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Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin to terminate 1136 employees
Sad news from The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin as it seeks to cope with historically low occupancy.
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Everybody is an "expert" here....I didn’t realize they even had that many.
But I’m told by travel experts (posters here) that the worst is over for Orlando. So that’s good news, right?
...I didn’t realize they even had that many.
But I’m told by travel experts (posters here) that the worst is over for Orlando. So that’s good news, right?
I’m going to “fire off” a sternly worded - but business friendly - email to them RIGHT NOWMuch of this is related to the convention / meeting side of the house. Could you have those travel experts let business know it’s ok to start booking meetings again? ‘Cause right now, they aren’t. At all. Not for 2020. Not for 2021. Everyone remains in a ‘wait and see’ mode in that sector of the Orlando economy.
Send them to Europe. Hopefully it’s not a precursor for Florida.But I’m told by travel experts (posters here) that the worst is over for Orlando. So that’s good news, right?
Well, overall, Florida does seem to be recovering... vacation rentals are up YoY from last year, hotel demand is still off by between 20%-30% YoY, but it’s recovered from the almost 80% drop off, so that’s good. Airline travel is problematic though, so until that frees up getting long distance travelers is going to continue to be problematic. I’m sure that people hopping in cars are making up the bulk of visitors now....I didn’t realize they even had that many.
But I’m told by travel experts (posters here) that the worst is over for Orlando. So that’s good news, right?
...I didn’t realize they even had that many.
But I’m told by travel experts (posters here) that the worst is over for Orlando. So that’s good news, right?
Much of this is related to the convention / meeting side of the house. Could you have those travel experts let business know it’s ok to start booking meetings again? ‘Cause right now, they aren’t. At all. Not for 2020. Not for 2021. Everyone remains in a ‘wait and see’ mode in that sector of the Orlando economy.
Business conventions at major destinations (much less, minor ones) are going to be outdated for A LONG TIME. These places are screwed.
Business travel as a whole might NEVER come back. Now that everyone is used to Zoom/Skype/Teams etc, there is much less need for people to go face to face.
That also is ironic considering they have a half built addition as we speak.I mean, in terms of people actually traveling to Orlando, that much is certainly true.
Doesn't mean the repercussions of the past 6 months won't be felt for years and years.
And that was my first thought was well, that number is way more than I have ever would have thought they had - especially since that means they still have more.
Still?And still it goes on. It's terrible that so many will lose their jobs. Hopefully they had done some preparing knowing it might happen and will now that the notice is given. Maybe for some the loss wont be as devastating as losing the job immediately. Such stress without knowing when or what job may be out there for them now or how to get by on what they will get from unemployment especially going into the latter part of the year. Unfortunately this wont be the only cuts coming.
That also is ironic considering they have a half built addition as we speak.
As far as “the worst”...I think the “experts” are Framing it wrong because it’s a superficial take. 6 months of closure/lockdown is bad...but 3 years of depressed travel afterward would be far worse for all parties involved.
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