Hotel operators say they're bleeding cash in the hundreds of millions and need the government shutdown to end now

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Source: Business Insider

Oct 23, 2025, 2:05 AM ET


US hotel operators said they are losing millions of dollars because of the government shutdown ahead of their busiest season of the year. In a Wednesday press release, the American Hotel and Lodging Association said that the shutdown has cost the hotel industry about $650 million to date and has had a "devastating impact" on the travel and hospitality sectors. Business Insider could not independently verify this figure.

"Economic uncertainty and waning consumer confidence are translating into booking cancellations and discouraging future planning, especially as we head into the heart of the holiday travel season," the association's president and CEO, Rosanna Maietta, said in the press release. "These essential industries fuel our economy, and we need our leaders in Washington to come together now and vote to reopen the government as soon as possible," she added.

The association sent an email to House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging them to end the government shutdown.

The letter was signed by 30 hospitality associations country-wide, including the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the Latino Hotel Association, and the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, and Developers. The associations covered properties in at least 28 states and Puerto Rico.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/hotel-trade-group-bleeding-millions-government-shutdown-2025-10

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Link to American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) PRESS RELEASE - Hotel industry unites to urge Congress to end government shutdown

Link to American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) LETTER (PDF) - https://www.ahla.com/sites/default/files/Hotel%20Industry%20Government%20Shutdown%20Letter.pdf