Smart Working in hotels new trend
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To cope with the crisis, some hotels have adopted smart working as a new hospitality trend.
To ensure safety and compliance with all safety protocols adopted for accommodation facilities, some hoteliers have adopted smart working.
Smart working in hotels is becoming part of the hospitality offering for business travel . The Best Western hotel chain is launching the Smartworking Room initiative , aimed at those who must continue working remotely, requiring privacy and efficient services.
The same project started in Germany a few months ago. Those who join the initiative undertake to apply the same price as the overnight stay to the daily rate, from morning to evening.
Hotel room rates have dropped dramatically, and hotels are looking for creative ways to entice all types of guests to book; typically, day-of options are offered by many major hotel chains at some downtown and airport properties . Now, with high vacancy rates and enhanced hygiene protocols, hoteliers around the world, from Los Angeles to New York, from Europe to Asia, are increasingly willing to offer day-of rates, HRS explained.
HRS identifies suitable hotels in the right locations for companies, paying attention to safety and hygiene protocols and compliance with social distancing regulations. High-speed Wi-Fi , document printing, and food and beverage availability are guaranteed.
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There are 35 members of smart working in hotels with Best Western. From large cities such as Milan, Rome and Turin together with other locations such as Ferrara, Vicenza, Viterbo, Ragusa.
Hoteliers are developing customized packages based on available services and upcoming regulatory requirements: parking, individual gyms, and room service . Anyone booking an overnight stay will be able to take advantage of a special 15% discount.
Furthermore, starting June 1st, BW introduced a guest insurance policy that is active from the moment of check-in and covers the entire duration of the stay until check-out.
The Relaunch Decree made smart working possible until 31 July 2020 for the private sector.
Furthermore, parents with at least one child under 14 have the right to smart working.
This type of initiative regarding smart working meant that the funds provided in Lombardy ended in a short time.
Two types of vouchers were, in fact, provided : one for 15 euros and the other for 7.500. One of these included the purchase of technological equipment, such as laptops, to be assigned to the employee.
The Lombardy region's budget was €6,5 million. The procedure was open for just a few days, thus failing to meet all requests.
