Challenges Faced by Hospitality Industry during Covid-19

Academic Writing for
Business and
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Challenges and issues faced by Hospitality industry during Covid-19 .................................3
Recommendations:.................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The report aims to analyse some key issues which impacted upon the hospitality industry
during Covid-19 pandemic. Hospitality industry is one of the leading sector in the market. It
cover large area in economy and provide all kinds of services such as leisure, accommodation,
food and entertainment (Kumar, Normala, and Belhadi, 2021). This industry known for
providing best services as per customer requirement and need to control economic impact.
Covid-19 has created much impact on the economy as it changes the business perspective and
affect their sales and growth. This leads to result in serious lock down in many countries and
people are not allowed to take part in any activity outside home. So, The pandemic creates a lot
of trouble for this industry which creates many challenges. These include low occupancy rates,
loss in jobs and many other issues. This report is going to discuss about these challenges in
broader context. Also, how company needs to respond to these issues through providing relevant
recommendation.
MAIN BODY
Hospitality industry is one of the global sector which is scattered at all the locations.
Their services are become a necessity for individual life. People used to take hotels,
entertainment, food whenever they plan to travel for any purpose. They want a home like
feeling and all the luxurious facilities to satisfy their money worth (Tat, and Elizabeth, 2021). It
has researched that, hospitality industry was the highest contributor in the economy as it spread
in various sector like travel, leisure and entertainment. The industry has contributed 4% of GDP
in UK economy. But this figure declined due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic.
Challenges and issues faced by Hospitality industry during Covid-19
Impact on jobs:
The hospitality industry was the highest job provider in the economy. This industry
consist many roles and responsibility which enable large job opportunities for individuals. But
due to Covid-19 pandemic, the issues arise of lowering down these job opportunities through