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W Hotels Just Opened in Riyadh. The Real Question Is Who's Staffing 362,000 New Rooms.

W Hotels Just Opened in Riyadh. The Real Question Is Who's Staffing 362,000 New Rooms.

Saudi Arabia is adding more hotel rooms in the next four years than some countries have total. Marriott just planted a flag in Riyadh's financial district, and everybody's celebrating the ribbon cutting... but nobody's talking about where 362,000 rooms worth of trained hospitality talent is supposed to come from.