Articles tagged “labor”

The U.S. leisure and hospitality sector in February continued its recovery from the pandemic, according to a report from the U.S. Labor Department on Friday.

Airbnb reduced its recruiting staff by 30 percent — affecting perhaps a couple of dozen jobs — even as the company plans on increasing its overall workforce in 2023.

Digital tipping will not solve the hotel labor shortage problem, but it certainly can’t hurt. At the very least, it gives customers options.

Pilots at Delta Air Lines overwhelmingly approved a new accord with up to 34 percent pay increases on Wednesday.

Industrial actions are likely to disrupt gasoline supplies and hospitality services in Iceland's capital region, impacting the tourism industry. Travelers may need to think of backup plans for their accommodations…

Many consumers are eating up experience-led storylines in travel. That gives an opening to independent hoteliers to compete with the global hotel groups on everything from hiring to word-of-mouth marketing.

The Service Trades Council Union has rejected Disney’s latest contract offer, saying a $1-an-hour raise is not enough. The historic minimum wage increase at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, is what unions want as the new standard.

Layoffs have battered the meetings industry, with event tech hit especially hard. This is our guide to patching up the rupture and carrying on.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at hotel hirings in the U.S., tourism adverts on streaming services, and Icelandair's quarterly earnings.