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June 24, 2020

Is It Safe To Stay In A Hotel, Cabin Or Rental Home Yet?

After nearly three months of quarantine, millions of Americans are ready to travel -- an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, a summer sojourn. With states reopening, that's now possible, with a caveat. Before coronavirus, few people likely thought twice about staying in a hotel room, rental home or cabin in the woods. But now, we have to factor in the potential for coronavirus exposure. Even if you're OK with the travel risks taking you to your destination -- plane, train or automobile -- what about the risks of the destination spot itself?

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June 23, 2020

Another Summer - The Life of a Hotel Doctor

A wave of heat poured out of the guest's room as he opened the door.

By Mike Oppenheim, MD, Mike Oppenheim M.D. - The Hotel Doctor

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June 16, 2020

A Dog-Eat-Dog Business - The Life of a Hotel Doctor

Waiting at the local carwash, my eye ran over a sheet of ads along one wall. Among notices for personal injury lawyers, pest control, acupuncturists, and pizzas was a photo of a smiling young man in a white coat carrying a doctor's bag. According to the text, a phone call would bring him to your door at a fee less than an emergency room's. All ads for housecalls deliver this cheerful boast, never mentioning that the average ER visit, as of 2017, cost $1400.

By Mike Oppenheim, MD, Mike Oppenheim M.D. - The Hotel Doctor

Opinion Article

June 15, 2020

Hotel Management Agreements - Creating a Win Win Relationship

As a wave of uncertainty overtakes consumer sentiment, investors are using this time to pause and reflect on their assets. Some hotel Owners have concluded that there are areas of improvement at their hotels that would help in maintaining the asset's value through these troublous times. One course of action is the review and revision of the contracts or agreements that impact their hotel's operations, and they are wise to do so. Most notably, the Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) is at the top of our clients' reading list.

By Paul Breslin, John Duran, and Hua Rong

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June 15, 2020

How Much Coronavirus Risk Is There In Common Travel Activities? We Asked An Expert

Travel in the middle of a global pandemic presents challenges, with each activity carrying its own level of risk for coronavirus.

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June 15, 2020

In hotels and beyond, UV light robots and lamps could help protect against coronavirus

For guests checking into a high-profile California hotel, they might be staying in rooms that have been sanitized in part by an unusual new staff member: a three-foot-tall robot named Kennedy.

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June 11, 2020

Hotels Transformed New York’s Social Life. Now What?

There was a time in the not so far-off past when hotels lived or died by being an out-of-towner's fantasy: the Plaza, the Four Seasons, the St. Regis.

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June 9, 2020

Savvy Travelers Booking 2020 Vacations, Travel Leaders Survey Finds

A Travel Leaders Network survey of nearly 2,700 frequent travelers found that half are starting to make finite plans for their next vacation or have already made plans, while the other half say they are dreaming of when they can travel again. Fifty percent of those surveyed said they plan to take their next vacation in 2020.

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June 4, 2020

OYO launches the 'Scrubbed Clean' program in line with the CDC and AHLA Safe Stay guidelines to combat COVID-19 in North America

OYO Hotels, one of the world's leading hotel chains, has developed the 'Scrubbed Clean' program with a set of recommendations to ensure that all its hotels in the US comply with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to ensure health and safety for everyone involved. A clean, safe, and hygienic environment for hotel guests and employees is now more important than ever.

PRISM (formerly Oravel Stays Ltd.)

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June 3, 2020

Travel Uptick: Airlines, Hotels Hope Holiday Weekend Travel Revival Points To COVID-19 Comeback

For a travel industry looking for a glimmer of hope, the latest holiday-week statistics offer some encouragement, with hotels seeing an uptick in room occupancy rates and airlines filling more seats.

June 2, 2020

#QuarantineLife with no break in sight? Here's 7 ways to evoke a vacation state of mind

Staying home has become the new norm as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the accompanying restrictions have momentarily put a stop to most nonessential travel. An Expedia® poll1 of 1,500 U.S. residents, conducted between May 4 and 8, 2020, shows 60% of people have already changed or canceled their travel plans and another 70% are worried about outbreaks impacting future trips.

Expedia Group, Inc.

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June 2, 2020

Things Hotel Guests Ask That I Can’t - The Life of a Hotel Doctor

More than once I'm called when a guest suffers a tragic loss such as the death of a child or spouse. Distressed to witness the misery, family members want me to put her to sleep.

By Mike Oppenheim, MD, Mike Oppenheim M.D. - The Hotel Doctor

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June 2, 2020

Drury Hotels announces new protocols and partnership with Ecolab

Drury Hotels Company is partnering with Ecolab Inc. - a global leader in hygiene and infection prevention solutions for the hospitality industry - to keep its guests and team members safe. In this collaborative effort, Drury will use Ecolab products as part of enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures in its more than 150 hotels nationwide.

May 29, 2020

MGM Resorts Announces Opening Dates For First Las Vegas Properties

LAS VEGAS, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ("MGM Resorts") announced its planned June 4 reopening of Bellagio, New York-New York, MGM Grand Las Vegas and The Signature, following the closure earlier this year of all of its U.S. properties amidst the coronavirus crisis. At opening, amenities at all properties will be limited. As demand for the destination builds, additional venues within these resorts will open and other MGM Resorts properties on The Strip will reopen.

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May 29, 2020

ARDA & ARDA-ROC Release Best Practices & Recommended Guidelines for Resorts

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the ARDA-Resort Owners' Coalition (ARDA-ROC) today released their recommended guidelines to help define the role of the timeshare industry in promoting the health and safety of owners, guests and employees. These recommendations are developed based on COVID response leading practices and are intended to complement, but not replace, those of state and local authorities.

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May 27, 2020

States Are Reopening, But Many Require Travelers To Self-Quarantine. Here's Where

States are slowly beginning to open back up, but that doesn't mean travelers are free to come and go as they please in most places amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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May 27, 2020

Hotels, Motels, And Resorts Are Never Going To Be The Same. What You Can Expect The Next Time You Plan A Vacation.

Hotels and resorts are in a state of crisis. As of May 20, seven out of 10 hotel rooms in the US were sitting empty and thousands of hotels are completely closed, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Hotels have lost more than $25 billion in room revenue since the start of the pandemic, and 70% of hotel employees have been laid off or furloughed, per the AHLA.

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May 25, 2020

What U.S. States Are Open For Travel?

Most people will likely be staying closer to home for any summer travel plans. International travel isn't worth it this summer for many due to travel restrictions. However, some U.S. states are open for travel just in time for a summer road trip.

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May 22, 2020

Another Stoic - The Life of a Hotel Doctor

"She thinks her drink was spiked," explained the caller whose friend was bent over the toilet, vomiting. I explained that alcohol is a toxic drug and occasionally provokes this reaction. Common stomach viruses cause most vomiting. Did her friend want me to come?

By Mike Oppenheim, MD, Mike Oppenheim M.D. - The Hotel Doctor

May 21, 2020

America’s Hotel Owners Detail Priorities for CARES Act 2.0

As Congress considers additional stimulus legislation to address the economic and health fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, AAHOA highlighted specific steps lawmakers can take to help the hotel industry in a letter to Congressional leadership. The letter, also signed by AHLA, the Latino Hotel Association, and the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers, outlined five key areas where congressional action can help speed the industry's recovery while ensuring the health and wellbeing of hospitality workers and guests. These include provisions to benefit employees, safe harbor provisions for hotels, industry solvency, technical corrections to Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs, and the incentivization of travel and tourism.