January 2021

The following report outlines the forecasted state of the industry in 2021 and into the immediate future, examining the high-level economics of the recovery, the specific impact on and eventual return of business travel, and a deep dive into consumer travel sentiments.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released its State of the Hotel Industry 2021 report outlining the forecasted state of the hotel industry in 2021 and into the immediate future. The report examines the high-level economics of the hotel industry’s recovery, the specific impact on and eventual return of business travel, and consumer travel

The City of Philadelphia and PIDC today announced the Philadelphia COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program, a $12 million grant program designed to provide financial relief to small businesses located in Philadelphia that have been among the most adversely affected by the latest round of pandemic-related restrictions enacted in November 2020.

In a letter to President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition team, Chip Rogers, president/CEO, American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), offered the organization’s member hotels as distribution points for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The tables below illustrate the City’s priority populations for vaccine distribution. Definitions of the populations are linked in the footnotes.

Philly restaurants will be allowed to reboot indoor service at 25-percent capacity starting Saturday, January 16

Philadelphia restaurants can resume indoor dining on Saturday, Jan. 16, officials announced Tuesday. However, there will be some restrictions…

Gov. Wolf urged the legislature to follow his lead and allocate this funding as quickly as possible to businesses affected by the pandemic, among them restaurants and bars, gyms and entertainment venues.