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There have already been a handful of strikes across the UK, including university teachers and railway staff, and the continued rise in inflation in the country is likely to lead to further strikes during the holiday season, reports the Wall Street Journal. Nurses are threatening their first-ever strike in the days before Christmas, and ambulance drivers have also voted to strike for the first time in 30 years.
The UK is facing the second highest inflation rate in Europe behind Germany, and it is expected to face a recession that is expected to last up to two years. Unions lobbied to raise wages to offset the effects of inflation.
“The last thing [workers] want to do is go on strike, but the government has given them no choice,” said Rachel Harrison, national secretary of the GMB union, one of the largest unions in the country, representing workers in all sectors of the industry. economy, including paramedics.
Although the number of official COVID-19 cases tested is falling according to official data from the country, the general sentiment across China is that more people are infected after the ruling Communist Party eased its strict “zero COVID” restrictions on Tuesday, reports the Associated Press. One of the changes included ending the rule requiring citizens to provide a negative test to ride the subway, go to the supermarket and more.
Some businesses have had to close due to staff shortages due to positive COVID-19 tests, the AP reports.
“There are very few people coming because there are so many cases,” said Gang Xueping, a waitress at a restaurant in Beijing. “The country has just opened up. The first month or two is definitely going to be serious. No one is used to that yet.
Hoteliers are starting to deploy mobile tips for housekeepers in their hotels, hoping that the ease of digital tipping will add extra compensation and attract and retain employees, reports HNN’s Bryan Wroten.
Among the companies testing digital tipping are Noble House Hotels & Resorts and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Stefan Mühle, vice president and regional general manager of Noble, said some employees were concerned that the new platform would reduce their normal cash tips, but they were pleased with the initial results.
“We had a few people in each of the hotels who were willing to take a chance,” he said. “Once they actually saw that it earned extra tips, others followed suit and felt confident to join us. Now we have virtually all of the housekeeping staff at both hotels signed up , and they see a steady stream of tips coming in.”
Hard Rock International plans to renovate the Mirage resort casino by expanding the property, rebuilding the pools, creating a music museum and adding a guitar-shaped hotel tower, reports the Las Vegas Sun.
Hard Rock announced in December 2021 that it would acquire the property’s operations from MGM Resorts International for $1.075 billion, with the deal expected to close later this month. Drawings for the new construction are expected to be completed by summer 2023, the newspaper reports.
“We like to do it big,” said Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen. “We intend, subject to approval, to construct an all-suite guitar-shaped building, very similar to what we have done in South Florida. We think this becomes another icon for the Las Vegas Strip skyline.
The real estate gambling investment fund Vici Properties owns the Mirage real estate.
The number of bookings for short-term rental listings on platforms such as Airbnb increased 15.8% year-over-year in October 2022, but the number of listings also increased — 23.3% in the United States in October 2022 compared to October 2021 — resulting in fewer bookings and less profit for individual rental property owners, reports the Wall Street Journal.
“In October 2022, each short-term rental property in the United States received an average of 6% fewer nights booked,” the newspaper reports.
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