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People want to be literally anywhere but their own homes.
Since a lot of countries have cut off travel to and from the US, domestic vacations have become a much more attractive alternative. But large gatherings discouraged and many attractions closed, where is someone supposed to go to have a proper summer vacation? Well, even if you can’t go to a party, there’s always chilling in the hotel room.
According to CNN Travel, new statistics show that hotels all over the country, especially those close to beaches and theme parks, are actually selling rooms for the summer at a pretty impressive clip. Granted, it’s nowhere near what the numbers would be if there wasn’t a pandemic going on, but the fact that some hotels are even managing to book rooms at all, to say nothing of selling out, is still pretty miraculous.
Ron Gorodesky, managing director of The Reeds at Shelter Haven in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, says that his hotel is completely booked solid for the summer. “Despite the 60 percent occupancy cap we had on rooms, our hotel revenue in June matched or exceeded most June 2019 dates,” he says. “July 4th broke records, and we are on track to meet or exceed our projected room 2020 sales.”
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According to a survey of 2,200 adults conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), 44% of Americans are planning some manner of overnight vacation or leisure travel by the end of 2020. 68% of these vacationers also expressed interest in booking at least one hotel room.
“Travel is by no means back yet, but we are encouraged to see people begin to travel as their communities reopen, and we all learn to navigate this new normal,” said Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the AHLA.
Hotels are doing their absolute best to keep things clean and up to code, so if you have the cash and mind where you travel to, you could still have a fancy stay-cation somewhere. Even if you can’t go outside, sitting around in a fancy robe on a big bed watching TV still sounds like a good time to me.
