Comments on: What a hotel stay might look like after the coronavirus pandemic

By: Taylor Hansen

Taylor Hansen — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:08:39 +0000

It’s interesting that guests might have to take their temperature in some hotels. My brother and I want to visit our parents this month and we need to find a good deal on a hotel. We’ll be sure to find one that offers discounts since we’re still in COVID.

By: Killian Gavin

Killian Gavin — Sat, 23 May 2020 07:48:52 +0000

I work in a luxury hotel in Ireland. No idea when we will be re-opening but currently working on how we will do so safely.

By: Francis Bagbey

Francis Bagbey — Sun, 17 May 2020 17:15:39 +0000

@majlis Will Cuomo have to strip and make his bed? 🙂

By: Francois Le Hecho

Francois Le Hecho — Sun, 17 May 2020 16:27:08 +0000

I will make my next stay in a hotel beginning of June. I am sure five star hotels will find tricks in order to keep their magic and maintain a good client experience. That’s really key ; we know this situation will last at least 6 months and probably 1 year, so we have to get used of it.

By: Majlis

Majlis — Sun, 17 May 2020 04:27:11 +0000

When you check in at the Four Seasons in this day and age you get handed 3 bags (sheets, towels and garbage). Are you supposed to strip your own bed? No room servise or restaurant. Only packaged food. When you check out someone in a hazmet suit cleans the room after 24 hours, just in case! The hotel guests are treated as if they have leprosy or the bubonic plague! Why would anyone stay there?
I think I will rather check into the Y. The
amenities seem to be better!

By: Vlado Orlandich

Vlado Orlandich — Sat, 16 May 2020 06:39:04 +0000

Hi dear Friends ! One thing is certain : you have touched on a relevant topic. The world will change and airlines, hotel business and those who use their services will suffer the most. Desperate times and this an acutely disturbed state of balance will require extraordinary decisions !

By: Francis Bagbey

Francis Bagbey — Fri, 15 May 2020 17:35:19 +0000

Dear TLTE, I hope you’ll have a story on how cruise line travel will change. We have booked a long cruise on Queen Mary 2 departing in January. Have until early August to cancel with full refund of deposit so we’ll have to assess onboarding and excursion risk at many ports of call before exposure to cancellation penalties.

Thanks for all your travel news. Love in particular airline/hotel/resort reviews and videos.

Francis

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 15 May 2020 13:44:31 +0000

Interesting article LTE
The NewYork example indicates the huge problem that luxury hotels are going to have when we come out of the pandemic and international travel restarts.
The changes identified will, in my opinion, not make that much difference to the customer of an “economy” hotel, but the customers of deluxe hotels, who pay deluxe prices, will, i fear, simply not be prepared to put up with ready made meal boxes, delays at elevators, to say nothing of the queues which will develop, or having to effectively carry out housekeeping.
Business travel may survive, but I simply do not see a commercial future for deluxe leisure travel for a number of years if these conditions are typical. In addition let us not forget the huge changes required at airports and in planes, which will impact luxury travellers particularly hard – no nice lounges with their food or bar service, extended waiting and queues at check-in, luggage drop and security – and just how long is embarking/disembarking going to take.
With decreased capacity due to social distancing and the need to make up for lost income, it seems unlikely that prices will come down anytime soon, but just how many customers will there be?
One of my main interests in luxury travel is cruising. The situation seems even more dire for the luxury cruise lines.