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OpenTable and Kayak Bring Back 10 Percent of Furloughed Employees

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: A file photo of the Roister Restaurant in Chicago. OpenTable and Kayak brought back in mid-June around 10 percent of the employees they furloughed nearly a couple of months earlier. Roister Restaurant

Skift Take

If the dining and travel industries are looking for a bright spot during these dark days, then returning employees are a morsel to hang onto.

With restaurants reopening in the United States and travel picking up from its lows, sister brands OpenTable and Kayak have repatriated around 40 furloughed employees, or around 10 percent of those sidelined in late April. "We're bringing more back [furloughed employees] every week as user and partner activity picks back up," Steve Hafner, the CEO of both of these Booking Holdings brands, told Skift Thursday. Hafner said most of those returning employees are dedicated to the dining reservations brand, OpenTa

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