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Short-term outlook for hotel industry remains gloomy

High unemployment and low business travel add up to a slow recovery.

Hotels offer to become vaccination sites

The American Hotel & Lodging Association is urging President-elect Biden to turn the nation’s lodging properties—some 50,000 per state—into auxiliary inoculation centers.

Marketing

Marriott’s newest guest amenity: COVID tests

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 17, 2020

The lodging giant is aiming to bring back group events by offering meeting planners a variety of coronavirus detection measures as options.

Operations

Study: Majority of Americans will not travel this Christmas

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 14, 2020

The hotel industry is dealt another economic blow as the CDC urges consumers to stay home this holiday season.

Operations

COVID roundup: Indoor dining ban re-imposed on Pennsylvania, NYC and Baltimore, extended in Washington

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 11, 2020

Meanwhile, two new studies tie contaminations to in-person restaurant service.

Emerging Brands

Emerging chains see opportunity amid the pandemic

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 10, 2020

Leaders of BurgerFi and Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux are optimistic about their continued growth and said operational changes made during this crisis will become table stakes going forward.

Financing