U.S. Hotel Labor Wage Growth Speeds Up
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Hoteliers will be watching if the fight for scarce workers with the allure of higher pay pressures profits as the recovery unfolds.
Hotels are continuing to wrestle with rising labor costs in the U.S., according to new research.
Through March, wages for workers at U.S. hotels are up 15 percent year-over-year, said CBRE Hotels Research, a division of real estate and investment firm CBRE. In the few years before
