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Inn-somnia
Deserted lobbies, empty restaurants and vacant rooms have led to a year s worth of sleepless nights for management, staff in local hotels By: Ben Waldman | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
The best word to describe the lobby of the downtown Delta Hotel was empty. The next-best word was cavernous. The third-best word was sad.
The best word to describe the lobby of the downtown Delta Hotel was empty. The next-best word was cavernous. The third-best word was sad.
I felt the need to scribble those words down on Sunday afternoon when I walked in, with announcements blaring to remind me to stay six feet apart from the other guests, of which I could see none. The chairs in the hotel restaurant were flipped up onto tables. Hand sanitizer was plentiful. Plexiglass enwrapped the front desk like an old-timey ticket booth.
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Parking fees, transit fares and hotel taxes collected won t return to pre-pandemic level overnight
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A parking metre on a deserted Hargrave Street in Winnipeg s downtown. The city s parking revenues plummeted last year after Winnipeggers were repeatedly told to stay home to avoid spreading the virus.
It could take years for the city’s revenue from parking fees, Transit fares and hotel taxes to return to normal after being walloped by the pandemic.
It could take years for the city’s revenue from parking fees, Transit fares and hotel taxes to return to normal after being walloped by the pandemic.