In addition to guestrooms, hotel and lodging properties provide meeting rooms, event space, and food & beverage for all types of ‘group’ customers, such as corporations, associations, religious groups, private entities, charities, and others.
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It’s important to institute appropriate guidelines in order to reestablish meetings and events in California hotel and lodging properties. As this segment of hotel business requires unique cleaning and safety protocols, the California Hotel & Lodging Association is providing this meeting and event guidance for the safety of the meeting/event attendees and employees, as well as guests and others.
In addition to guestrooms, hotel and lodging properties provide meeting rooms, event space, and food & beverage for all types of ‘group’ customers, such as corporations, associations, religious groups, private entities, charities, and others.
It’s important to institute appropriate guidelines in order to reestablish meetings and events in California hotel and lodging properties. As this segment of hotel business requires unique cleaning and safety protocols, the California Hotel & Lodging Association is providing this meeting and event guidance for the safety of the meeting/event attendees and employees, as well as guests and others.
Please note these guidelines are in addition to CHLA’s COVID-19 Clean + Safe Guidelines for individual travel and the California Public of Health and Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Hotels, Lodging, and Short-Term Rentals.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidance on Gatherings and Events
- Considerations for Events and Gatherings
- Event Planning and COVID-19: Questions and Answers
- CDC Readiness and Planning Tool to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 at Events and Gatherings (PDF)
- COVID-19 and food safety: Guidance for food businesses
- Operational considerations for COVID-19 management in the accommodation sector
- Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19
- Technical Guidance on Points of Entry and Mass Gatherings
- Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak
MEETSafe Guidelines by PSAV - PSAV and our family of companies will be at the forefront in safe meeting practices related to the services provided by our industry leading brands. As shelter-in-place restrictions ease, physical distancing and enhanced cleaning procedures will remain an essential part of making people comfortable with meeting.
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Los Angeles County Economic Resiliency Task Force - Hospitality Working Group Recommended Protocols
Palm Springs Resolution for Local Meetings
City of San Diego Resolution for Hotel Meetings
San Diego County – Safe Reopening Plan for Meetings/Events
Visit Anaheim Recovery Playbook
Letter to the Governor's Office
Letter from the California Hotel & Lodging Association
Letter From the Assembly Tourism Committee
Please note these guidelines are in addition to CHLA’s COVID-19 Clean + Safe Guidelines for individual travel and the California Public of Health and Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Hotels, Lodging, and Short-Term Rentals. Those guidelines include:
- Worksite Specific Plan
- Employee Training
- Individual Control Measures & Screening
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Protocols
- Physical Distancing Guidelines
- Considerations for Pools and Aquatic Venues (if applicable)
In addition to these standards, hotel and lodging properties should also consider implementing additional protocols for individual travelers and employees such as CHLA’s Clean + Safe Self-Certification, the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Safe Stay initiative, and/or the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR Accreditation Program, among other programs.
