{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"#SmallBusinessAmerica. Hotel occupancy surges. @GeneMarks","description":"Photo:  Hôtel de Crillon, Paris: one of the grand hotels of the world.  Fair use.\n\nCBS Eye on the World, with John Batchelor\n\n#SmallBusinessAmerica.  Hotel occupancy surges. @GeneMarks  @Guardian  @PhillyInquirer\n\nSTR: Weekly US Hotel Occupancy Reaches 60%, a First Since Start of Pandemic\n\nOccupancy Rate Down 15% Compared to Same Week in 2019\n\nhttps://www.costar.com/article/1550553491/str-weekly-us-hotel-occupancy-reaches-60-a-first-since-start-of-pandemic\n\nLas Vegas Visitor Authority for April: No Convention Attendance, Visitor Traffic Down 27% Compared to 2019\n\nhttps://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2021/05/las-vegas-visitor-authority-for-april.html\n\nForrester predicts 70% of US and EU companies planning full shift to hybrid work\n\nA new survey from Forrester found that organizations are expecting some employees to spend at least two days working remotely.\n\nhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/forrester-predicts-70-of-us-and-eu-companies-planning-full-shift-to-hybrid-work/\n\nBeware of all those small business 'surveys.' They're biased and partisan \n\nhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/27/beware-of-all-those-small-business-surveys-theyre-/\n\nSBA launches $100 million grant program to help small businesses: What you need to know\n\nhttp://www.al.com/news/2021/05/sba-launches-100-million-grant-program-to-help-small-businesses-what-you-need-to-know.html?\n\nNASA Invests $105 Million in US Small Business Technology Development\n\nhttps://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/state/nasa-invests-105-million-in-us-small-business-technology-development/article_705a5cee-5ed9-55cc-b53d-02c463f46312.html","author_name":"The John Batchelor Show","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4002274-the-john-batchelor-show","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/38080389/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}