Lenders are using "vulture tactics" to prey on borrowers hard struck by the COVID-19 pandemic's economic impact, a Jacksonville hotel general manager said in a recent letter to his congressional representative.
Two managers who personally laid off associates of a nationwide hospitality chain because of COVID-19 know first-hand the human tragedy the virus is causing, the head of the chain said in a recent statement.
Until recently Melissa Botto was a reservations agent at One Ocean Resort in Atlantic Beach, Fla. That changed when the coronavirus pandemic caused massive cancellations at the resort and her position to be furloughed until further notice.