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Higher prices are driving some resort community residents to leave: ‘There is a sadness’

Source: Global News

In B.C., municipal housing needs reports mandated by the provincial government and released last year have shone a harsh light on the reality of affordable housing supply in sought-after resort destinations. Maintaining housing has become a challenge for employers as their own costs — including property taxes and day-to-day goods, like food — rise higher, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Canadian Restaurants on the Brink: Skyrocketing Costs, Labour Shortages and Mounting Debt Threaten a $100 Billion Industry

Source: Retail Insider

Canada’s foodservice sector is struggling and Restaurants Canada says urgent changes are needed to help restaurant businesses survive and thrive over the months ahead.

Delta says travel boom is not over yet

Source: Reuters

Delta said domestic travel demand is "steady" and initial bookings for the peak holiday periods are strong. Meanwhile, the demand for overseas trips has stayed strong through the autumn season.

In addition, the airline said it has seen a pickup in business travel since the Labor Day holiday early last month.

Tourism resumes in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors

Source: AP News

The area around the Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago began welcoming back travelers after the mayor and Hawaii’s governor pushed ahead to restart tourism to boost the economy despite opposition from some Lahaina residents.

The governor’s Office of Wellness and Resilience prepared a flyer with tips on how visitors can be respectful, which it planned to distribute at hotels, rental car desks and other places visitors frequent.

As contract talks drag, flight attendants say they're prepared to strike

Source: Travel Weekly

At Southwest, United, Alaska and American, flight attendants' labor contracts are all up for renegotiation. The growing acrimony is taking place on the back end of a year in which U.S. airline pilots have won tens of billions of dollars in pay and benefit increases.

Instagram Moments Boosting Importance Of Travel Experiences

Source: Phocuswire

Experiences has long been one of the largest and most important sectors in travel and tourism, representing $253 billion in global gross ticket revenue in 2019.

United to revise its boarding procedure

Source: Travel Weekly

Under the new process, the carrier will board middle seat passengers before passengers with aisle seats. The new boarding procedure has been tested at one United hub airport and four of smaller airports, United said in a memo, and has proven quicker than the existing protocol.

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