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Labor costs in hospitality

3 stories · First covered Mar 19, 2026 · Latest May 31
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Fort Lauderdale Got a Michelin Star. Now Try Staffing It With 2,100 Fewer Workers.

Fort Lauderdale Got a Michelin Star. Now Try Staffing It With 2,100 Fewer Workers.

Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale kept its Michelin star and Michelin Guide nod for the second straight year. The part nobody's celebrating is that the market lost 3.2% of its hospitality workforce while approving 2,800 new luxury rooms... and those numbers are heading in opposite directions.

RLJ Just Bought Itself Three Years. The Question Is What They Do With Them.

RLJ Just Bought Itself Three Years. The Question Is What They Do With Them.

RLJ Lodging Trust pushed its next debt maturity to 2029 with a $500M refinancing package. The balance sheet looks cleaner. The operations tell a different story.

NYC Is Squeezing Hotels From Every Direction. The Math Is Getting Brutal.

NYC Is Squeezing Hotels From Every Direction. The Math Is Getting Brutal.

New York City wants to raise property taxes nearly 10% on an industry already drowning in regulatory costs, union labor at $40 an hour, and operating expenses growing four times faster than revenue. At some point, the math stops working... and we're getting close.