American Hotel & Lodging Association President/CEO Katherine Lugar has stepped into the forum over fallout from the federal government shutdown, issuing the following statement in response to the situation:
“On behalf of hoteliers throughout the country, we implore the President and Congress to work together and reach an agreement to reopen the government without delay. The shutdown will disrupt recent economic progress and job creation, of which the lodging industry has played a significant role.
“Hoteliers are creating jobs at a pace well beyond that of the general private sector workforce, and continue to contribute to the overall health of the economy. However, for each day the government is shutdown, more than $8 million in economic activity at our nation’s hotels will be lost, putting jobs at risk and causing repercussions across many other related sectors.
“We urge the President and Congress to come to an agreement immediately to provide the fiscal certainty necessary for continued economic growth within the lodging sector and our economy at large.”
