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Hotels and Airports See Jaw-Dropping Declines in Foot Traffic in March

Cameron Sperance

Photo Credit: Coronavirus fears severely curbed foot traffic at U.S. hotels and airports in early March, according to a Placer.ai report.  Wikimedia / Angelo DeSantis

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Government orders and public health recommendations to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak sparked a steep decline in foot traffic at U.S. hotels and airports. This plays further into revised forecasts for a devastating 2020 for the travel industry.

Social distancing is a precautionary measure against coronavirus, but it is also taking a hit on the global economy. A new report shows just how much early March foot traffic dwindled at what are normally some of the busiest places in the U.S. Airports and hotels have seen some of the biggest drops in foot traffic as a result of coronavirus fears, according to analytics platform Placer.ai. The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel saw a 70 percent drop in foot traffic between the end of February a

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