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Smart Travel: MICE Industry’s Positive Impact on Business Travel, Wynn Resorts’ Bigger Better UAE Plans Revealed, Indigenous Tourism Booms and More

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Wynn Al Marjan Island, located in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), is projected to open in 2027 and cost $5.1 Wynn has obtained the first casino license granted in the UAE, opening a new sector of the country’s hospitality market. billion, a $1.2 billion increase from a previous estimate. million people).

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Smart Travel: Saudi Arabia MICE Industry Booms, American Airlines Shuts Down Group-Jumpers, $65 Billion Needed to Address Coastal and Marine Tourism Climate Issues

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We’ve heard from our customers that the ability to board with their assigned group is important to them because it’s a benefit associated with their AAdvantage status or fare purchase,” said Julie Rath, American’s senior vice president of airport operations, reservations and service recovery. of leisure and meeting spaces.

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The Mutual Benefits of Planning with a Unionized Property

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However, with the chaotic state of staffing in the hospitality industry, the 140th year of celebrating labor unions merits a second look. Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for.

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How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

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It’s no secret that the hospitality industry has been understaffed since the beginning of the pandemic. McKinsey & Company has found the biggest trends in hiring for the hospitality industry and developed a method for choosing the best employees. Some locations have gone as far as to install check in kiosks in their lobbies.

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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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Arizona was one of the top 10 ranking resettlement states from 2001-2021 and Phoenix became one of the assigned locations for Afghan refugees. Flothmeier says this is a benefit of embracing the uniqueness of all employees. The post Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Authorize Strike on The Strip Weeks Ahead of IMEX America

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A near unanimous number of members from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the largest labor union in Nevada, and the Bartenders Union Local 165 have voted to authorize a strike on the Las Vegas Strip, following tens of thousands of hospitality workers casting their votes at Thomas and Mack Center on the University of Nevada’s campus.

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Smart Travel: Chase and Travelport Team Up, Ottawa Airport and Light Rail Transit Connect, New Security Screening Wows in Frankfurt and More

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The new LRT extension ensures that delegates and travelers arriving in Ottawa experience the citys efficiency and hospitality from the moment they land. They will also gain entry to Aethos exclusive city clubs, with upcoming locations in London, Madrid, Lisbon and Mexico City.

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