The Accommodation Association has applauded the NSW Government for its rapid provision of lockdown financial support for business, but has called for urgent assistance for Sydney hotels struggling to survive.
“There’s not a hotel in Sydney that hasn’t been hard hit over the past 15 months of COVID travel bans and restrictions,” said CEO Dean Long. “These hotels are now sub 2% occupancy and facing at least 50% cancellation rates all the way through to August. They urgently need government support to offset this impact, to keep the doors open and to keep paying staff.
“The NSW Government’s support package is obviously welcome news for hotels outside metropolitan Sydney who will now be hit with school holiday cancellations but it’s the Sydney hotels, including the larger ones, who most need help and need it now.
“We’ll continue to engage with Government to ensure our sector and members emerge on the other side of COVID.”
