hospitality industry

The hotel industry could take until the end of 2023 to return to pre-pandemic level demand.

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Advocacy Group Urges Targeted Financial Aid From Congress, Cites Uneven Hotel Recovery

Samantha Horton

The recent increase in travel is welcome news for the industry, but many worry whether business travel will return when vacations wind down after Labor Day.

Michael Moros, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown general manager, gets a coffee from the hotel's Starbucks.

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Hotels Look To The Future As March Madness Comes To An End

Samantha Horton

The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is the last hotel hosting NCCA men's basketball teams. It now looks to the future of how the 2021 tourism and convention season will define this year's business outlook.

An employee at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown works at the front desk. It is one of the four hotels hosting teams competing in this year's NCAA Men's Division I basketball championships.

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Indiana Hospitality Leaders Optimistic Over Recovery For Hotels, Restaurants

Samantha Horton

After quickly grinding to a halt last spring, officials say Indiana's hotels and restaurants are slowly recovering.

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Lobbying group: Two-Thirds Of Indiana's Hotels Face Closure

Associated Press

The American Hotel & Lodging Association, estimates that nearly 700 of Indianas 1,042 hotels will permanently close within the next six months if they don't obtain additional funding.

Governor Eric Holcomb's Stage 5 reopening plan lifts capacity restrictions, but bars and restaurants still have limitations due to social distance recommendations.

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Indiana Lifts Capacity Restrictions In Stage 5, But Restaurants Still Face Limitations

Samantha Horton

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the hospitality industry hard over the last few months with a recent survey showing 41 percent of Hoosier restaurants could close in the next six months.