With the U.S. hosting the World Cup, there have been plenty of anecdotes about a booming tourism economy in host cities — Scotland fans drinking Boston bars out of beer, for example. - But no World Cup hiring bump is evident in the June employment data. By the numbers: Leisure and hospitality employment fell by 61,000 jobs in June. That's the category that includes restaurant and hotel employment and is most sensitive to tourism trends. - The report also sharply revised down what had been first reported as a huge surge in May employment in the sector — to 40,000 jobs added from 70,000. Of note: The month-to-month numbers are volatile, reflecting both sampling error and the vagaries of seasonal adjustment processes. But even over…
At least one hotel group has blamed travel concerns from international fans and the cost of attending the World Cup as major factors in the softer-than-expected demand.
For decades, the Hotel Carter in Times Square was the site of squalor and crime. Now rundown and empty, its future is tied up in litigation but some hope for a rebirth.
With hotels increasingly caught between the federal government’s immigration crackdown and protests against ICE, we want to hear how it’s affecting you.
AI:The New York Times is attempting to solicit anecdotal emotional responses from hotel owners and employees regarding the tensions between federal immigration enforcement and activist protests. This move comes as businesses find themselves increasingly caught in the middle of intense anti-ICE demonstrations and radical political theater occurring across the country. Rather than addressing the operational realities facing these business owners, this effort focuses on subjective sentimentality amid the ongoing friction between private enterprises and those attempting to obstruct federal law enforcement activities.Open