Julia Newman says the Carmel Valley Lodge may convert to condos if the Shelter-in-Place keeps the hotels doors closed another month and a half.
The Monterey County’s second largest industry, hospitality, is facing half a billion dollars during the pandemic’s first 90 days
COAST..AS MONTEREY COUNTYWAITS FOR APPROVALFROM THE STATE TOFURTHER REOPEN..THE BUSINESSES NOTINCLUDED IN THATPLAN..
HOTELS..
A BIGPART OF THEPENINSULA'S LARGESTINDUSTRY..ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER CHRISTOPHERSALAS HAS MORE FROMMONTEREY.THE GOVERNOR HAS NOTGIVEN A TIMELINE WHENNON-ESSENTIAL TRAVELOR TOURISM...CAN RESUME..ONE HOTEL IN MONTEREYCOUNTY SAYS IF IT'S NOTSOON..THEY MAY HAVE TOCLOSE THEIR DOORS FORGOOD.IT'S THE START OF WHATSHOULD BE THE BUSIESTTIME OF THE YEAR FORJULIA NEWMAN AND THECARMEL VALLEY LODGE..BUT HER APPOINTMENTBOOK IS AS EMPTY ASHER COURTYARD..03:32 "WHEN YOU'REPLANNING A 1-HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLAR WEDDINGWEDDING SO THEY ALLSTARTED CANCELLING INMARCH." 01:37 "I HAD125,000 DOLLARS WORTH OFCANCELLATIONS IN 15 DAYS."FOR NEWMAN..
THOSEREVENUES WOULD BEENOUGH TO LAST HERTHROUGH A SLOWWINTER ...AND FOR THE COUNTY..IT REPRESENTS APORTION OF THEIR 2NDLARGEST REVENUESTREAM ..TRANSIENT OCCUPANYTAX ... OR TOT 10:43"WE'RE ALL SUFFERING ANDTHE COUNTY IS TOO BECAUSETHEY'RE NOT GETTING THATTAX REVENUE." THECOUNTY'S LATESTBUDGET IS EXPECTING 7MILLION DOLLARS LESS INTOT FOR THE NEXT FISALYEAR...ACCORDING TO A SURVEYFROM THE MONTEREYCOUNTY VISITORSBUREAU ...THE HOSPITALITYINDUSTRY IN THECOUNTY COULD LOSEMORE THAN A BILLIONDOLLAR IN SIX MONTHS.TUESDAY..
THE BOARDOF SUPERVISORS VOTEDTO SEND ANATTESTATION LETTER TOTHE STATE..IF APPROVED... WOULDOPEN RESTAURANTS..RETAIL AND BARBERSHOPS..BUT THERE IS STILL NOTIMELINE ON THEREOPENING OF HOTELS.09:25 "IF NOTHING HAPPENSIN 30-45 DAYS, I THINKWE'LL BE FORCED TO CLOSE."IT'S WHY NEWMAN SAYSSHE'S PREPARING..TO MAKE UP ANYREVENUE SHE CAN TOKEEP HER BUSINESSAFLOAT WHEN ALLOWEDTO REOPEN.11:42 "WE HAVE OURSIGNAGE, WE HAVESANITIZER EVERYWHERE, WEHAVE OUR SNEEZE SCREEN,I'VE HAD THE HEAD CLEANERHEAD IN AND WE'VE GONETHROUGH ALL THE PROTOCOLSAS SOON AS THE REST OF THEHOUSEKEEPRS COME BACKWE'LL GO THROUGHTRAINING." BUTT TO 12:25"WHEN WE GET THE GREENLIGHT, WE'RE READY TO GO."MEANWHILE INMONTEREY ..
THE CITYHELD A WORK SESSIONTO DISCUSS THEIR NOWPROJECTED 30 MILLIONDOLLAR DEFICIT..THAT TOO A RESULT OFNO TOURISM REVENUES..NO DECISION TONIGHT..BUT MORE LAYOFFS, PAYCONCESSIONS ANDSERVICE/PROGRAM CUTS INMONTEREY..
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