WASHINGTON – Marriott International announced the hotelier has been forced to furlough tens of thousands of employees as a result of the impacts with coronavirus. “In the U.S.
in the last couple of days anyway when you look at the decline in reservations and in cancellations the total is negative. We’re losing business every day,” Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International said at a roundtable with President Donald Trump.
At that roundtable discussion, Tuesday afternoon hoteliers including Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott say they are running at an average of 10-15% occupancy around the world. "The bulk of our hotels in the major cities are closing as we speak," said Christopher Nassetta, CEO of Hilton.