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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 Huntsville's 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 rooms and make sure a hot breakfast is served to visitors. He’s also monitoring the phones, waiting...

Alabama’s Africatown can tell stories of slavery in ways few others can, officials say Updated May 05, 2021; Africatown efforts to tell the story of America’s last slave ship could eventually draw more tourists than Montgomery has been attracting since the Equal Justice Initiative opened a lynching memorial and museum three years ago, the head of the state’s tourism department said Tuesday. Lee Sentell, director of the Alabama Department of Tourism, said he believes travelers who “love history” are “anxious” to visit the Mobile area and meet the descendants of the slave ship Cl...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — With demand for COVID-19 vaccinations lagging at an immunization...

Amtrak to pay for repairs at train stops along Gulf Coast route Updated Mar 05, 2021; Posted Mar 05, 2021 The Excelsior Band plays as Mobile, Ala., residents welcome the Amtrak inspection train as it travels from New Orleans, La., to Bay St. Louis and eventually on to Florida on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (file photo) Facebook Share Amtrak will pay for the repairs and upgrades needed at the train stops along the Gulf Coast route ahead of returning passenger rail to the line in early 2022. The announcement, occurring Friday during a Southern Rail Commission meeting, is dependent on Federal Rai...