Despite CARES funding, Graceland-area hotel facing bankruptcy, auction
The gathering outside Graceland on Aug. 15, 2020 was smaller than most Elvis Week crowds. The lack of tourists hit the Travelodge by Wyndham Memphis Airport/Graceland hotel, which in a normal year hosts 70 Elvis fan clubs from around the world and 300 live Elvis-related shows. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
David Waters
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
Revenue lost in Memphis in May, Elvis Week cancellations compound hotel’s COVID-19 problems.
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