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The pandemic nearly stopped hotel business. But in Greater Cincinnati, there’s a room boom coming

  • July 27, 2021
  • Posted by: Stratford Team
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CINCINNATI — After the pandemic restrictions nearly shuttered many hotels, there appears to be a hotel room boom happening in Greater Cincinnati.

A WCPO survey of local convention and visitors bureaus found more than 1,000 hotel rooms opening in the pandemic or planned to open in the next couple of years.

And that number could grow — a lot.

“I think it speaks to the strength of our market, our hotel market in Cincinnati and into Sharonville,” said Julie Calvert, president and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Numbers provided by Cincinnati USA CVB show some quick rebound in leisure travel, particularly in downtown Cincinnati, which can hit 80-85 percent occupancy on a good weekend already. That comes after a pandemic lockdown low of — at times — 10 percent occupancy or less.

For perspective, Clavert called 2019 a historic year for occupancy, averaging 70-70 percent on any given night.

At the TownePlace Suites which opened…

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