During a joint press conference Tuesday at a downtown hotel, national, state and local hospitality leaders said they have high hopes for a bustling summer tourism season as the industry makes a slow recovery fromThe city's hotel occupancy rate remains down by 24 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels, but the tourism sector is optimistic that as international travel restrictions ease up, group tourism reawakens and conferences come back to the city, downtown will be vibrant once again.
The announcement comes on the heels of Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin introducing legislation Monday that aims to turn Union Square's vacant retail storefronts into dynamic spaces. If passed, the building code policies would change so multi-level buildings can become office spaces, restaurants and retail stores all at once.
After roughly 18 months of lockdown restrictions, San Francisco's 200-plus hotels lost a large portion of their 25,000-person workforce -- at the pandemic's peak, the industry lost about 70 percent of its workers. Today, the workforce is about 75 to 80 percent of what it was before the pandemic, said Hotel Council of San Francisco president & CEO Alex Bastian.
"We go through earthquakes, we go through pandemics we go through tech bubbles; and every time we go through whatever challenge it may be, we always come back better," Bastian said. "We always come back stronger. And that's what we're going to do collectively in this room, and that's what we're going to do as San Franciscans."
Lmfao tourists going anywhere near SF. The fuck said that was happening😂
Ooh no, another disgruntled employee shooting coming to a motel or hotel near you. 🇺🇸
You will need to vote out the people running SF before anyone will come back to the city.
The armed street robbers will b back. All well organized. Spotters sit in cars with binoculars, the spotters then alert the street crews who to rob.. Breed is busy looking like she cares. Same for BOS. Police. Jenkins. 🤡🤡🤡 🐍🐍🐍💵💵💵🐍🐍🐍
Crime and too much easy money. Fix those and people will work again.
Got to get rid of those bums and druggies first.
STart stopping all the thief
Where is the guarantee that you didn’t closed everything again next month?
Nevermind safety
Hired goons to keep the entrance free of turds and needles will be in high demand.
This will Never work, untill you start holding people accountable....
Let’s hope for it. For the sake of this once beautiful city.
Article says job fair at Embarcadero on April 12! 🤗
Auto glass replacement business will be booming. Revive the Police Department first.
I make a plan for vacation but but
Maybe prosecute crime?