Beyond everyday work tasks, language differences affect staff on a personal level resulting in feelings of frustration or loneliness. That is why it is important to infuse group education and staff bonding activities into work environment.

Hotels rely on a lot on non-native or non-English speaking staff members especially in housekeeping. Best strategies in overcoming language barriers involve finding common ground and using it as everyone's reference point.

Color-coding strategies to differentiate and designate certain tasks and tools have proven to be very successful in training housekeeping staff that do not speak the native language. Other successful strategies include visual aids and automatic translation apps.