USA Today has reported that Hilton and American Express have announced they will donate 1 million hotel rooms for medical professionals working on the Covid-19 pandemic response. The rooms will be available to doctors, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other workers through the end of May, according to Hilton.
“They truly are heroes,” Hilton President and CEO Christopher Nassetta said in a statement. “We are honored to extend our Hilton hospitality to them during this difficult time.”
The American College of Emergency Physicians is one of 10 medical groups the companies are working with to make the rooms available for those who need them.
William Jaquis, The American College of Emergency Physicians president said: “Knowing that there is a safe, clean and comfortable hotel room waiting for you at the end of a long shift can make all the difference in the world right now.”
It is great to see the hospitality industry world wide embracing the true meaning of hospitality and extending it so warmly.