Reports: Nearly 500,000 Hotel Jobs Won’t Return by Year’s End, Room Revenue Will Be Down $44 Billion From 2019

AHLA | July 20, 2021

Findings Come as Hoteliers Meet with Congress to Call for Aid Download Reports Here and Here WASHINGTON – July 20, 2021 – Midway through 2021, a new report and state-by-state job loss breakdown released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) find that while leisure travel is starting to return, the hotel industry’s road to recovery from the pandemic is long and uneven, with urban markets disproportionately impacted. Industry projections have improved since January with the uptick in leisure travel, but the industry remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Key findings include: More than one in five d...