'Big fall': UT Football games expected to impact hotel capacity

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- University of Texas football fans flooded the stadium for the team's season opener, which provided a welcome sight for the Austin hospitality industry. After taking a hit during the COVID-19 outbreak, hotel occupancy rates are expected to nearly bounce back to pre-pandemic levels with the help of out-of-town Longhorn fans.
Vijay Patel, the president and CEO of Humble Origins Hospitality Management, said they were expecting “sellouts at most of the hotels, if not all" for t