The coronavirus pandemic has left the entire business world in a standstill and the hospitality sector is also not safe from its impact. Among all the other countries, the US is largely impacted due to the COVID-19 and the number of cases in various states is increasing continuously.
The number of deaths due to coronavirus in the US has crossed the mark of 80,000 and the total number of cases has crossed 1.4 million. However, there are certain US cities that are facing a lot of problems due to the coronavirus pandemic. And it has disturbed the hospitality sector in thesein it US cities to a great extent.
Here is the list of five US cities in which the hospitality businesses have got impacted a lot. Due to the closure of the movement of people, the hospitality and the travel industry have been facing a lot of trouble right now. Read below to know the names of the 5 US cities and how they are getting impacted due to COVID-19.
Chicago
Chicago is one of the populated cities of the US and it is currently shut down except for essential services. Various hotels in Chicago are facing a huge loss as there is no incoming of visitors from other countries. Due to this, the employment rate in the city has risen a lot as hotel owners don’t have enough money to pay-off their employees’ salaries.
San Francisco
San Francisco is another US city that is bearing the brunt of COVID-19 pandemic as the number of cases in it is rising continuously and the hotels are completely out of operations. Usually, business travelers come to San Francisco to meet their clients and engage in business meetings on a daily basis. But now, various hotels are not generating revenue and hence this is a subject of worry for them.
Miami
Miami is known for fashion festivals but the year 2020 has led to the postponement of many fashion festivals in the city. Due to this, the hospitality sector is facing a lot of difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic. The source of revenue has declined due to which travel, as well as the hospitality sector, has been facing an adverse impact.
Detroit
Detroit has also been facing a lot of economic loss due to COVID-19 and it is impacting its overall growth on a large scale. All the prospects of growth in the state is affected during the coronavirus pandemic in Detroit as this US city is facing economic vulnerability on a large scale. Various hotel staff members are not getting any work and it is getting difficult for hotel owners to distribute salaries to them due to no revenue amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Philadelphia
Philadephia is also a busy city in the US and a lot of people visit this city every from different corners of the world. But nothing is the same in 2020 as the tourism sector is completely shut down and people are not visiting the city. Hence, the hospitality sector is under a great depression and it is likely to remain the same throughout the year 2020.