Marriott International will offer new optional health protocols for meetings and events as part of its Connect with Confidence program, beginning in January 2021, the company announced. Marriott will make the new protocols available initially at its Gaylord Hotels and Resorts properties in Colorado, Florida, Tennessee and Texas, and expects to offer them at additional select Marriott-branded hotels throughout the United States shortly thereafter.
The new protocols include a self-administered Covid-19 test taken by the guest prior to travel, Covid-19 testing administered by a third-party testing provider on site at the hotel, daily and/or pre-arrival health screening questions via a dedicated mobile application, and daily temperature checks to enter the event area. Clients would be responsible for selecting, contracting and paying for all third-party testing or screening services, a Marriott spokesperson confirmed.
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