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AHLA: 70% of Americans Support More Relief for Travel Industry

A new survey commissioned by the Washington D.C.-based American Hotel & Lodging Association found that while Americans remain hesitant about traveling, they largely support efforts by Congress to help the travel industry recover and bring back employees.

The report found that 70% of Americans support the passage of additional economic stimulus for the industries most negatively impacted by the pandemic, including the travel and hospitality sectors.

Only 18% of respondents to the survey reported taking an overnight trip since March and the AHLA reports that the hotel industry has been hit nine times harder than during 9/11 with more than 8 in 10 hotels having to lay of or furlough workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles. He is responsible for covering commercial real estate news and trends in the Southeast, Florida, Washington D.C. and Boston at Connect CRE as well as specializing in the Student Housing sector. Prior to joining Connect, David was the editor of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine and Student Housing Business magazine at France Media as well as spending time freelancing for ESPN and the Associated Press in the fast-paced field of live sports event production. He is also an owner and investor in multifamily real estate in Atlanta, GA. David currently resides in Atlanta and graduated from the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.