2021 is halfway complete: How far has the hotel industry made it back? and effective ways to mitigate shortage of labor in hospitality.

2021 is halfway complete. How far has the hotel industry made it back?
Tuesday, 3rd August 2021

Gauging the global hotel industry’s recovery is a lot like poker: you play the hand you’re dealt as best you can and you never know what the next one will bring.

Just when we thought we might be out of the woods, an uptick in new cases, the Delta variant and fervent discussion over the vaccinated and unvaccinated have conspired, resulting in the return of masks in some jurisdictions and worry around the globe that this pandemic has still a ways to go >>

GHM expands in China with The Chedi Xinchang
3 Aug 2021 : Designed by a famous architect HBA, the resort blends in with the surrounding nature without compromising its personality. It is the third luxury resort hotel of Golden Union Group >>

Oakwood to double its Indian footprint
3 Aug 2021 : Through a new partnership, Oakwood will fortify its presence in India’s key cities and accelerate its goal to double its global portfolio of managed properties by 2025 >>

Kerzner adds another One&Only resort development
2 Aug 2021 : Kerzner International has entered into a resort management agreement for One&Only Aesthesis to be developed in Athens, Greece >>

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Effective Ways to Mitigate Shortage of Labor in hospitality
Tuesday, 3rd August 2021

While it’s great to see travelers hitting the road, airports and airplanes filling up and cruise lines welcoming guests once again, Summer of 2021 is also synonym with a phenomenon that was latent for the past few years: shortage of labor!

Revenge travel is a thing, and people want to spend money and treat themselves after 18 months of pandemic. But how can hospitality brands provide a quality experience when there is no staff, or not enough, to deliver?

Here are five ways we can work towards resolving this thorny issue >>

Sri Lanka Tourism – Achieving the Next Growth Frontier
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has become a mainstay of the economic development in the country in the past decade, contributing over 10% to the country’s GDP and 11% of the total employment in 2019 as per WTTC >>

How Can You Make Your Hotel More Sustainable?
There’s certainly been a 'sustainability' surge in cultures around the globe over the last few years >>

Global Newsletter of August 02, 2021
Understanding the pandemic stress level, St. Regis makes debuts in Qingdao, growth of cloud kitchens in India and the rise of digital money >>