Ukrainian Hoteliers Plead With Western Hotel Firms To Exit Russia
Letter Sent to CEOs Criticizes Global Hotel Companies' Efforts as 'Empty' Gestures
Hoteliers in Ukraine are putting pressure on Western hotel firms to exit from Russia.
Hoteliers in Ukraine are putting pressure on Western hotel firms to exit from Russia.
An open letter Hotel News Now had early access to from the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Hotel & Resort Association and State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine has been addressed to the CEOs of the Western hotel companies with the seven largest room counts in Russia.
Those firms are, in alphabetical order: Accor, Hilton, Hyatt Hotels Corp., IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Radisson Hotels Group.
The letter also has been addressed to Jens Zimmer Christensen, president of Europe’s principal hotel and hospitality organization, HOTREC, and Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.