housekeeping

It’s simple math: the less money a hotel spends, the more profit it makes. There’s no better cost-cutting measure for hotel owners than one that can double as a “green…

As you can tell, I like to travel (usually with Sharon). However, for all of my advance planning and packing lists, there is one thing that I forget to bring…

Most of us don’t have a whole lot of interaction with hotel housekeepers. A quick “hello” as you pass by in the morning, maybe a note on the pillow to…

In June 2022, CNN Nightcap expanded from its original newsletter format to a digital show. According to the press release announcing the show, the host, “…CNN Business’s Jon Sarlin, interviews…

We’ve stayed at many types of hotels from Park Hyatts to Comfort Inns. We always leave a tip for housekeeping every day of our stay, if that’s the appropriate social norm…

One of the things I most often forget when we travel is cash for tips. It’s proper to tip the airport parking shuttle driver, bartender at the lounge, valet staff,…

Even before the pandemic, we had issues with tipping hotel housekeeping. While there are different protocols depending on where in the world you are, if you’re staying at a hotel…

When COVID initially hit, few people were staying at hotels. At first, most were at home, either on their own volition or because of lockdowns. When things started to get…

We all know that it happens. It might even have happened to you – you check in to your hotel, you get to your room and all looks good. Later…

It seems you can’t watch the news without hearing something about the ongoing labor shortage. Ever since the COVID pandemic began, millions of workers have stopped working at their pre-pandemic…