Georgia hotelier welcomes deal on stimulus CARES Act
AS CONGRESS PREPARES to vote on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security, or CARES Act, hoteliers are breathing a little easier. Ritesh Patel,...
COVID-19 pandemic continues draining the U.S. travel and hospitality industry
IN A WEEK of bad news, the numbers tell a dismal tale. Occupancy continues to slide down, millions of people are out of their...
Government agencies are using hotels, including one in Georgia, to house COVID-19 patients
THE OLD RADISSON Hotel in the Franklin Gateway corridor of Marietta, Georgia, is easy to overlook, sitting as it does somewhat off the major...
Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 relief funding
ANOTHER DAY PASSED without Congress approving relief funding to help hotels and other small businesses weather the economic storm from the COVID-19 pandemic. Then,...
Indian prime minister orders 21-day national shutdown to fight COVID-19
INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Shri Narendra Modi has ordered a 21-day shutdown of the country to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Modi said...
Hotel owners across the country are struggling with cancellations due to COVID-19 epidemic
MIRAJ PATEL, PRESIDENT of Wayside Investment Group in Houston, was planning for success when he bought a Galveston, Texas, Travelodge by Wyndham to convert...
HotStats gives tips on riding out epidemic
THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC is significantly disrupting the hospitality market and hoteliers are scrambling to find ways to stay in business despite the sudden drop...
The latest round of federal economic stimulus against the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact stalled in...
A THIRD PHASE of federal economic aid for the economy to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has stalled in the House of...
Hersha Hospitality is taking serious steps to deal with economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has forced Hersha Hospitality Trust to take serious measures to ensure its liquidity, including cost cuts and closings of some hotels....
Hoteliers ask for more federal relief from COVID-19 pandemic
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has passed its first economic stimulus in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Now hotel industry leaders are calling for the...
