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San Francisco Hotels Struggling During Coronavirus Shutdown
Some 70 percent of hotels have shut down in San Francisco, furloughing or laying off thousands of workers.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Tourism is San Francisco’s largest industry, according to the San Francisco Travel Association. But with 70 of the city’s 215 hotels temporarily closed under the shelter-in-place order, will not be business as usual when they reopen?
The Handlery Union Square Hotel has survived many crises, including earthquakes, the mortgage industry crash and The Great Recession. But it was the pandemic that forced the family-run business to suspend operations.
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