Viewpoint: Despite current uncertainty in hospitality industry, there's hope for 2022
October 15, 2021 at 09:41 AM EDT
The surge in leisure travel we experienced at the beginning of the summer has given way to the anxiety and uncertainty of the delta variant of Covid-19, according to William Pate of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. Yet, in the face of these headwinds, there are still many reasons to be optimistic as we head into 2022, he said. Several of our demand generators – concerts, festivals and sporting events – are now operating at or near capacity. Our robust convention calendar for 2022 remains intact and as we put the most severe impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic behind us, we should see a significant uptick in travel and attendance.