Link Daintree Ecolodge Resort recently advertised in New Zealand for hospitality and housekeeping staff to try and address its shortage.
Photo: Brian Cassey No city hotels would be operating at true full capacity at the moment, said Dean Long, chief executive of the Accommodation Association of Australia. He says that when a hotel says it s fully occupied, it s stating the truth. But hotels may have been forced to artificially lower capacity in order to ensure rooms are serviced adequately. Hotels need a certain number of housekeeping staff to adhere to health and safety regulations - so keeping rooms open with greatly reduced cleaning staff is not an option.