At the Marriott world headquarters, the hotel operator has created an “Innovation Lab” to build prototype room arrangements that respond to the changing tastes and needs of customers. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) Tourism is thriving in the nation’s capital, with the District’s visitors bureau declaring a record year for U.S. foot traffic in 2016. But at Washington’s hotels, hiring has been more or less flat for two decades.
The region’s hotel industry employs only about 5,400 more people today than it did in 1990, a tiny increase for a region the size of the Washington area. And when calculated […]
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