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January 3, 2022

Gov. Wolf Announces $4.8 Million in Industry Partnership Grants to Strengthen Workforce Development in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Region Hospitality and Entertainment Industry Partnership (HE&EIP) (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia – $175,000)The partnership will use its grant funding for various activities related to workforce development, including training, recruiting, marketing, supportive services, and contracting.

December 13, 2021

Philly to Require Vaccine to Eat or Drink Inside Restaurants, Bars

The rule applies to anyone eating in, or working in, places where food or drink are sold to be consumed on-site

August 11, 2021

The Mask Mandate Is Back in Philly

Health department officials announced that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people must wear masks indoors again — unless businesses require proof of vaccination

July 29, 2021

Philadelphia Restaurant Staff and Owners, Tell Us About Your Current COVID-19 Policies

Take our Eater survey to tell us how your businesses are handling new health department coronavirus recommendations

July 29, 2021

Updated mask recommendations due to the COVID Delta Variant

Because of the rapid increase in cases here and around the country, and because we are seeing hospitalizations rise among children in Philadelphia, we are now strongly recommending that everyone mask while indoors in places where you do not know that everyone is vaccinated. 

June 17, 2021

Wolf Administration Applauds Philadelphia for Swift Action to Help Hospitality Industry

May 19, 2021

Ready. Set. Philly!

Ready. Set. Philly! is a collaborative return-to-work civic initiative between the City of Philadelphia, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and a broad coalition of employers and organizations throughout the region who care deeply about Philadelphia. We’re pooling the collective resources of leaders in city government and business to design the unified plan needed […]

May 12, 2021

Philly Bars and Restaurants Can Fully Reopen on June 11

In a news briefing on Tuesday, city officials announced plans to end all COVID-19 restrictions — but with mask mandates still in place.

April 28, 2021

Everything Restaurants Need to Know About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

April 15, 2021

HipCityVeg and other restaurants to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour to attract workers

March 16, 2021

Gov. Wolf: Effective April 4, More Options for Restaurants and Other Businesses, Mass Gathering Maximums Increase

March 16, 2021

PIDC’s COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Grant Program (CHIRP) Webinar

March 16, 2021

The Pennsylvania COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP)

March 2, 2021

Philadelphia Department of Labor Announces “90 Day Notice” for Fair Workweek Predictability Pay

Enforcement of Predictability Pay Provision Begins June 1, 2021. Predictability pay is compensation employers must provide to employees for employer-initiated changes to the posted work schedule such as reduced hours and changes to work shifts. Covered service retail and hospitality employers include those with 250 or more employees and 30 or more locations, including franchises […]

February 10, 2021

Governor Wolf Announces $145 Million in Hospitality Relief Funding Ready for Distribution to Pennsylvania Counties

Governor Tom Wolf announced that $145 million in funding will be distributed to all 67 Pennsylvania counties through the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program to help support the commonwealth’s hospitality industry. Funding will be provided in the form of block grants to each county based on population and will be allocated by February 28.

February 9, 2021

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf signs $912M pandemic relief bill

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation approved Friday by lawmakers that carries over $900 million in pandemic-driven aid for hard-hit hospitality businesses, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills.

February 3, 2021

Hospitality & Entertainment Immediate Needs Survey

If you are a leader in the Philadelphia Hospitality & Entertainment industry, please take 5 minutes to complete the below Hospitality & Entertainment Immediate Needs survey. This survey will assist the Philadelphia region’s Hospitality & Entertainment Industry Partnership (H&EIP) to model our priorities around your needs as we work our way into the reopening and recovery effort.

January 26, 2021

AHLA’S STATE OF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY 2021

The following report outlines the forecasted state of the industry in 2021 and into the immediate future, examining the high-level economics of the recovery, the specific impact on and eventual return of business travel, and a deep dive into consumer travel sentiments.

January 26, 2021

AHLA Report: Hotel and Travel Industry Outlook for 2021

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released its State of the Hotel Industry 2021 report outlining the forecasted state of the hotel industry in 2021 and into the immediate future. The report examines the high-level economics of the hotel industry’s recovery, the specific impact on and eventual return of business travel, and consumer travel […]

January 25, 2021

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Announce Philadelphia COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program

The City of Philadelphia and PIDC today announced the Philadelphia COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program, a $12 million grant program designed to provide financial relief to small businesses located in Philadelphia that have been among the most adversely affected by the latest round of pandemic-related restrictions enacted in November 2020.

January 15, 2021

AHLA Offers 50,000-Plus Properties to Help With Vaccine Rollout

In a letter to President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition team, Chip Rogers, president/CEO, American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), offered the organization’s member hotels as distribution points for the COVID-19 vaccine.

January 13, 2021

City announces schedule of priority populations for COVID-19 vaccine

The tables below illustrate the City’s priority populations for vaccine distribution. Definitions of the populations are linked in the footnotes.

January 13, 2021

Indoor Dining Returns to Philly This Weekend, and Plenty of Restaurants Are In

Philly restaurants will be allowed to reboot indoor service at 25-percent capacity starting Saturday, January 16

January 12, 2021

Indoor dining to resume on Jan. 16 in Philadelphia, but with restrictions

Philadelphia restaurants can resume indoor dining on Saturday, Jan. 16, officials announced Tuesday. However, there will be some restrictions…

January 6, 2021

Gov. Wolf Initiates Transfer of $145 Million in Funds to Support Businesses Adversely Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

Gov. Wolf urged the legislature to follow his lead and allocate this funding as quickly as possible to businesses affected by the pandemic, among them restaurants and bars, gyms and entertainment venues.

January 5, 2021

COUNCIL PASSES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT HOSPITALITY SECTOR JOBS FOR LAID-OFF WORKERS

 City Council unanimously passed the Black Workers Matter Economic Recovery Package that ensures over 12,000 hospitality sector workers can return to their jobs as their workplaces reopen.

December 15, 2020

Conde Nast Traveler Names Philadelphia a Top Destination on 2021 “Gold List”

The magazine listed Philly as one of the eight best destinations in the whole wide world, along with places like Rome and St. Barts.

December 14, 2020

Philly Restaurant Workers Get Their Own COVID-19 Testing Site Starting in January

Local restaurant employees can head to Rittenhouse Square pub the Goat for free tests every week

December 9, 2020

Independent Philly Restaurants Get a Six-Month Reprieve from Evictions

Non-chains also won’t be punished for being late on rent for 180 days

November 16, 2020

New “Safer at Home” COVID-19 Restrictions in Philadelphia

In response to rising COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia, the City and Department of Public Health have announced changes to restrictions on businesses, events and gatherings, and other activities to help flatten the epidemic curve, prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed, and reduce the number of COVID-19 deaths. The new “Safer at Home” restrictions are effective November […]