Hotels in New York are surviving, but barely

The swanky Pierre hotel in New York no longer receives as many guests as it used to. — AFP

John Farrell and his wife booked a US$1,000 (RM4,140) room in the morning and were in New York hours later for their one-night stay. The couple is part of a new local and last-minute clientele keeping the lights on at the city’s most luxurious hotels now that the coronavirus has chased off the international jet set.

The yellow taxis and limousines that used to pile in front of swanky hotel The Pierre are gone. So are the crowds of foreigners mingling in the lobby.