The US hospitality industry, like the UK’s and many others has been seen not only to be one of the worst hit industries in the world, but also one of the fastest to respond with actions that demonstrate true empathy. Across New York hotels have responded to their Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio who both called for assistance through enabling the use of vacant … [Read more...]
Kew Green Hotels see volunteers rush to help NHS
Kew Green Hotels are part of the hotel industry response to support key workers and the NHS throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 20 of properties remain partially open to support the national effort to stop the spread of Covid-19 and to offer shelter to key workers, the NHS, emergency services and the distribution sector. Teams are working to ensure the safety of our … [Read more...]
Man charged with fraud for claiming six free hotel nights as an NHS worker
Priti Patel fronted the daily Covid-19 update from the government yesterday afternoon and spoke at some length about criminality emerging from the current Covid-19 pandemic. Nobody is naïve enough to imagine crime would just go away but it did make us like many wonder. Scanning Google’s news yesterday evening one headline jumped out amongst the myriad of Covid-19 related … [Read more...]
Accor’s latest acquisition yesterday signals global rebrand
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the hospitality industry worldwide hit by lockdowns that preclude most from operating anywhere near normal levels of business. The reactions of most through necessity have been to mothball as best as possible to have a chance of emergence from the crisis. For some however, as we have been tracking and reporting, it also presents an opportunity … [Read more...]
Travelodge operating a skeleton of hotels across the UK
Travelodge is currently operating just under 50 of its hotels in critical locations across the UK, providing accommodation for critical workers such as the NHS workforce and vulnerable groups. The Travelodge hotels in operation are spear across major cities and towns spanning from the south of England to the north of Scotland. These include 20 Travelodge hotels close to … [Read more...]