The head of Maryland’s hotel association said a large number of its members will not recover from the coronavirus pandemic if the state does not provide more direct relief now.
With tourism, travel and hospitality reeling from the public health crisis and the ensuing restrictions put in place to curb it, hotels across the state may have to shutter for good, said Amy Rohrer, president and CEO of The Maryland Hotel Lodging Association.
In a letter sent Friday to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and state commerce secretary Kelly M. Schulz, Rohrer said the industry desperately needs a targeted, multi-million dollar relief effort similar to those already afforded to restaurants and small businesses, which the governor publicized at a news conference last month.
She said hotels have not qualified for much of the available relief funds, and the money they have received have gone to support keeping their employees on the payroll.
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