Hotel sector job cuts are massive — and more to come

State closes in on 100,000 hospitality industry job cuts.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 4:15 p.m. March 23, 2020
File. The Zota Beach Resort on Longboat Kay.
File. The Zota Beach Resort on Longboat Kay.
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Some early data on the decimation the coronavirus has wrought on the hospitality industry, specifically hotels, is in. And, not surprisingly, given its population and large reliance on tourism, Florida is at the front of the line in a massive drop in business.

 

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