Skift

Episode Notes The Ritz-Carlton believes it’s part of an innovative effort that could help it ease a labor shortage. The Marriott brand has teamed up with the Switzerland-based EHL Hospitality Business School to create a new employee training program in the Maldives, reports Corporate Travel Editor Matthew Parsons.  The business school has established a three-year program to help the Ritz-Carlton and the Patina Hotels & Resorts train and retain employees. A consultant for the business school said the program would help current employees at the two companies who lack formal certifications. The first group of students graduated from the program last week.  Next, Brazil plans to reinstate tourist visa requirements for visitors from the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada. That’s in response to those four countries requiring Brazilian tourists to have visas. Global Tourism Reporter Dawit Habtemariam writes Brazil’s retaliatory visa rules could stunt its tourism recovery.  The Brazilian government recently announced