Marriott today decided to require all guests to wear a face mask when indoors at their properties effective July 27, 2020.
The CEO, Arne Sorenson, released a video where he explains their rationale behind the decision. The company follows AHLA’s (American Hotel & Lodging Association) Safe Stay Guest Checklist.
You can access Marriott here.
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EDIT: Marriott has clarified its release that this only applies to its hotels in the United States and Canada:
Marriott Clarifies Mandatory Mask Rule To Apply United States & Canada
AHLA’s best practices:
Conclusion
You have to give Marriott credit to require guests to wear a face mask as this is “controversial” (doesn’t make any sense) issue at its primary market. Some in the United States appears to believe that their freedoms are limited if face covering is required.
I have to say that I first felt uncomfortable wearing one, but you do get used it after a while to the point that you no longer even notice it.
Let’s do this small step that appears to limit the spread of Covid-19 so that we would get through this pandemic with fever deaths.
I can understand this if the local situation demands you to wear a mask. That is the responsible way of doing business. But in some countries Covid-19 no longer requires you to do so. Which means Marriott is definitely not going to seem like the best choice for a customer.
Really? What countries no longer require a mask? In fact many more are mandating it.
I applaud this announcement…. Marriott will be the best choice for customers who understand that this is about protecting yourself and one another.
Totally agree. The non-mask wearers can hang out at Motel 6. I hope every major hotel brand mandates masks because that’s exactly where I’ll spend my money. There’s no country relaxing mask wearing rules. Have no clue what that other poster is talking about. And also, this virus situation is going to get worse. Way worse starting in a few months and lockdowns will be in full force again when flu season gears up!
There also a lot person who dont want that and like to stay in hotel not hospital.
Well stay home!
No I just use other chain.
That’s great. I don’t want to run into fools like yourself. With that you are now BLOCKED! You can’t argue with stupid!
Dont like paranoid people like you too.
Yes block if you can not communicate. Exactly like any other “Karen” and wear your damn mask! Good boy!
Thank you😷
Just claim to protest with BLM. You can do them all you want.
CoVid does not attack BLM protesters. Blue US governors told everbody, so it must be true. Same for the guardian and BBC in UK
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Yes, please stay in your blue US state or send more old people in nursery home so they get infected there and die from CoVid, well done!
Shame on you!
Thanks god I dont live in the USA.
Yes, please stay in your blue US state or send more old people in nursery home so they get infected there and die from CoVid, well done!
Shame on you!
Grow up. I just spent several days in London, wore a mask almost all the time. Had a great time and great hotel (was Marriott) Amazing how juvenile people can be. Even wearing a mask, we had a great time. We walked all over London. I do not understand people that complain as if wearing a mask will ruin the whole trip. What does wearing a mask stop you from doing? I did everything I normally would, and cared about my fellow man at the same time.
You dont understand it. The mask is just a sign of fear.
Corona is much less dangerous as they wanted us to belive. At least in Europe. Dont know what they do in the USA
YOU “…don’t know….” something!?
In Europe we will not do a 2nd lockdown. We dont destroy our economy. We have the best health system. Even in March the hospital were far away from full.
The USA should stay much longer on the EU blacklist. I dont want this panic US travellers here.
Can you please provide a statement that says worldwide? Announcement on Twitter says US&Canada only and in the video Arne says nationwide not worldwide!
Fake news. It is just USA not worldwide.
Marriott International states that all guests need to wear a mask. I have asked clarification.
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He says “all jurisdictions”
After a further viewing it does appear he may be discussing the USA jurisdictions only.
It is very ambiguous and does require urgent clarification.
Frankly, if it is ‘Marriott world wide’ and not only America then all the better – and thank goodness someone is taking a positive stand.
The worst part of mask wearing is to never be sure of what is expected where.
There will be more people staying at Marriotts because of this mandate. The mask objecting sector are completely free to select alternative accommodation or not travel.
That is fine either way and resolves the matter equitably for both points of view.
There really is no need for the highly inane, puerile squabbling on this topic by all the pre-teen children below. (Why are they not at school learning English?)
Use your mask 24h hours. But dont come to Europe.
“I m american and with my mask I gonna save the world. Amazing.”
-Eats Popcorn-
Let us hope it is just in the USA. Not looking forward for a nice holiday with masks. This really destroys the holiday feeling.
I’m guessing that contracting a potentially fatal respiratory virus during a global pandemic probably would spoil the holiday mood more. But what do I know.
Potentially is the right word.
I am not afraid of Covid. There are always a lot of dangers in life. For healthy persons it is not more dangerous thant a flu. I am more afraid of cancer or other heavy stuff…
Now I have to cancel all my Marriott stays.
Unbeliveable this hysteria.
Hysteria? Over 142K Americans are dead.
Hope this was sarcasm
Yes but America has terrible health system. We in Europe dont want this rule. You can keep this in the USA.
This is not a USA problem this is a global problem. BTW… the virus first appeared in The USA from the EU not China.
