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The video discusses the transformation of hotel operations through technology, focusing on the challenges faced by Marion in rebuilding its workforce post-pandemic. It highlights the need to balance guest expectations, market strategy, and labor costs. The company is leveraging technology to optimize staffing and improve flexibility, aiming to reduce unskilled jobs and focus on higher-skilled positions.

What was one of the main challenges Marion faced after making staff cuts in 2020?

• Improving customer service

• Increasing room rates

• Rebuilding its workforce

• Expanding hotel locations

How does the hotel industry differentiate itself from home-sharing platforms like Airbnb?

• Through the services offered to guests

• By providing unique room designs

• By offering lower prices

• By having more locations

What is one strategy Marion is using to address rising labor costs?

• Hiring more unskilled workers

• Reducing the number of skilled jobs

• Leveraging technology to reduce unskilled jobs

• Increasing the number of hotel rooms

What is the purpose of Marion's new labor management system?

• To improve room service quality

• To increase the number of hotel staff

• To reduce the number of hotel locations

• To match staffing levels with customer demand

How does the new labor management system benefit hotel associates?

• By providing more vacation days

• By offering higher wages

• By giving more flexibility in work shifts

• By reducing their working hours