Exclusive: Hotel industry issues coronavirus safety guidelines ahead of anticipated travel surge

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Can the hospitality industry convince guests that hotels are safe?

to start showing up again amid the coronavirus pandemic. But how can guests know that it's safe to stay there?

The report outlines baseline hotel practices and procedures meant to protect employees and guests, including but not limited to: A significant upheaval of cleaning practices, with places like hotel guest elevators, front desk check-in stations and public bathrooms cleaned frequently Rogers thinks it's good to have a set of universally adopted cleaning standards. While COVID-19 is today's challenge, it wasn't too long ago we had SARS and MERS. And it's probable other health challenges will emerge in the future.

But if people indeed opt to vacation again? Businesses are becoming more comfortable with the idea of providing guests a safe place on the beach where they can get outside and maintain social distancing , Rogers said.The push for standards comes as hotel demand has started to creep up slightly over the last few weeks. While at one point about, according to data firm STR, occupancy stood at 26% the week of April 19 to 25. That's still a decline of more than 62% compared with last year.

 

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Bring your own pillow

i’ll never stay at a Marriott when i travel for bizniz again. GROSS. also the guests may want to carry pepper spray if staying there .. they’re housing VAGRANTS.

Hell no BED BUGS!!

APLMom You mean that place all the homeless are living now? No.

Given that airbnb happily places profit over people, I will now use hotels.

No in Los Angeles they’re currently being used for drug addicts and recently released ex convicts

Lol no!

NO

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