Writer: Alejandro Sanchez 2 min read July 2021— The ongoing challenge of national labor shortages has impacted almost all business sectors and threatened to impede the economic recovery process. Tourism and hospitality are two sectors feeling the brunt of the shortage. In Palm Beach County, recruiting experts and business owners
Writer: Felipe Rivas 2 min read June 2021 — Thinking outside the box, the University of Tampa’s Executive MBA program, faculty and students found a way to exercise a normal part of the curriculum that became difficult due to the pandemic: traveling to gain consulting experience. With the usual international
Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read May 2021 — Amidst a national labor shortage that has hit the hospitality industry particularly hard, South Florida hotels are making the best of a bad situation. Despite the strong demand across a variety of industries for more workers, Florida’s unemployment rate for the
Writer: Joey Garrand 2 min read April 2021 — Tampa Bay’s tourism and hospitality sectors are returning to normal, and in some cases exceeding past performance. The renewed vigor is surprising and welcomed after a year where these industries came to a complete standstill. Occupancy rates reached nearly 80% for
Writer: Catie Schwartzman 2 min read May 2021 — The verdict is in: Orlando’s domestic tourism industry is primed for a boom. Two early indicators of what lies ahead were the stark increase in spring break tourism numbers and Orlando being the top destination in the U.S. for March. “Pre-COVID,
Writer: Max Crampton-Thomas 2 min read March 2021 — Visit Tampa Bay is a not-for-profit 501 C (6) destination marketing organization that works with its 750-plus partners to promote the Tampa Bay region. Its efforts helped make the area the busiest travel destination of the year in 2020, despite a
Writer: Joey Garrand 2 min read February 2021 — The pandemic has wreaked havoc on Charlotte’s hospitality industry. However, industry leaders have been hopeful for a recovery and the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina is another step in that direction. This week, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the
Writer: Catie Schwartzman 2 min read February 2021 — This year’s spring break will prove to be a unique challenge for South Florida. Though the COVID-19 rollout is in progress, hordes of college students congregating in Fort Lauderdale and Miami’s beaches bring potential business as well as potential coronavirus
By: Beatrice Silva 3 min read October 2020 — COVID-19 quickly spun counties that rely heavily on tourism and hospitality into a flash recession. Due to a statewide emergency order, businesses were forced to close their doors and thousands of people in Orlando lost their jobs. Despite the challenges, the region
By: Beatrice Silva 2 min read August 2020 — Before April, e-commerce was already a booming business but COVID-19 has skyrocketed digital commercial transactions to a whole new level. Despite the current flash recession, the demand for industrial real estate has grown in almost every market. As a result, industrial
