So the news is good: The economy seems to be bouncing back, travel is getting restarted and travelers seem to be returning to hotels, especially in southern markets and resort areas. But some hotel associations are reporting a labor squeeze; in some areas hotels are desperate to fill positions.

To talk about why this is happening, and how the hospitality landscape is changing, we’ve brought in our hotels reporter, Christina Jelski, and David Sherwyn, a professor and hospitality expert at Cornell University.

Related reading:

David Sherwyn’s bio: https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/dss18/ 

GMs clean rooms and operators cook as hotels struggle to rehire workers https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/GMs-clean-rooms-and-operators-cook-as-hotels-struggle-to-rehire-workers

U.S. hotel occupancy hit a Covid-era high in April

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/U-S-hotel-occupancy-hit-a-high-in-April 

Five hotel general managers on the lessons they learned during the pandemic: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Focus-on-Hotels-What-the-pandemic-taught-me 

Hotels in Miami and South Florida are open – and busy https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Northeast-Southern-markets-are-driving-a-Miami-hotel-boom 

Drive-market bright spots https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Drive-market-bright-spots

About the Folo by Travel Weekly: A weekly podcast from the reporters and editors of Travel Weekly that focuses on and "follows" major travel news and trends. Hosted by managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

This episode was recorded Thursday, April 21. The original transcript has been edited for length, and the chronology may be altered to keep dialogue about specific topics together.

So the news is good: The economy seems to be bouncing back, travel is getting restarted and travelers seem to be returning to hotels, especially in southern markets and resort areas. But some hotel associations are reporting a labor squeeze; in some areas hotels are desperate to fill positions. To talk about why this is happening, and how the hospitality landscape is changing, we&rsquo;ve brought in our hotels reporter, Christina Jelski, and David Sherwyn, a professor and hospitality expert at Cornell University.
Related reading:
David Sherwyn&rsquo;s bio: <a href="https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/dss18/">https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/dss18/ </a>
GMs clean rooms and operators cook as hotels struggle to rehire workers <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/GMs-clean-rooms-and-operators-cook-as-hotels-struggle-to-rehire-workers">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/GMs-clean-rooms-and-operators-cook-as-hotels-struggle-to-rehire-workers</a>
U.S. hotel occupancy hit a Covid-era high in April
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/U-S-hotel-occupancy-hit-a-high-in-April">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/U-S-hotel-occupancy-hit-a-high-in-April </a>
Five hotel general managers on the lessons they learned during the pandemic: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Focus-on-Hotels-What-the-pandemic-taught-me">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Focus-on-Hotels-What-the-pandemic-taught-me </a>
Hotels in Miami and South Florida are open &ndash; and busy <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Northeast-Southern-markets-are-driving-a-Miami-hotel-boom">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Northeast-Southern-markets-are-driving-a-Miami-hotel-boom </a>
Drive-market bright spots <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Drive-market-bright-spots">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Drive-market-bright-spots</a>
About the Folo by Travel Weekly: A weekly podcast from the reporters and editors of Travel Weekly that focuses on and "follows" major travel news and trends. Hosted by managing editor Rebecca Tobin.
This episode was recorded Thursday, April 21. The original transcript has been edited for length, and the chronology may be altered to keep dialogue about specific topics together.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they’ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they&rsquo;ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

Hosted by Rebecca Tobin, managing editor of Travel Weekly

The Folo by Travel Weekly

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week. 

In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about.  

You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do. 

Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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