Sustainability USA & Canada News

May 12, 2020

American Airlines and Hyatt Surprise Healthcare Workers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst with Complimentary Vacations

In recognition of the extraordinary care they provide to their community, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced American Airlines and Hyatt will award thousands of healthcare professionals from NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst three-night complimentary vacations to help them recharge and reconnect with their loved ones, once they are able to take time for themselves.

Hyatt

United States

Press Release

April 24, 2020

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, Celebrates the Nation’s Essential Heroes by Extending Lowest Employee Rates to U.S. Healthcare and First Responder Personnel Throughout 2020

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, announces that its managed hotels within its two luxury brands, Benchmark Resorts & Hotels and Gemstone Collection, are offering lowest employee accommodation rates to the Essential Heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, extending throughout 2020. These rates, previously exclusive to Benchmark employees and their families, are now extended to the essential frontline healthcare and first responder heroes of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States. Included are Benchmark hotels and resorts from Maine to Florida to Texas, California, Hawaii and many destinations in between.

Pyramid Global Hospitality

United States

Press Release

April 23, 2020

Aimbridge Hospitality Establishes Aimbridge Aid Nonprofit Foundation to Provide Financial Assistance to Associates during Times of Crisis

Aimbridge Hospitality, the world's leading hotel management company, announces it has launched Aimbridge Aid, a charitable foundation with a sole mission to provide financial support for associates and the communities Aimbridge Hospitality serves during times of crisis.

Aimbridge Hospitality

United States

Press Release

April 16, 2020

Working with 1199SEIU & the State of New York to House First Responders

Airbnb and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East—the largest healthcare union in the nation—announced a new partnership to provide housing to 1199SEIU members, many of whom are fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis across the East Coast. Through this partnership, 1199SEIU members in New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Maryland and Florida will receive direct access to book free stays via the Airbnb Frontline stays program.

Airbnb

New York, United States

Press Release

April 16, 2020

MGM Resorts International Provides Critical Resources And Support To Community Partners As They Respond To The COVID-19 Crisis

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced a broad range of donations and initiatives intended to help alleviate supply shortages and support local communities through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. By leveraging its supply chain, procurement capabilities, distribution systems, supplier network and other resources, MGM is delivering on a daily basis, urgent logistical support to help manage supply shortages of critical items.

MGM Resorts International

Nevada, United States

Press Release

April 14, 2020

Two Million Surgical Masks Donated by Las Vegas Sands Arrive in New York, Nevada

Two million surgical masks donated by Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) arrived in Albany, New York this morning where 500 boxes, containing one million masks were unloaded for distribution to health care providers and first responders attacking the COVID-19 crisis on the front lines. After leaving New York, the 767 aircraft owned by Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon G. Adelson and sent to Guangzhou, China to transport the protective gear, arrived in Las Vegas with an additional one million masks for front-line crisis response in Nevada.

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

United States

Press Release

April 6, 2020

Hilton and American Express to Donate Up to 1 Million Rooms to Frontline Medical Professionals During COVID-19 Crisis

Hilton (NYSE:HLT) and American Express (NYSE:AXP) today announced that the companies, in partnership with Hilton's ownership community, will donate up to 1 million hotel room nights across the United States to frontline medical professionals leading the fight against COVID-19.

Hilton

United States

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Hospitality Net

Press Release

April 1, 2020

Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz Donates $2.5 Million to Support Employees and Mountain Communities

As individuals and communities contend with the severe impacts of COVID-19, Vail Resorts' CEO, Rob Katz, and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Elana's Pantry, today announced a donation of more than $2.5 million to provide immediate support for both Vail Resorts employees and the mountain towns where the Company operates.

Vail Resorts

United States

Press Release

April 1, 2020

Las Vegas Sands to Donate More than Two Million Pieces of Personal Protection Equipment

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced it will donate two million medical masks and 20,000 protective suits to help health-care professionals, first responders and nonprofit organizations in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

United States

Press Release

March 31, 2020

FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and South Beach Wine & Food Festival® Give Back to South Florida's Food & Beverage Community

FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is helping to put money into the hands of cooks, servers, dishwashers and all team members at restaurants and bars through a new partnership with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival®. The SOBEWFF® & FIU Chaplin School Hospitality Industry Relief Fund will provide immediate financial support to independently owned and operated restaurants and bars impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

FIU

Florida, United States

Press Release

March 31, 2020

U.S. Travel Reacts to House Passage of Coronavirus Relief Package

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on House passage of the CARES Act.

