Robust COVID Safety Protocols Help Hotels to Reopen
Hotel owners have implemented robust COVID safety protocols to reopen hotels over the last year with a slowly recovering outlook. Additionally, it has propelled the hotel and motel business, beginning a slow climb back to the pre-pandemic levels.
COVID Safety Protocols to Help Reopen
The America Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) provided guidelines for the safe reopening of hotels. Thus, it helped launch the safety protocols to help reopen hotels with clear instructions on how every employee should treat sanitation matters. Under these guidelines, there will be requirements for cleaning and disinfection, ensuring that hotels clean every surface at least once a day. In addition, employees learned all the protocols for safety and cleanliness.
Occupancy Rate in 2022
Thus, hotels began the process of reopening their hotels. STR Data reported that occupancy rates for hotels hit 66 percent by the end of April 2022. It was a nine percent increase from the previous year in the same period. Hotel owners and managers have propelled this shift in guest satisfaction by ensuring that customers have a safe and comfortable visit to their lodgings. Additionally, hotels have gone out of their way to make accommodations for any guest that tours their facility.
Hospitality Insurance
If you own a hotel, you need to ensure the safety of your guests. The pandemic opened up many eyes to the issue of airborne illnesses. Now, with people returning, you need to make sure your hotel or motel is up to par and ready for the increase in guests. Luckily, hospitality insurance can help your hotel cover your needs. Hospitality insurance covers restaurants, bars, hotels, and motels.
Future Outlook
People are slowly returning to the hotels and motels as they did in the past. The worst of the pandemic looks like it might be behind us, and that is the opportunity you need as a hotel owner to capitalize on a market that will grow once again. Obtaining the right insurance can help save you some money and propel your hotel back to its old heights.
About Baldon Group
Baldon Group Founder and CEO Tom Donohue has more than 20 years of commercial insurance experience specializing in difficult insurance placements and high-risk accounts. The industry niches we specialize include construction, real estate, hospitality, and high-valued homes in coastal communities.