Beginning this fall, guests will enjoy automatic daily housekeeping at all of Hilton’s Luxury, Full Service, Lifestyle and Embassy Suites by Hilton hotels worldwide.” The person added, “Guests at any of Hilton’s brands can share their preferences upon arrival or during their stay and tailor their housekeeping schedule to their individual needs.” “The work we're doing right now in every one of our brands…is about making them higher-margin businesses and creating more labor efficiencies, particularly in the areas of housekeeping, food and beverage, and other areas,” Hilton CEO Chris Nasetta told investors in 2021, predicting that, “when we get out of the crisis, those businesses will be higher-margin and require less labor than they did pre-COVID.” According to its latest annual report, Hilton had 8% fewer employees systemwide than it did in 2019, even as its room count jumped 14%.Ī company spokesperson did not answer a Fortune query on its cost-cutting strategy, but said in a statement: “An increasing number of our hotels have also reintroduced automatic daily cleaning services as travel has rebounded following the pandemic.