We are in this together and have to come together to defeat this. Everyone needs to do their part to protect one another… wear a damn mask!
I decide myself if I use a mask. You can use yours as long as you want
Well Marriott has decided for you and so has many airlines. So I guess you can stay home. Bye Felicia!
I say it again. There are other hotels outside the Marriott chain.
For that guy there shall be only Marriott.
Marriott has decided with its bonvoying a long time ago.
Educate yourself and take a seat
Sorry US boy, we are not in this together. Your country shows this with every war, disaster, crisis etc.
America first end of story.
Stay in your country do not come to Europe. Travel ban!
I’m not even in The USA. So take a seat.
You talk and sound exactly like the dump, propaganda feed leftist over there. Same breed.
Go home!
This is not a USA problem this is a global problem. BTW… the virus first appeared in The USA from the EU not China.
We are in this together and have to come together to defeat this. Everyone needs to do their part to protect one another… wear a damn mask!
COVID is not fatal, hence the need to force medical examiners to state
COVID on death certificates on all deaths, even motor cycle accidents-Orange county/Orlando, Florida).
Nature provides immunity to every person who has come into contact with
it, symptoms or not. We would be done with this if it had been allowed
to follow the normal life cycle of a virus from the beginning. Those who
have “protected” themselves are going to get it; that’s just the way it
works.
A fully mask free country like Sweden and Denmark and Czech Rebuplic have not to implent this just in Marriott hotels…what a joke
That is why Sweden and Czech Republic are on the EU blacklist due to the large number of Covid cases.
They are not. Inform yourself better. Travel inside EU is for all members possible.
We just dont want USA travelers.
I am not US traveller, Dutch Government advise against travel to Sweden as an example. The rest I won’t bother, looking up. Different rules different countries. Anyhow is good from Marriott and if you don’t want to sleep in a hospital you can always go to the Best Western.
Advise doesnt mean you are not allowed. I decide myself.
The dutch do it also right. Masks only in public transport.
Ok a discussion not worth my minutes
Because you can not claim to be factual right if your facts are fake news/fake facts.
Wear your damn mask and stay a Marriott. Arne needs your money
Then do not generalise in the first place if you do know nothing about rules in countries or how their situation really is.
Now go and sit down,
I live 50km from the Swedish border so i know there rules and situation very well.
That makes you expert…. right…🤔
Btw the EU is a joke and can not work any crisis what so ever.
Yes all countries are a joke, cannot wait till the winter when the cases pick up again and the entire world economy fails due to people that won’t listen. Covid is real it ain’t no fake news. Companies have an obligation to protect their employees. Therefore need to implement rules like this.
I don’t read fake news just the Government travel restrictions.
Yes when all people that have a simple sneeze are declared CoVid. Having a fatal accident and are declared CoVid related.
This happened in US, Germany and UK.
Therefore who likes to trust fake stats?
By claiming that the entire world economy fails, doomsday, you show here that you are following fake news and gov propaganda.
You can not live in fear forever. Lockdown will not solve anything.
Be sensible and use your brain, like you would do with the Flu, HEP A+B
My Brother’s wife worked in a Covid Unit in the Uk, but after three weeks was sent back to her own Specialist Nursing Unit due to a lack of patients. She told us that Doctors in the Uk are now been forced to put Covid on the death certificate despite the patient recovering from Covid and then months later dying of a heart attack. I understand if Doctors do not agree to write Covid on the certificate they have been threatened with the sack. This is true not any conspiracy theory either.
Don’t make me laugh – I’ve got a split lip! :))
This happens not just in the UK.
Sweden also never had a lock down yet they have one of the highest infection and death ratios per population in the entire world!
They do it right. They dont torture their people. Denmark also Mask free. Switzerland too.
As you are so educated in your propaganda responses, tell us deplorable about the age stratification of the death toll and whether all was counted correctly.
In your own country data is falsified if you care not to watch just CNN & MSNBC.
BLOCKED. Won’t argue with stupid.
Please stay on your leftist utopia with rest of your sheepeople, like in CHAZ/CHOP.
One can not talk to dump.
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From the CDC
“COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice (e.g., while shouting, chanting, or singing). These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs”
and
“Cloth face coverings may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others.”
The WHO said conclusively that asymptomatic people do not spread it. The videos showing that statement have generally been censored.
COVID is not fatal, hence the need to force medical examiners to state COVID on death certificates on all deaths, even motor cycle accidents). Nature provides immunity to every person who has come into contact with it, symptoms or not. We would be done with this if it had been allowed to follow the normal life cycle of a virus from the beginning. Those who have “protected” themselves are going to get it; that’s just the way it works.
“flattening the curve” did not change the area under the curve. The theory was to distribute medical services. That turned out to be totally unnecessary.
Follow the money. Boycott Bonvoy.
Hurrah American won’t wear masks the good news is here will a be a lot less of the idiots to worry about . Masks are not required in coffins