Hotel owners are about to blow through cash on virus travel cuts

Tue, Mar 17, 2020 - 11:46 AM

The data from the Downtown Seattle Association shows how bad things could get for hotel owners in cities where cases of the novel coronavirus were slower to arrive.

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[SEATTLE] Some Seattle hotels saw occupancy rates fall below 10 per cent last week, even before fresh guidance against public gatherings from the federal government presented a new challenge to the US hospitality industry.

The data from the Downtown Seattle Association shows how bad...

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