of embracing diversity, celebrating our differences, and building a better consulting team as a result. Exceptional teams do this: embracing, accepting, and understanding these differences to become more deeply connected and effective. When a hotel operations team is similarly understanding and celebratory of differences, guests can feel the difference and often become repeat guests as a result.
Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered digital marketing technology company serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, is delighted to announce the recent promotion of Paige Bloom to Director of Content Marketing.
The big picture: The latest jobs data came out stronger than expected and the Leisure & Hospitality (L&H) industry accounted for nearly one third of all jobs gained in September.
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human Development and the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) have named Mit Shah, founder and chief executive officer of Noble Investment Group (Noble), as the 2023 Hospitality Executive of the Year.
The IHG Owners Association, representing more than 4,000 InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®) franchise hotel owners worldwide, has announced a new member benefit, the IHG Owners Association Healthcare Program, which offers nationwide healthcare coverage and benefits options to employees of U.S. Association members.
Today, President and Mrs. Obama and Brian Chesky, Airbnb co-founder and CEO, announced their inaugural cohort of Voyager Scholarship recipients, 100 rising college juniors who plan to pursue a career in public service. These “Voyagers” are from every corner of the country and share a curiosity about the world and the conviction to want to make positive change within it–just like the scholarship’s founders.
Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming today announced wage increases for half its U.S. workforce. The increases apply to U.S. team members and new hires at company managed Hotel, Casino and Cafe locations nationwide.
Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered digital marketing technology company serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, is excited to announce the promotion of Mekell Barker to Vice President of Account Service, Hotels. In the role, Barker will oversee the Account Service department, responsible for all hotel client relations.
Stanley managed the Americana Hotel, the Drake Hotel, and the Summit Hotel, managed the Sheraton brand at ITT Corporation, and eventually became the nation’s most widely published hotel historian. He thrice won “Historian of the Year” in 2014, 2015, and 2020 from Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) awarded over $1 million to 336 hospitality program participants for the 2022-23 academic school year.
On this inaugural National Hotel Employee Day, leading hotel industry groups, including the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers and the Latino Hotel Association came together to observe the day in a variety of ways.Established in the National Day Calendar in 2022, National Hotel Employee Day will be celebrated annually on Sept. 1 to thank hotel employees for their hard work and dedication and recognize the integral role they play in our nation’s travel, tourism, and hotel industries.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced it has established Sept. 1 as National Hotel Employee Day in the National Day Calendar.National Hotel Employee Day will be celebrated annually to thank hotel employees for their hard work and dedication and recognize the integral role they play in our nation’s travel, tourism, and hotel industries. This year, National Hotel Employee Day will take on added significance, as hotels across the nation are working to quickly fill more than 120,000 open hotel jobs.
The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today announced that Rolando B. Rodriguez, executive vice president of The Marcus Corporation and chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Marcus Theatres, will retire on October 1, 2022. Mark A. Gramz, executive vice president of Marcus Theatres and long-standing associate of the company, will be promoted to president of Marcus Theatres upon Rodriguez’s retirement.
The Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) has announced a new articulation with the University of Hawaii – Maui (UH – Maui) to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in HRM to UH-Maui students. Students can come from Maui, Hawaii to Arizona or complete their degree online or do both as a hybrid.
AAHOA, the nation’s largest hotel owners association, with nearly 20,000 members who own 60% of the hotels in the United States, announced today the launch of ElevateHER, an initiative aimed at elevating, educating, and empowering the women hoteliers of AAHOA and across the industry.
Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered digital marketing technology company serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Christina Davis to Vice President of Media and Analytics. In the role, Davis oversees all of Tambourine’s performance media products, including everything from paid media planning and execution, to analytics tracking, custom reporting, and data visualization for Tambourine’s portfolio of independent and branded hotels and resorts.