Slow Hotel Demand Drags Industry Recovery Estimates Into 2024 Hotels Post Another Week of Small Gains in Key Performance Metrics The U.S. hotel industry’s recovery from the pandemic is seen as taking longer than originally expected. (Getty Images) By Richard Lawson CoStar News August 13, 2020 | 6:29 P.M. A slow rise in demand for U.S. hotel rooms is now showing signs of dragging the