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Hotel industry: We’re in dire need

DALE VENTURINI, president of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, was one of thousands of hospitality leaders nationwide who signed a letter to Congress asking for aid for hotels to survive the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

With nearly 8,800 left jobless in Rhode Island’s hotel sector and an estimated 8 out of every 10 hotel rooms empty, some local hospitality leaders are pleading for aid from Congress. About a dozen hotel representatives from Rhode Island, along with thousands nationwide, recently signed a letter asking federal lawmakers to pass relief packages that

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