Luxe hotels struggling with bookings during the pandemic are finding new purpose as polling locations for the upcoming election, which could see record voter turnout amid a pandemic that calls for enough space for social distancing. In Texas, Houston’s Grand Tuscany Hotel will operate as one of several hotel voting locations for Harris County, which includes the Omni Houston Hotel. “In this unprecedented ‘medical wartime,’ we simply wish to be of service to our community, now more than ever.”The Figueroa has also been hit hard by the pandemic, calling its 50 percent occupancy levels a welcome improvement from the early pandemic days. The hotel’s Early Voting, Early Check-in package includes early check-in when guests show proof of early voting no matter where they have done it. It is available from Oct. 19 through Nov. 30, and the property is located near some downtown Miami early-voting locations.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2020 12:56 UTC