U.S. Travel Association

United States

Press Release

March 31, 2020

IHG connects US hotel colleagues impacted by Covid-19 with job opportunities at leading companies

IHG® has today announced the launch of the IHG® Hotel Colleague Job Center to support US-based hotel colleagues impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

IHG

United States

Press Release

March 30, 2020

Caesars Entertainment Donates More Than 250,000 Pounds of Food And Thousands of Personal Protection Supplies Across the United States

Caesars Entertainment, one of the world's most diversified gaming and entertainment companies, remains committed to helping nearby communities in this time of need, donating food, as well as essential personal protection equipment across the country to assist healthcare workers, law enforcement and more. To date, the company has supplied more than 250,000 pounds of food, which is equivalent to approximately 208,000 meals to numerous food banks and charities.

Caesars

United States

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Hospitality Net

Press Release

March 30, 2020

Wynn Resorts Distributes Financial Aid, Food and Essential Supplies To Local Medical Facilities and Nonprofits

Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN), the world's leading resort company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is donating more than $2.5 million worth of goods this week to local medical facilities and nonprofits.

Wynn Resorts

United States

Press Release

March 26, 2020

MGM Resorts International Pledges $1 Million For Employee Emergency Fund And Donates Close To Half A Million Pounds Of Food

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced an array of initiatives intended to support those impacted economically by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including a $1 million crisis and disaster relief pledge into an employee emergency grant fund and donating the equivalent of 400,000 meals across the United States.

MGM Resorts International

United States

Press Release

March 26, 2020

Red Roof® Launches Student Support Program, Offering Discounts to Help College Students Across the Nation Find Alternative Housing

Red Roof®, the leader in upscale economy lodging, understands the difficulty of this uncertain time, especially for university and continuing education students who were suddenly displaced as a result of campuses closing due to CDC protocols in response to COVID-19. Mandated closings of schools across the country have left many with nowhere to go, as student housing and meal plans are suspended. Many students are in limbo and not able to return home due to travel restrictions and personal and professional obligations.

Red Roof

United States

Press Release

March 26, 2020

OYO Hotels & Homes Offers Free Stays to Medical Personnel Fighting the Spread of COVID-19

OYO Hotels & Homes is opening the doors to its hotels and offering free stays to doctors, nurses and other medical first responders who are helping in the fight against Coronavirus (Covid-19).

PRISM (formerly Oravel Stays Ltd.)

United States

Press Release

March 26, 2020

Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC, an Oxford Capital Group, LLC Affiliate, Partners with the City of Chicago to Provide Sanctuary During COVID-19

Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC, an Oxford Capital Group, LLC affiliate, is supplying the City of Chicago with up to 1,100 rooms at some of its hotel properties throughout Chicagoland to support efforts against the spread of coronavirus. In addition to housing asymptomatic guests and those requiring isolation, the rooms will also provide sanctuary for first responders who are involved in the war against COVID-19.

Oxford Hotels & Resorts LLC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Press Release

March 20, 2020

Domio Offers Free Stays For Medical Professionals And First Responders Fighting Coronavirus

Domio, the apartment-hotel hospitality company, is offering free housing over the next two weeks in Miami, Chicago, and Nashville to medical professionals and first responders that are bravely leading the fight against COVID-19.

Domio, Inc.

United States

Press Release

March 19, 2020

Horwath HTL Industry Report: Canada - Sustainability in Hotels

Global environmental concerns relating to climate change, rising carbon emissions, global warming, rising sea levels, and increased sea surface temperatures, among others, are at the forefront of today's concerns. These environmental issues cannot, and must not, be ignored, and they remain one of the primary concerns within the tourism and hotel industries. Sustainable development and operations within hotels are a large part of the equation in combating rising climate risks. This special market report aims to provide an overview of the sustainable practices within hotel operations and development, and their impacts on the profitability of real estate assets.

Horwath

Canada