Need a US hotel for Graduation Day? Good luck | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM

By Chris Taylor

NEW YORK (Reuters) – If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel room in an American college town for Graduation Day.

Toni Milbourne faced this before her daughter’s graduation from West Virginia University in May. Hotel room rates in Morgantown doubled before the local event. In a nearby town, prices more than tripled to $350 a night.

“It absolutely feels like price gouging,” said Milbourne, managing editor for a West Virginia newspaper. “People need to be aware that companies are taking advantage of people in

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Cyprus welcomes foreign workers amid hotel staffing crisis, KNEWS

The accord forged by the Ministry of Labor alongside employers and trade union representatives to tackle workforce shortages, especially prevalent during the summer months, seems poised to confront a longstanding challenge head-on. The downsizing of hotels and tourist enterprises has taken a toll on the quality of services rendered. Minister of Labor, Yiannis Panayiotou, in collaboration with social partners, has joined forces to fortify the labor market by integrating personnel from third countries.

Minister Panayiotou, elucidating to “K”, emphasized the collective agreement that the partial opening of Cyprus to the international labor market “must not undercut the domestic market, labor

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Hyatt begins integrating Mr and Mrs Smith inventory: Travel Weekly

A year after announcing its acquisition of Mr & Mrs Smith, Hyatt has begun integrating the boutique hotel platform’s properties into its systems.

Hyatt acquired London-based Mr & Mrs Smith, which bills itself as a “travel club for hotel lovers,” for 53 million British pounds.

Starting April 24, guests are able to search for and book Mr & Mrs Smith properties via Hyatt’s website and mobile app, with World of Hyatt members able to earn and redeem points on Mr & Mrs Smith bookings.

Approximately 700 Mr & Mrs Smith member properties are initially available to book via Hyatt channels,

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Indian Hotels Company Q4 Results Preview: Profit likely to jump by one-third, margin may improve by 260 bps

Indian Hotels Company Q4 FY24 Results Preview, Tata group Q4 earnings: Indian Hotels Company (IHC), a Tata group hospitality company whose popular brands include Taj, Vivanta and Ginger, is all set to report its financial results for the quarter and the year ended March 31, 2024, on Wednesday, April 24. Analysts expect the hotels giant to stage a strong financial performance for the three-month period on the back of steadily growing demand in the space.

According to Zee Business research, Indian Hotels Company is likely to register a consolidated net profit of Rs 430 crore for the January-March period,

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