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Automation Steps in to Fill Hospitality Service Staff Shortages
(SOURCE: PYMNTS)

The pandemic had a massive ripple effect on jobs throughout the hospitality industry. Travel restrictions and social distancing brought business and recreational travel to a standstill. The industry has been slow to recover, partly due to Zoom and other teleconferencing services supplanting many forms of business travel. Hotels laid off and furloughed employees in record numbers to cut costs during the pandemic. Now 97% of hotels report labor shortages as travel picks up, and restaurants are in the same boat.

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GBTA Europe
GBTA Supports European Commission’s Initiative on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS)

Following the recent round of advocacy meetings in Brussels, GBTA has collaborated with GBTA committees, members, and stakeholders to issue a position paper supporting the European Commission's initiative on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS), which aims to reduce the fragmentation of digital mobility services in the EU, improve data sharing and facilitate the transition to sustainable transport options, as well as the combination of various transport modes, for example air and rail.

Read GBTA’s full MDMS position paper.

Certificate in Corporate Travel Execution
Registration Is Now Open

This course is only being offered once in 2023,
so secure your spot today.

The Certificate in Corporate Travel Execution (CCTE), in collaboration with Cornell University’s Executive Education Division, is a tailored education program designed for both corporate buyers overseeing managed travel programs and travel product and service suppliers. This program offers a virtual classroom experience focused on key business travel topics such as accounting, finance, human resources, sales strategy, risk and legal issues, and travel procurement.

For more information on the schedule and agenda, click here.

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Canada - Activists plan rallies, march in Ottawa, Ont., Canada, May 11 to denounce abortion, euthanasia. Tight security, disruptions likely.

France - Activists likely to stage further protests across France through mid-May after Constitutional Council approves pension reform.

Italy - Severe weather forecast across much of Italy through at least May 13. Possible transport, business, and utility disruptions.

Thailand - Severe weather forecast across much of Thailand through at least May 16. Possible transport, business, utility disruptions.

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