HotelsMag May 2023 | Page 8

President Biden ’ s infrastructure bill passed ,

THEN HOTEL ROOMS BEGAN TO FILL UP

FIXING AMERICA ’ S INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALSO HELPING HOTEL OCCUPANCY ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
By DAVID EISEN , EDITOR IN CHIEF

ATLANTA — Sometimes Washington gets it right . Consider the November 2021 passing of the $ 1.6-trillion infrastructure bill , one of President Joe Biden ' s signature accomplishments in office , which will funnel billions to state and local governments to upgrade things like outdated roads , bridges and transit systems .

As the White House wrote in the bill , it will drive the creation of “ good-paying ” jobs and will help add an average of 1.5 million jobs per year for the next 10 years .
Jobs and infrastructure are a recipe for something else : hotel demand . The work of the nation needs a place to stay , to sleep and to eat and America ' s hotels are the answer to that , those that especially cater to work
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