Arizona resorts during COVID-19: How the pandemic affected tourism

Room attendant Linda Briseno cleans a phone in a guest room at the Phoenician Aug 18, 2020. The resort has made changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Guests are helped at the front desk as social distance reminders can be seen at the Phoenician Aug 18, 2020. The resort has made changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

A guest is helped at the front desk as plexiglass and social distance barriers can be seen at the Phoenician Aug 18, 2020. The resort has made changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Lee Yaiva (center) swims with his twin sons, Franco Yaiva (left) and Vincent Yaiva (right, both 7), Feb. 9, 2021, at Phoenician Hotel, 6000 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale.

Lee Yaiva (left) swims with his twin sons, Franco Yaiva (right) and Vincent Yaiva (center, both 7), Feb. 9, 2021, at Phoenician Hotel, 6000 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale.

Nathan Brown and his son, Archie Brown 2, (both from Colorado), swim in the pool, Feb. 9, 2021, at Phoenician Hotel, 6000 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale.

Brittany Brown and her son, Archie Brown 2 (both from Colorado), relax at the pool, Feb. 9, 2021, at Phoenician Hotel, 6000 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale.

Brent Graef, director of operations with the Hotel Valley Ho, puts down a social distancing marker on the floor in the lobby at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Karissa Lameyer, a server at the Hotel Valley Ho, serves a drink to a guest at the pool bar at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pool at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as limiting capacity including at the pool, partitions and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greg Neises, a bartender, wipes down the bar after serving a guest at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Behind a clear partition, Olivia Flitton, a front desk agent with the Hotel Valley Ho, checks in Steve Infante of Chicago at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brent Graef, (right) director of operations and Thomas Logan (center left), front office manager, both with the Hotel Valley Ho, put down a social distancing markers on the floor in the lobby at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zach Neilson, a valet, carries a guest's luggage through the lobby at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greg Neises, a bartender, wipes down the bar after serving a guest at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale on May 22, 2020. With demand starting to pick back up at the Hotel Valley Ho, the hotel has implemented procedures such as partitions, limiting capacity and having staff wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Becky Leuluai waits to give out care packages for hotel employees on April 3, 2020, at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.

From left: Becky Leuluai, Ashley Jones, and David Tortora load a care package for a hotel employee on April 3, 2020, at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.

Becky Leuluai hands off a care package to David Tortora for a hotel employee on April 3, 2020, at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.

Care packages for hotel employees are pictured on April 3, 2020, at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.