A Lens on Labor: Growing Costs Remain a Setback for the U.S. Hotel Industry

Although we are well into the new year, the global hotel industry is still facing many of the same struggles from years past, including staffing shortages. Those shortages are pushing hotels to increase pay and benefits to compete for available labor. When looking at the United States, average hourly earnings for employees in the leisure and hospitality sector are the highest they have ever been—averaging $23.37 in 2023 and hitting $23.86 in January 2024, according […]

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