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Tourism is on the rise along Alabama’s Gulf coast. That means lots of visitors heading to the state’s beaches, restaurants, and attractions. But, while the number of tourists is going up, the number of tourism industry workers isn’t. Many staffers in Alabama’s visitor industry left during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a lot of them haven’t come back. Mobile is turning to technology to link workers with hospitality industry jobs.

Alabama's struggles in finding hotel workers is similar to what is going on elsewhere in the U.S. amid a shortage of labor following the coronavirus pandemic.

Alabama hotels struggle to find workers as tourism rebounds from COVID pandemic AL.com 5/12/2021 John Sharp, al.com © Lee Roop | lroop/al.com Huntsvilles Embassy Suites, pictured at the start of the coronavirus pandemic on March 12, 2020. The hotel, like others in Alabama, is experiencing a rebound in visitors. With that comes the pressure to add more employees. Jim Pappas is pulling extra duty as general manager at the Hampton Inn in Daphne by helping clean up the hotel ro...

Mardi Gras 2021 in Mobile: A ‘downer,’ but few criminal complaints and flashier houses Updated Feb 17, 2021; Facebook Share To illustrate the real story of Mardi Gras 2021, take a look at the police records. A year ago, 290 vehicles were towed from downtown Mobile, an increase of 227 from the 2019 Carnival. This year: Not one vehicle was removed requiring owners to fork over $150 to retrieve it from a special Mardi Gras impound. In a typical Mardi Gras season, officers will respond to clos...

Historic Hotels of America gives top honor to Mobile’s Battle House Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Facebook Share Mobile’s Battle House has been picked as a historic hotel of the year by the organization Historic Hotels of America. The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa is among the group’s 2020 Awards of Excellence recipients. It took honors as the Best Historic Hotel in the midsize category of 201-400 guest rooms. The Battle House and Jekyll Island Club Resort in J...