Tours and Attractions Pursue New Hygiene Regimes to Coronavirus Recovery
Photo Credit: The coronavirus pandemic is forcing tour operators and attractions to heighten their health and sanitation protocols, like this zipline attraction from El Nido Resorts in Palawan in the Philippines . Adobe / Miniloc
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Tourism is now having its OCD moment in the face of the coronavirus. Will new sanitation protocols in the tourism sector buy peace of mind for travelers post-pandemic or usher in a new age of travel anxiety?
Clean is the new sexy for tourism stakeholders around the world as more countries and destinations look to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the coming days and weeks.
With the belief that heightened hygiene standards will be a priority for nervous travelers when international borders open up, a raft of post-pandemic cleaning and sanitation protocols aimed at protecting the health of guests and staff have been revealed by major hotel chains and airlines in recent weeks.
These new hygiene regimes range from Marriott's hospital-grade electrostatic sprayers to meal delivery robots at Asia hotels, and in the latest Hilton has announced plans to collaborate with RB, the maker of Lysol and Dettol, and consult with Mayo Clinic to roll out its own heightened cleaning standards.
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At the same time, the coronavirus pandemic has also forced many tour, activity and attraction
