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Where to Look for Los Angeles Hotel Jobs

As tourist season approaches, more people will be looking for Los Angeles hotel jobs, but do you know where you can find work this season?

The hotel industry is a great one to get into, especially if you like working with people and are looking for a job that will most likely offer a lot of flexibility. In most places throughout the nation, hotel jobs are becoming more available as the economic recession comes to a close and tourism picks up.

Los Angeles is no exception, as the local hospitality industry continues to fare well. And given that Los Angeles is the second-largest city in America and attracts plenty of tourists every year, there are plenty of places to find hotel jobs.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area's leisure and hospitality industry employed 388,900 workers during December, which is up from 387,300 workers during November and a 3 percent increase from last year.

According to LA Inc., a number of hotels in the area have either opened recently, are scheduled to open soon, or are being renovated. Some hotels may want to conduct California background checks before hiring you.

Some of the hotels you may want to apply to include:

• Downtown - JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE; The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles; Luxe City Center Hotel; Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens; O Hotel Los Angeles
• Hollywood - W Hollywood Hotel & Residences; Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Hollywood Walk of Fame; Hollywood Heights Hotel; London West Hollywood
• Westside - Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Westwood; SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
• San Gabriel Valley - The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa
• San Fernando Valley - Hotel Amarano Burbank; Four Seasons Westlake Village
• Beach cities - Hotel Erwin; Custom Hotel; Terranea Resort; Ocean Avenue Hotel

Los Angeles Hotel Jobs Supported by Local Convention

One local convention is helping to support and create Los Angeles hotel jobs.

Anime Expo recently announced that it will hold the annual four-day convention in Los Angeles through 2013. The event is expected to create and support many jobs and generate more than $100 million throughout the city during the next three years.

"Los Angeles is the perfect host city for this event thanks to our many local companies specializing in cutting-edge technology, our irrefutable standing as the epicenter of the entertainment industry, and Downtown LA's immaculately planned infrastructure," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.

"In addition to hotel rooms in every price range, we have a state of the art venue to support a convention of this magnitude," he added. "We are thrilled that the Anime Expo has already pledged to return for the next three years.  It is a true testament to LA's status as a world-class destination for conventions."

The Anime Expo, which is organized by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, already took place in Los Angeles this year. The event brought in 50,000 attendees and was expected to generate $24 million for Los Angeles and fill up 7,200 hotel rooms.

The hotels expected to benefit from the expo include: JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles, Hilton Checkers Los Angeles, Kawada Hotel, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Hotel Figueroa, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, Millennium Biltmore, and Omni Los Angeles Hotel.

"What makes this event unique is that it isn’t limited to industry-only professionals," Mark Liberman, president and CEO of LA INC., the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. "The public is also invited, which has the potential to generate additional revenue in extended stays, especially at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. It's an opportunity for LA to showcase its many restaurants, attractions, unique neighborhoods and cultural venues as one of the nation’s most desirable tourist destinations."

Orlando Hotel Jobs Created by Disney

One major company is helping to create more Orlando hotel jobs.

Walt Disney World recently announced its plans to open the Art of Animation Resort in 2012, a move that will create up to 800 new construction jobs, as well as many positions in the hospitality industry. The resort also will bring in some much-needed revenue for nearby tourist-dependent businesses.

The 1,984-room resort is the first new resort Disney has moved forward with in about seven years. Many business and tourism advocates in the are see the effort as a sign that the Orlando area may be making an economic recovery.

"That bodes well for the destination," Brian Martin, spokesman for the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, told Sunshine State News. "As Disney goes, so goes the destination."

The Art of Animation Resort will be included in Disney's value resort line, which is marketed to families on a budget. Based on many of Disney's popular animated movies, the hotel will have 1,120 family suites themed after "Cars," "Finding Nemo," and "The Lion King," as well as 864 rooms themed after "The Little Mermaid."

The resort is the largest new value resort in the Orlando area, where most companies are simply renovating existing properties instead of building new ones. Local experts hope the effort could persuade other companies to look at new projects in order to compete with Disney.

Another plus - the new Disney resort should bring more business to nearby restaurants, shops and retailers that have suffered during the economic downturn, and could in turn cause more small businesses to consider locating in Orlando.

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