Hotel chains and Airbnb hosts are stepping up their cleaning game and using new technologies in an effort to convince guests they are safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Travelers"should look for a hotel that cleans the frequently-touched surfaces often, and that they require everyone to wear a face mask when not in their hotel room," Lighter said.2. Get a mobile key on your phone.4. Take the stairs instead of elevator.Although each home is not checked, since it is privately owned, short-term rental companies like Airbnb are also promising an enhanced cleaning protocol.
The company issued a checklist of items for hosts, stating that places must be cleaned and sanitized between each guest's stay. This includes fans and lamp chains, window handles, thermostats, condiments, faucet handles and more. Airbnb has also encouraged hosts to consider adding a few extra supplies of hand soaps, paper towels, tissues and toilet paper."What we require is those hosts who have participated in the cleaning protocol to attest that they are, in fact, applying it," Chris Lehane, Airbnb's senior vice president for global policy and communications, said.
The company has seen more travelers looking to visit less urban and more rural destinations, including the Adirondacks, Catskills and Hudson Valley in New York, The Berkshires in Massachusetts, and North Carolina's Outer Banks and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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