Disaster Effects and Responses in the Hospitality Industry (Feiertag Collection)

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2020 Was The Worst Year Ever for U.S. Hotels Here's What's Next
Miller, Claire (National Public Radio, 2021-01-27)
Although industry leaders are hopeful to welcome back domestic travelers this Summer, many understand that business will not return to normal until business travel starts to pick back up again. Historically, business travel accounts for 60 - 68% of the hotel industry's revenue. The American Hotel & Lodging Association and Smith Travel Research anticipates business travel to still be down by 85% in 2023. Industry leaders are holding on to hope of the "roaring twenties" with pent up consumer travel demand exploding once herd immunity and mass vaccinations are reached.
AHLA National Survey Shows Support for Targeted Hotel Relief
Lodging Magazine (Lodging Magazine, 2021-05-12)
A national survey conducted on behalf of the American Hotel & Lodging Association detailed that support for the newly introduced Save Hotel Jobs Act is extremely bi-partisan. Roughly 71% of the U.S. population support targeted relief to the hotel industry. Although domestic leisure travel continues to be a bright spot of the industry, the industry cannot survive without group or business travel. Hotels are currently on track to end 2021 without 500,000 jobs that were previously held by employees before the COVID-19 pandemic. Targeted relief can help restore and save the hotel industry.
AHLA Released Hotel Industry Employment and Job Loss Data
Lodging Magazine (Lodging Magazine, 2021-05-03)
The American Hotel & Lodging Associated released new data noting the projected hardest hit states economically by the COVID-19 pandemic are California, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Hawaii. These five states heavily depend on business and group travel to generate revenue and favorable financial positions each year. The article details a study done by Oxford Economics highlights that for every 10 people directly employed by a hotel, there are 26 remaining jobs that are sustained because of the hotel business. Unfortunately, the hotel industry will not be on the true road to recovery until business and group travel re-emerge.
AHLA Statement on Updated CDC Guidance
American Hotel & Lodging Association (Hospitality Net, 2021-05-19)
Chip Rogers, President & CEO of AHLA has announced that AHLA's Safe Stay guidelines will relax mask requirements for guests that are fully vaccinated. However, Rogers encourages hotel employees to remain wearing masks in accordance with the CDC's recommended guidelines. Rogers called on all Americans to get vaccinated before removing their masks and noted that AHLA is carefully considering new guidelines to implement down to members as the mask recommendations continue to evolve and vaccination rates increase.
AHLA Urges Governors to Include Hotel Employees in Phase 1b of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Lodging Magazine (Lodging Magazine, 2020-12-22)
The American Hotel & Lodging Association is imploring governors across the country to include hotel employees in their tier 1b vaccination rollout. Chip Rogers, President & CEO of AHLA, stated that hotels have been supporting emergency frontline workers in forms of accommodations and quarantining since the beginning of the pandemic. Rogers believes the vaccination will add an extra blanket of security to hotel staff that are already doing all they can to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Coronavirus Pandemic Sets Hotel Industry Back 10 Years, Report Finds
Lardieri, Alexa (U.S. News & World Report, 2021-01-27)
According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association's first State of the Industry report, the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated 10 years of job growth for the hotel industry. It was noted that more than 670,000 hotel industry jobs were cut, while 4 million hospitality related positions were also eliminated due to the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the industry is planning to add more positions moving into 2021, it will hardly make up for the jobs that were lost.
Hospitality and Leisure Industry Unemployment More Than Double the National Average
Schoening, Elise (Northstar Meetings Group, 2020-12-07)
Unemployment within the hospitality sector of the United States is more than double the 7% national average. The hardest hit facets of the hospitality industry include food & beverage, entertainment, and accommodation. U.S. Travel and the American Hotel & Lodging Association remain hopeful Congress will pass relief funding before the end of 2020.
Hotel Industry & Union Join To Urge Congress For Aid AHLA, Unite Here Call On Congress To Pass 'Save Hotel Jobs' Act To Help Hotel Workers
American Hotel & Lodging Association (Hospitality Net, 2021-04-29)
UNITE Here and AHLA have historically partnered together to back the Save Hotels Job Act being sponsored by Representative Crist of Florida (D) and Senator Schatz of Hawaii (D). The bill is aiming to enable direct payroll grants to be used for payroll and benefit expenses from workers. Additionally, the bill will hope to provide Personal Protective Equipment Tax Credit to promote a safer work environment for employees. Ideally, the bill would give payroll tax credit for 50% of the money used to purchase personal protective equipment.
Hotels Offer Space for Vaccine Sites: Good for Humankind, Good for Business
Sperance, Cameron (Skift, 2021-01-26)
The American Hotel & Lodging Association is working with officials to offer assistance for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. President & CEO, Chip Rogers, understands that getting back to business means getting the vaccine widely distributed to the public. Rogers noted that this is not only beneficial to humankind to have the vaccine widely distributed, but also beneficial the hotel and travel industry. According to AHLA's State of the Industry report, half the customers see the vaccine as critical to returning to 2019 travel numbers.
