Tag: Hospitality and leisure industry
Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Children giggle as young people flash their smartphones to film robots carrying plates of freshly prepared meals on their inbuilt...
Union rep says West Virginia governor late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees' health insurance fund at their...
Gov. Jim Justice tries to halt foreclosure of his West Virginia hotel as he runs for US Senate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Jim Justice is in a mad-dash legal fight as he runs for U.S. Senate to keep a historic West...
Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024
SINTRA, Portugal -- The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a...
As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. The desert sheikdom’s...
Price instability rocks Ethiopia as it reels from foreign exchange rate reforms
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The prices on the menu have been erased at a small hotel in a suburb of Ethiopia's capital. That...