Architectural Digest: The Global Supply-Chain Crisis Is Hitting Hotels Where It Hurts Most

By now, supply-chain shortages at hotels—and, quite frankly, everywhere else—are an all too familiar scenario in the wake of the pandemic. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that properties around the country have had difficulties sourcing mini bottles of shampoo, towels, and other basics. And get this: Items such as Champagne flutes are also in short supply.

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Business Wire: Hotel & Tourism Groups Endorse Hochul for Governor

NEW YORK & ALBANY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Hotel Association of New York City together with the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association, two of the country’s oldest professional trade groups, today announced their joint endorsement of Governor Kathy Hochul, citing her longstanding support and her comprehensive recovery package to revitalize New York’s essential tourism industry.

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Commercial Observer: Omicron Swamps NYC Hospitality Industry During Key Tourism Season

New York City dwellers are getting the worst kind of déjà vu as coronavirus cases skyrocket to record high daily counts. While Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he hopes to avoid the shutdowns of last winter, the uptick in cases — in large part due to the omicron variant — has already hurt local businesses relying on holiday tourism, a big part of the city’s $80 billion tourism industry.

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