Connecticut Lodging Association
Coronavirus Update 7/27/2021
DCF Human Trafficking Prevention Course for Lodging
Join us today, for CLA's virtual training course on Human Trafficking Prevention from the CT Department of Children and Families. This course is open to any and all lodging employees. Please register each employee who will attend the course separately.

Please send any questions in advance to info@ctlodging.org, with subject line 7/27 HTP Question. 

TODAY
When: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
West Elm-Williams Sonoma Inc.
West Elm is a home furnishing company that offers a wide variety of hand-crafted products that focus on quality and high-end appeal that is affordable. We offer commercial grade products, customizable furniture and offer complementary design services to help you complete the perfect look. Since 95% of the product is designed in-house, we offer a unique product selection. West Elm is passionate about sustainability, fair trade and partners with many nonprofit organizations.  We have the ability to partner with your organization to give you a single solution by encompassing our multi-brand platform to ensure all of your needs are met. 

West Elm has been on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable US Companies for the past 4 years, and we offer a number of products that are Greenguard Gold Certified. We were the first home retailer to join Fair Trade USA ensuring workers fair wadges, healthy work conditions and community development.  

Our Business to Business platform allows you to receive discounted pricing and consolidated shipping options. Working directly with the store gives you personalized service and we will assist with the process upon project completion. We look forward to creating a lasting relationship to help you create the perfect space to meet your needs.
Barbara Miles
860.231.7781| westelm.com
Rebecca Messier
860.231.7781| westelm.com
Trade group: Connecticut could lag in regaining hotel jobs
Experts say vacation and leisure travel in Connecticut has rebounded but business travel has lagged considerably. Business travelers account for roughly 60% of the hotel industry’s customer base. “We are still facing incredible challenges,” Ginny Kozlowski, executive director of the Connecticut Hotel and Lodging Association, told the Hartford Courant, adding that the industry “is in serious trouble.”

Tourism promotion and the hospitality sector are expected to receive more than $60 million in aid through the state budget and federal relief funding, the newspaper reported. The state also is expected to roll out a new grant program early next year that will assist hotels and related businesses. 

Kozlowski told the newspaper the hospitality industry could make an additional appeal this year or in early 2022 for more assistance. More than 70% of Connecticut residents 12 and over have been vaccinated, one of the highest rates in the country. But the infection test positivity rate has crept up recently as the delta variant of the virus has spread. Read more.
Coronavirus (COVID19) in Connecticut
Connecticut Update: as of July 26, 2021 4:00 p.m. portal.ct.gov/coronavirus
Overall Summary Total**; Change Since Yesterday
COVID-19 Cases 352,626; +589
COVID-19 Tests Reported; 9,841,414; +25,920
Daily Test Positivity; 2.27%
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19; 108; +32
**Includes confirmed plus probable cases
U.S. - COVID19: What is the current situation?
Cases & Latest Updates 7/26/21 Cases in U.S.
Total cases: 34,413,532 +11,949
Total deaths: 608,528 +45
Global
World Health Organization Situation Report who.int
194 080 019; cases; +422,294
4 162 304; deaths; 7,644
Connecticut News

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Jump To Highest Level In 2 Months In CT patch.com

Message from CT health leaders: ‘The delta variant is coming for the unvaccinated’ wtnh.com
National News

The US could see 200,000 Covid-19 cases a day within the next six weeks, former CDC director says

U.S. won't lift travel restrictions, citing spike in Covid delta variant cases nbcnews.com
Hotel News
The Importance of Hotel First Impressions

3 Easy-to-Manage Guest Services That Can Boost Revenue hotel-online.com

U.S. to Maintain Restrictions on Inbound Int'l Travelers hospitalitynet.org

Maximizing sales and revenue opportunities throughout the guest journey hotelbusiness.com
Midyear Industry Reports Show Uneven Recovery

Midway through 2021, a new report and state-by-state job loss breakdown released by AHLA find that the hotel industry’s road to recovery is long and uneven. Key findings include:



  1. More than one in five direct hotel operations jobs lost during the pandemic—nearly 500,000 in total—will not have returned by the end of the year.
  2. Hotel occupancy is projected to drop ten percentage points from 2019 levels.
  3. Hotel room revenue will be down $44 billion this year compared to 2019.
  4. States and localities will have lost more than $20 billion in unrealized tax revenuesfrom hotels over the past two years.
STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 17 July
U.S. weekly hotel occupancy reached its highest level since October 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through 17 July. 

11-17 July 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):
  • Occupancy: 71.0% (-8.7%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): US$139.19 (+1.8%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$98.87 (-7.1%)

Despite a four-point, week-over-week improvement in occupancy, ADR dipped slightly from the all-time high achieved the previous week. 
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