A new survey conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that, while Americans remain hesitant about traveling, they overwhelmingly support efforts by Congress to help the travel industry recover — including helping hotels keep their doors open and bring back employees, as well as incentivizing Americans to travel again.
With only 18 percent of respondents reporting taking an overnight trip since March, the devastation caused to the hotel industry is already nine times worse than 9/11, with more than eight in 10 hotels having to lay off or furlough workers during the pandemic.
Key findings:
70 percent of Americans support the passage of additional economic stimulus for the industries most negatively impacted by the pandemic, including the travel and hospitality sectors.
By nearly a three-to-one margin, Americans support a new, temporary federal travel tax credit to encourage people t
