page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon
section_title: Hospitality industry
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon / Economic impact / Business closures and event cancellations / Hospitality industry
caption_attribution_description: English: Courtyard of the Jupiter Hotel in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon
context_page_description: The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon on February 28, 2020.
context_section_description: The hospitality industry also experienced a wave of guest cancellations followed by a decline in bookings. The Jupiter Hotel laid off half its staff by March 18 after daily occupancy rates fell to 7–20 percent. Jupiter partnered with Multnomah County to use the hotel's 81 rooms as a temporary homeless shelter. The hotel housed housed those "experiencing symptoms of coronavirus but who haven't tested positive". The Nines suspended hotel and restaurant operations on March 19, effective March 22. The Hyatt Regency Portland, which opened in December 2019, also suspended operations in March.
  In early April, Travel Portland reported approximately 80 percent decreases in the demand for lodging, revenue, and occupancy rates in Portland compared to last year. The president of Provenance Hotels, which owns or manages six hotels in Portland, left the company in mid-April because of the pandemic. In April, city officials predicted revenues from lodging taxes would be reduced by 50 percent during the next 12 months, "resulting in a $20 million shortfall".
caption: Jupiter Hotel (pictured in 2011) reduced staff and partnered with Multnomah County to use rooms as a temporary homeless shelter.
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