More than half the pre-pandemic hotel jobs still gone
Ross, Del (Hotel News Now, 2020-12-11)
4.2 million hotel jobs have been eliminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This does not include job loss of jobs that are dependent on hotels to bring in business and sustain their overall industry. Industry leaders are fearful that the winter months will have a catastrophic impact on hotel job loss as the American Hotel & Lodging Association continues to lobby the industry's top needs to a divided Congress.
Survey: 71% of hotels won't survive another six months without further government relief
American Hotel & Lodging Association (American Hotel & Lodging Association, 2020-11-18)
A recent survey done by the American Hotel & Lodging Associations indicates the Hotel and Lodging Industry is in dire need of a second round of relief from Congress. Alarming statistics from their study detail 71% of hotels will close if there is no relief within the next six months.
Survey: Urban hotels hit hard by pandemic, recovery expected to take years
Karantzavelou, Vicky (Travel Daily News, 2021-05-21)
AHLA conducted a survey with Morning Consultant surveying roughly 2,000 adults. Unfortunately, the results were not positive, but not surprising given the state of the U.S. hotel industry. 29% of respondents stated they would not travel to an urban or city location this summer and 73% are uninterested in traveling in general. Although the leisure market continues to be a lifeline for the hotel industry, the need for business and group travel to recover is dire. Business travel remains down 85% of what it we pre-pandemic levels, while the unemployment rate across the hospitality sector is 225% higher than the rest of the economy's unemployment rate. AHLA is hopeful the Save Hotel Jobs Act, which was partnered with UNITE Here, will be the answer the hotel industry desperately needs.
These hotel chains say you won't have to wear a mask during your next US stay if you're fully vaccinated
Kosciolek, Ashley (The Points Guy, 2021-05-20)
Although public transportation, busses, planes, and trains will continue requiring passengers wear masks, many hotels will no longer require the usage of masks in public spaces. Following the CDC's recent guidelines surrounding not needing to wear a mask if you have been vaccinated, AHLA has passed the decision to make the final call regarding masks to it's members. Marriott, Hyatt, and IHG have all lifted their mask mandates. Hilton, Wyndham, Accor, and Loews have not changed their mask mandates. Employees across all hotel brands are still required to wear masks. The hotel industry has also stated that guests who are vaccinated who choose to not wear masks ill be doing so based off the honor system. If a guest has not been vaccinated, they should continue wearing a mask while in public spaces.
Travel And Franchise Industries Endorse 'Save Hotel Jobs Act'
U.S. Travel Association (Hospitality Net, 2021-05-03)
The U.S. Travel Association, International Franchise Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and UNITE HERE have forged together to amplify support of The Save Hotel Jobs Act. The Save Hotel Jobs Act was introduced by both sides of the political isle that aims at providing relief to jobs lost within the lodging industry by providing direct payroll grants and tax credits. The joining of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the labor union, UNITE HERE, which represents hotel workers, is historic and clearly displays just how dire the situation is across the United States.
Travel Leaders announce support for New Hospitality and Jobs Recovery Act
Schoening, Elise; Braley, Sarah J.F. (NorthStar Meetings Group, 2020-10-16)
Many travel organizations, including AHLA, American Gaming Association, and the Nevada Resort Association actively support the new bipartisan relief bill making its way through Congress. Relief for the Hotel Industry has never been needed more than it does now as hotels, mainly franchised, report continued layoffs and job loss. Researchers indicate without relief, 50% of travel supported jobs will be lost by year end.
U.S. Hotel Jobs Recovery Stalls, Unemployment Rises
Sperance, Cameron (Skift, 2021-02-05)
Hoteliers are hopeful the increased vaccine rollout and the potential passing of the Biden Administration's stimulus package could supply much needed relief for the hotel industry. Chip Rogers, President & CEO of AHLA, noted that 4 million leisure and tourism jobs have been lost since April of 2020. Additionally, Rogers noted that the pandemic has wiped out 10 years of increased job growth for the hotel industry. Although the industry remains hopeful, the realization that 18,000 hotel related jobs were lost in January is still the unfortunate reality.
U.S. Travelers Flock to Leisure Market Hotels During Thanksgiving Holiday Week
Sperance, Cameron (Skift, 2020-11-28)
Thanksgiving travel breaths a small amount of life back into the hotel industry, specifically drive-to, leisure, and warm weather destinations. Key West, Vail, and Santa Barbra were at almost 50% occupancy over the holiday week and Sedona and Moad were up to 80% occupancy. Unfortunately, these trends do not reflect the remainder of the country's hotel occupancy landscape. Many industry leaders, including Chip Rogers, CEO of AHLA, warn the most gruesome economic stretch of the pandemic for hoteliers will be between December and April, when the vaccine will hopefully be widely distributed to the American public.

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