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COVID-19 furloughed Manhattan hotel guest service agent worried about rent, providing for family
From NYC Gazette

COVID-19 furloughed Manhattan hotel guest service agent worried about rent, providing for family

'Where will their income be now?' Palm Beach Gardens hotel GM asks following COVID-19 furloughs
From North Palm Beach Today

The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Embassy Suites PGA Boulevard – Palm Beach Gardens, the company that manages it, the travel and hotel industry and the rest of the world is unprecedented, the property's general manager said in a recent statement.

Nine furloughed Alexandria hotel workers describe worries about worldwide COVID-19 pandemic
From Central Nova News

Nine COVID-19 furloughed Alexandria hotel workers describe worries about worldwide pandemic

'Please don’t take my job away from me,' weeping Long Island cook pleaded as she was furloughed due to COVID-19 crisis
From Empire State Today

A weeping cook, furloughed from her job at Long Island hotel last week because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of thousands in the travel and hotel industry suddenly out of work.

Disabled veteran and mother with special needs child 'preparing for the unknown, what next?' after being furloughed from Fort Worth Hilton due to COVID-19 crisis
From Ft Worth Times

A widow and a disabled veteran, now furloughed Fort Worth-area hospitality industry employees, are among thousands who suddenly lost their jobs last week as COVID-19 pandemic sent hotel guest rates plummeting.

Two Austin hotel workers provide face to those furloughed due to COVID-19 crisis
From Austin News

Austin young professional, fresh out of college and now a COVID-19 furlough, remains hopeful

'Entire hospitality industry has been impacted' by COVID-19, Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre HR director says
From Business Daily

The huge numbers of people who are now out of work due to COVID-19 all seems very abstract until a face is put to the suddenly unemployed, a human resources official with a hospitality management company that recently had to furlough thousands of employees nationwide said.

'We need help so they can return to work,' Hampton Inn Lawrenceville general manager says to government following COVID-19 furloughs
From NE Atlanta News

'We need help so they can return to work,' Lawrenceville hotel general manager says

Mother with 18-year-old in college among COVID-19 furloughs at Sheraton Tarrytown
From Westchester Reporter

The Sheraton Tarrytown has been forced to lay off most of the staff in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the property's general manager said in a recent statement.

'The degree of hardship is becoming visible,' Kennesaw Fairfield Inn general manager says following COVID-19 furloughs
From NE Atlanta News

The general manager of the Kennesaw Fairfield Inn has seen first the suffering wrought by the COVID-19 furloughs that resulted in most of her staff being laid off, including one employee who said her future was uncertain and she was "going home to pray."

Longtime Historic Inns of Annapolis bartender 'Peanut' among hotel employees furloughed due to COVID-19
From Maryland State Wire

A bartender best known as "Peanut," who has tended bar at the Historic Inns of Annapolis for almost 40 years, is among the almost thousands of associates furloughed by a nationwide hospitality company due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government to show 'compassion' following Fremont Marriott furloughs due to COVID-19
From South Alameda News

Among the Fremont Marriott associates furlough last week after occupancy rates dropped drastically due to the COVID-19 crisis was a single mother of two who also supports her disabled sister and her sick mother.

Furloughed Dallas Marriott Suites associate provides face to those unable to make a living due to COVID-19
From Dallas City Wire

Two of almost 6,800 associates furloughed from their jobs at a nationwide hospitality chain because of COVID-19 can help individualize the ongoing human suffering cause by the virus, the head of the chain said in a recent statement.

Proposed coronavirus stimulus package 'does not provide enough relief', National Association of Black Hotel Owners chairman says
From California Business Daily

While the world tries to deal with the myriad and massive challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses are feeling the pain, too.

Unregulated hedge funds could take advantage of hotels during COVID-19 pandemic
From Keystone Business News

During the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept across the world, many businesses have been feeling the pressure and stress that has come with being forcibly closed to flatten the infection curve. Among the businesses that have been highly affected in the U.S. is the hotel industry.

COVID-19 pandemic an unprecedented disaster for the hotel industry, says Ashford CEO
From Texas Business Daily

Monty Bennett, Chair and CEO of Ashford Inc., appeared on the Laura Ingraham Show on March 31 to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic's devastating impact on the hotel industry.

Furloughed auditor: 'I am the breadwinner of my family; that makes it hard'
From NE Nashville News

Aman Habtezion, an auditor with the parking and driving company Premier Parking, is currently unemployed and stuck at homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Furloughed lobby attendant: 'I'm fearful I won't be called back'
From Michigan Business Daily

Kyra Dutka has become one of millions of furloughed workers across the nation due to COVID-19.

'Our team is the front line', vice president of parking company's health care division, says of employees
From Patient Daily

A nationwide parking and transportation management company that has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to furlough many workers nationwide is also providing essential services to Nashville-area health care.

Parking company official: 'COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to our operations'
From Tennessee Business Daily

Parking and driving business leaders should receive government support after the COVID-19 pandemic forced layoffs nationwide, according to Gilbert Harrison II, an area manager in Premier Parking's Nashville headquarters.