Sherman, Robert2021-06-082021-06-082021-05-14http://hdl.handle.net/10919/103679Florida Hotel & Lodging Association's Carol Dover is calling the increased labor shortage around hotel employees a "new pandemic" admits the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dover states that hotels are competing against wealthier industries and the U.S. Government for employees as unemployment checks continue to tack on $300 in state money every week. Although many states have agreed to suspend the extra $300 COVID relief, the issue remains a massive problem. Many hotels have been forced to turn away business as they do not have the capacity to handle large numbers of guests.application/pdfenIn Copyright (InC)Florida Hotel & Lodging AssociationPandemic ResponseHotel IndustryLabor ShortageArticlehttps://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/hotel-industry-struggling-with-labor-crisis