Staffing shortages continue as different hotels see different levels of revenue in Virginia
and last updated 2021-07-22 20:42:53-04
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. â The tourism industry is being impacted differently in parts of the state of Virginia, according to experts.
Cy and Anna Babcanec are visiting the Oceanfront from the Pittsburgh area. It has been 40 years since they visited Virginia Beach, and they wanted to come back.
âWeâre both double vaccinated, so we feel a little better. If we werenât, we probably wouldnât have come,â said the couple.
Some hotels that cater to families on vacation are doing well this tourist season.
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83% of Virginia restaurants are currently hiring, facing dire staffing shortages The situation we re in right now is the worst that I ve ever seen.
83% of Virginia restaurants are facing a staffing shortage.
By: Caroline Coleburn
and last updated 2021-05-27 07:01:47-04
RICHMOND, Va. After the pandemic lockdown devastated so many in the restaurant industry, business owners are hoping to rebound but doing so isn t easy.
A recent Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association (VRLTA) survey shows 83% of restaurants are hiring, and 84% of restaurants say their current staffing levels are below normal.
Michelle Wilson, owner of Ma Micheleâs Cafe on Hull Street in Chesterfield knows the struggle of hiring staff all too well.
Most Virginia restaurateurs believe staffing won t stabilize until 2022
and last updated 2021-05-25 13:21:35-04
RICHMOND, Va. Many Virginia restaurants are operating with less staff than before the pandemic.
Of the Virginia establishments surveyed in a recent National Restaurant Association survey, 83% said they had job openings and 91% believed recruiting and retaining staff would be harder post-pandemic.
Six in 10 restaurateurs surveyed said they thought it would take at least seven months to get back up to normal staffing levels.
The Virginia Restaurant Lodging & Travel Association is holding a virtual hiring event on Thursday, May 27, from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. for job openings in Richmond, Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, and the Shenandoah Valley. You can register and upload a resume here.