Via: Marriott News Center - My Marriott Hotel™ Opens its Doors on Facebook Earlier this month, Marriott International launched My Marriott Hotel Serious Game to help generate interest in hospitality careers. With as many as 50,000 jobs to fill worldwide by the end of the year, Marriott International, Inc. is tapping into the exploding popularity of social media gaming at My Marriott Hotel™ on Facebook , where gamers will first manage a “virtual” hotel restaurant kitchen before moving on to other areas of hotel operations. The game can be played in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Mandarin. Developed by employer branding and employee engagement specialist Evviva Brands , the Serious Game uses social media platforms to provide insight into the skills needed to manage hotel operations in one of Marriott’s hotels. My Marriott Hotel is similar in concept to the highly popular FarmVille and CityVille games, which have grown to a combined 135 million monthly active
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