American Airlines, Hyatt Hotels offer free vacations to NYC healthcare workers after pandemic

New York City healthcare workers on the frontline of the coronavirus battle are being treated to complimentary vacations courtesy of American Airlines and Hyatt hotels.

More than 4,000 employees at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens will get three-day trips to a variety of destinations in the U.S. and the Caribbean once COVID-19 subsides and they're able to take time off.

Doctors, nurses, physician assistants and even food-service workers are among those receiving the thank-you gift.

“We are extremely grateful to Hyatt and American Airlines for this generous gift to our healthcare workers, who have been at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Israel Rocha, the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals' Elmhurst facility, said in a news release. “Our doctors, nurses, and other staff on the front lines of this unprecedented healthcare crisis really appreciate the outpouring of support from two of America’s major companies, and we look forward to taking advantage of these well-earned vacations in the near future.”

Major Brands Offer Relief in COVID-19

Major global hotels brands have implemented a number of fee reducttions and relaxed several standards and initiatives amidst the coronavirus outbreak

Marriott

• Fee Relief

  50.0% credit for the fixed portion of the PSF for April and May ,with payment deferred until 9/1/20

  60.0 -70.0% reductions in shared services costs ,including RMAS and Field Marketing

• Cycle Renovations

  Deferring all cycle renovations that are due in 2020 by one year

• FF&E

  Walving required funding of FF&E reserves for six months with ability to borrow FF&E for working capitals needs,with lender consent as needed

• Brand Standards /Initiatives

  Guest Satisfaction Surveys will be suspended for Wave 1,2020(1/1-6/30)

  Deferred all brand and global initiatives with only mission -critial areas

• Audits and PIPs

  Brand Standard Audit activities are paused until 6/30/20 .This include BSAs asa well as audits for beverage and experientials

• Meeting & Training

Paused all mandatory ,in-person,off-site training classes and will instead leverage Digital learing Zon

Hilton

• Fee Relief

  RMCC hotels -50.0%fee for 90 days for any hotels with occupancy <50.0% over that time period

  Suspended RMCC hotels will receive a 75.5% fee reduction while out of operation

  Temporary suspension of guest assistance intervention fees

• Cycle Renovations

  Awaiting Annoucement

• FF&E

  Does not have an FF&E reserve in franchise agreement

• Brand Standards /Initiative

  SALT scores have been suspended

  Reassessing compliance dates for technology refreshes ,as well as suspending all OnQ refreshes for atleast 60 days

  Deferring the launch of several product initiatives as well as extending compliance dates until further notice

• Audits and PIPs

  For any items due in 2020 -there is a potential to extend by 12 months

  It will adjust the frequency to accommodate the current business climate,QA penalities waived for 2020

• Meeting & Training

  All in-person training will be put on hold until after June .Those who require training to do so via Hilton University online where appropriate

  IHG

• Fee Relief

  Fee Relief and Fee deferral options from 3/1/20-5/31/20 (excluding KIpton Hotel & Restraurants )

  SERVICE CONTRIBUTRION :50% discount throuGH 5/321 and deferrable for 90 days

  Technology fee :25 .0 % discount 5/31

• Cycle Renovations

  Mid -cycle renovatios are deferred until 1/21

• FF&E

  Waiving FF&E and Capital reserve requirement through 12/31/20

• Brand Standards /Initiative

  Love scrores remain in operation

  IHG will defer the publication of any new standard until 11/20

  Relaxing brand standard in Multiple areas ,including F&B Operations,Training, Technology and Loyalty ,with compliance dates extented to later this year and others into 2021

• Audits and PIPs

  Any PIP milestone dates due between now and 12/31/20 ,will get a nine month extention to that due date

• IHG is currently designing vir]tual touchpoints to support cleanliness and brand safely standard until 6/30/20

  Meeting & Training

• IHG will suspend all in-person training and move to all -virtual training sessions.Cancellation fees will be waived for current registered courses ,the training credit standard for hotels will be reduced by 25%

  Hyatt

• Fee Relief

  Centralized Revenue Management Fee (applicable to all select service proporties participating in Hyatt’s CRM services)

  50% relief in April and May or $775 per month .

• Cycle Renovations

  Deffering all cycle renovations that are due now through 6/30/21

• FF&E

  Deferring FF&E deposits for the remainder of 2020.Hotels may use the amount on deposit in replacement funds to cover general operating expenses ,which may be subject to lender approval

• Brand Standards /Initiative

  All brand initatives with budgetary implication will be postponed for the remainder of 2020

  For hotels with temporary suspended operations post surveys will restart upon resuming business operations

  For operating hotels -Hyatts surveys will restart on 5/31/20

• Audits and PIPs

  Will suspend formal brand standard audit activities for 2020,and will suspend PIPs,as approved by Hyatt,through 12/31/20

• Meeting & Training

  Suspended all in-person and off-site Hyatt meeting and training classes ,and will instead leverage Hyatt connect and digital training tools to conduct all manadotory and recommended training .

800 Room Grand Hyatt Hotel Coming to Miami Beach

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H), Terra Group and Turnberry announced plans for a new 800-room Grand Hyatt hotel in Miami Beach, Fla that will be managed by Hyatt. Slated to open in 2023, It will offer elevated experiences for leisure and business travelers alike. Its prime location adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center, which completed a $600 million renovation last year, offers visitors convenient access to the city’s most anticipated tradeshows and events.

The 17-story hotel will be situated at the intersection of 17th Street and Convention Center Drive, within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean beachfront, Lincoln Road Mall, New World Symphony, The Bass Museum and The Fillmore Miami Beach. The hotel development is being led by David Martin of Terra and Jackie Soffer of Turnberry and will be a joint venture between the two development companies.

The new hotel will become only the second Grand Hyatt property in Florida, joining Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.

Hotel features are expected to include 12 floors of guest rooms offering expansive views of Miami Beach, two floors of meeting spaces and ballrooms that will complement the Convention Center, a resort-style pool deck with panoramic views, and limited retail space that will activate the district at street level. An elevated skybridge will enable event attendees to move freely between the hotel and Convention Center in a climate-controlled, art-filled corridor.

The project’s resiliency and sustainability measures include storm water management and reuse, flood risk mitigation, and the use of solar power – all of which are designed to ensure operational continuity during weather events.

Hyatt Regency Delhi powers up for an eco-friendly future

Hyatt Regency Delhi is the first of many to be a plastic-free hotel and to introduce e-charging stations for electric cars with an aim to reduce their carbon footprint

A plastic-free hotel

The fully-automated water bottling plant at Hyatt Regency Delhi endeavors to eradicate approximately 1.08 million plastic bottles a year, by making the switch to reusable glass bottles! This process saves 28 tons of plastic waste every year

This fully automated plant can produce up to 500 bottles of water per hour

In a separate 500-liter tank, water is passed through a separate UV machine and 0.45-micron filter, to ensure that it is fit for drinking

The power of a million is a sustainable promise, keeping in mind the best interests of its patrons and our beautiful planet!

Electric charging points for electric cars

Hyatt Regency Delhi has become one of the few hotels to introduce e-charging stations for electric cars to provide a solution to the growing need of car charging points for electric cars and to propagate and encourage a sustainable and healthy lifestyle for their guests

It is a part of its sustainability initiative.

10 e-charging stations are currently available at the hotel and each one of them takes about 8-10 hours to fully charge any car