Hotels in Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota hit hard as pandemic losses lead to closings
At least seven of the metro area's 60-plus hotels are now closed, but tourism officials say there's hope on the horizon for the rest of the year as the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control.
Written By: Helmut Schmidt
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The Kelly Inn located at 4207 13th Ave. S. in Fargo is closed and is slated to be torn down. David Samson / The Forum
FARGO — The hotel industry has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Fargo-Moorhead and North Dakota have not been spared.
At least seven hotels in the metro area are closed at this time, most of them victims of bottom lines that went into the red as people started hunkering down a year ago.