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Some industries still have a long way to go to recover from the pandemic

Apr 6, 2021
But in the public sector, and especially education, jobs may come back soon because of money in the latest COVID relief package.
The industries that have the furthest to go are ones you'd maybe expect: leisure and hospitality, accommodations, food services and restaurants.
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Latinas among those hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses

May 14, 2020
Big cuts in hospitality, health care and retail sectors leave Latinas vulnerable.
One in five Latinas are now unemployed.
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Luxury travel experiences are the next big thing from Louis Vuitton

Dec 14, 2018
LVMH spends $3.2 billion on a deluxe hotel and travel chain to attract millennial money.
The canal in front of the Hotel Cipriani in the Venice lagoon in 2014.
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This robot's coworkers think he is kinda cute

May 29, 2017
Can robots overcome the fear of automation by being cute?
Meet Relay, a hospitality robot designed by Savioke. 
Courtesy of Savioke

A Houston woman makes a split decision for home sharing

Feb 20, 2017
Her townhome is designed with two units to host short- or long-term paying guests.
Lydia Afeman’s townhouse in Houston is flexible on the inside, to allow for short or long-term paying guests. 
Florian Martin

Etiquette and rituals rule in Japan's business culture

Aug 11, 2015
Foreign firms best learn their way around a simple 'yes' before making a deal.

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