During the pandemic, hotel rooms offer a space to work outside of the homes (where people have been cooped up for months) that’s clean, has internet, doesn’t have coworkers breathing out potential virus particles across the desk, and gives professionals a break from the trappings—think children—that are distracting at home.
While they may be going to hotels, people aren’t traveling for business. With conventions cancelled and companies hesitant to send employees out, the effects could be particularly stark come October as leisure travel typically cools off. “That is becoming a significant pain point,” Rogers said.
But 2020 isn’t a typical year, and the travel industry is hoping you stretch your vacation plans into the fall, and beyond.
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