Nearly 8% forced to move hotels due to unrest
Last year’s survey began to record the effects of the regional unrest on the hospitality industry and this year’s survey continues to highlight the impact on hoteliers.
Of those surveyed, 7.7% were forced to move because of the unrest and a further 5% said they thought it was likely they would be moved. On top of this, 14.3% claimed that they had to make adjustments, although one person wrote that the impact on their hotel was “more business”.
The fortunes of those destinations not affected by unrest have been well documented by Hotelier and it appears that those surveyed have also noted the trend.

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