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Small Business Employment Gains Continue, Especially in Leisure and Hospitality

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 29, 2021 — Despite the competitive hiring environment, small business employment growth grew 0.26 percent in June, according to aggregated payroll data of approximately 350,000 clients provided by Paychex. The data released in the latest report of the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shows momentum in job growth with […]

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Adventure Is Back: Royal Caribbean Makes Long-awaited Return To The Caribbean

MIAMI, June 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A milestone more than 15 months in the making: Royal Caribbean International and the communities of the Caribbean are celebrating the cruise line’s highly anticipated return to the region as Adventure of the Seas prepares to set sail from Nassau, The Bahamas yesterday. The first of Royal […]

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Liyang Tea Festival Sets Benchmark for the Integration of Experiential Tourism Plus Sustainable Economy

LIYANG, China, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — China Liyang Tea Festival and Tianmu Lake Tourism Festival simultaneously kicked off in Liyang, a city in Jiangsu Province in Southeast China on April 10, marking the 30th year since the tea culture was first celebrated in 1991. Celebrations will run for a month, all themed around the […]

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Archipelago Signs Two Makkah Hotels With Jabal Omar Development Company For Its Royal Alana And Alana Brands

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 15, 2021 — Archipelago International, Southeast Asia’s largest privately owned and independent hotel management group, today announced the signing of hotel management agreements with Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), a leader in real estate development in Saudi Arabia, for two hotels in their prestigious Jabal Omar project, which is within a few […]

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Dominos and Nuro Launch Autonomous Pizza Delivery with On-Road Robot

NN ARBOR, Mich., April 12, 2021 — Domino’s (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, and Nuro, the leading self-driving delivery company, are launching autonomous pizza delivery in Houston. Beginning this week, select customers who place a prepaid order on dominos.com on certain days and times from Domino’s […]

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Chipotle To Offer Free Degrees In Agriculture, Culinary, And Hospitality To Employees

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced it will offer debt-free degrees in Agriculture, Culinary, and Hospitality to all eligible employees in partnership with Guild Education, the leading education and upskilling company in the country. After only 120 days of employment, employees are eligible to pursue degrees […]

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Squarespace Acquires Tock, the Online Reservations, Takeout, and Events Platform, to Advance Hospitality Offering

NEW YORK, March 31, 2021 — Squarespace, the all-in-one website building and ecommerce platform, today announced it has acquired Tock, a leading unified system serving the hospitality industry with online reservations, table management, takeout, and events in one place, for more than $400 million in a mix of cash and stock. With this acquisition, Squarespace […]

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Sonesta Launches Global Hotel Franchising Organization

NEWTON, Mass., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the launch of its renewed global hotel franchising organization. Less than ten days after completing its acquisition of RLH Corporation, Sonesta is now one of the largest hotel companies, with approximately 1,200 franchised and managed properties. The company offers a complete […]

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Yum! Brands Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for Fourth Year in a Row

Louisville, KY – Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) was once again named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for its continued commitment to responsible and sustainable business practices. This is the fourth year in a row the Company has been named to DJSI, regarded as one of the leading sustainability benchmarks among both […]

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Yum! Brands and KFC U.S. Invest $6 Million to Advance Equity and Opportunity in Louisville

Louisville, KY – Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) and KFC U.S. today announced plans to invest $6 million over five years to advance equity and opportunity across Louisville, particularly in the West End. This expanded investment in Louisville will target endeavors that tackle inequality and uplift Black students, educators, entrepreneurs and social change agents. The […]

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