- July 8, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
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Business travelers and meetings at Baton Rouge hotels has been on the rise since Louisiana lifted its COVID-19 restrictions.
The Renaissance Hotel has had an overall increase in guests over the past few months, with general manager Nathaniel Tannehill saying the hotel has had 75% occupancy for consecutive months.
While the majority are leisure travelers, business travel is coming back slowly, he says. Many big corporations haven’t released workers to start traveling again, but he expects more will in the fourth quarter.
Business travels at Hotel Indigo is up 20% of late, with Sheena White, a front desk staffer, saying the hotel’s meeting rooms, closed during the pandemic, are back in use.
It’s a similar story at The Cook Hotel, on LSU’s campus, where occupancy is up 40% since restrictions eased, says Consuela Gowan, assistant general manager, adding some 25% of guests are in town for business.
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