Weekend special: Career research + expert perspectives

Welcome to a special weekend edition of Hospitality Daily. A few months ago, I attended a career fair here in San Francisco and asked people if they would consider working in hospitality and  what they thought about a career in this industry.

What I heard there started me on a journey over the past few months to understand more about what people who don't yet work in hospitality think about working in hospitality and what it would take to get them to work in this industry today.

I ended up getting feedback from 2,085 people across the US, and you can see the results here.

But that’s not all - over the past 24 hours I’ve published a bunch of conversations about this to help you think about not only what the opportunity is, but how you can communicate it to get others to join you in providing hospitality:

• Research: What People (Really) Think About Working In Hotels

• Redefining Careers in Hospitality - Amanda Gray & Raul Moronta, Remington Hospitality

• The Big Shift in Today's Job Market - Matt Gorman, Upshift

• Career Opportunities in Hospitality Today - Chip Rogers, AHLA

• The Exciting World of Hospitality Careers - Dr. Peter Ricci, Florida Atlantic University

From our community

Hospitality Daily is a community of creators and doers. Some cool things for today:

• Rachel Vandenberg met Gary Jamison, Head Concierge from Loews Hotels Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, and talked about how he leads himself and his career.

• Kyle Gartman celebrates his team by surprising Glenn on his birthday 🎉

• Remington Hospitality shared a clip from their CEO, Sloan Dean, as he talks about the importance of investing in people to build great organizations.

Stories I’m reading

• Trends: In Remote Work Era, Hotel Operators Make a Bet on Longer Stays (by Martha C. White for The New York Times)

• Research: Promoting Wellness Through Reconnecting Guests With Nature (by Suja Chaulagain for Hotel Executive)

• Design: Biophilic Hotel Design: Five Hotels Embracing Natural Design (by The Hotel Edit)

• Design: The Ozarker Lodge Launches in Branson, Missouri (by Alicia Hoisington for Hospitality Design)

• Guest Experience: This N.Y.C. Hotel Wants to Create a Lavish Picnic for You in Central Park (by Rachel Cormack for Robb Report)

• Investment: Brand power builds a case for investing in residences (by Isobel Lee for Hospitality Investor)