Panel Discussion: The Future of Hotels

COVID-19 has presented extraordinary challenges for the hospitality industry with the majority of hotels forced to close their doors temporarily. As lockdown restrictions lift and people begin to travel once again, what changes are hotels going to have to implement?Join this panel discussion to hear from hotel leaders who will be discussing the initiatives and protocols they have put in place to ensure the safety of their customers as well as to encourage bookings in a post- COVID-19 world and what does the new normal look like?Panellists:• Ian Leat, Regional Director Western Europe, Global Sales Office, Marriott Hotels International• Carey Duckworth, Group Director of Sales, Corinthia Hotels• Hilary Patterson, Director of Global Sales MICE Europe, Wyndham Hotels & ResortsModerator: Alistair Turner, Managing Director, EIGHT PR & Marketing

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