Hong Kong Hotels Set Aside Rooms for Positive Covid Cases
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- STR reported China hotel RevPAR results for the week ended September 10. RevPAR was down -12.3% year over year while down -29.3% when compared with a comparable week in 2019.
- Hong Kong hotels have been told to set aside just eight or 3% of their rooms, whichever is lower, to house travelers who test positive for Covid, raising the risk of insufficient space for infected people if the easing of travel curbs come into effect.
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STR reported China hotel RevPAR results for the week ended September 10. RevPAR was down -12.3% year over year while down -29.3% when compared with a comparable week in 2019. Absolute occupancy was 48.2% in China for the week. That compares with 56.2% in the year ago week.
Hong Kong hotels have been told to set aside just eight or 3% of their rooms, whichever is lower, to house travelers who test positive for Covid, raising the risk of insufficient space for infected people if the easing of travel curbs come into effect. Hong Kong reported 7,579 new Covid cases on Wednesday. Is this the most ridiculous thing you have ever heard? Starting from November 1, incoming travelers who test positive can choose to isolate for at least a week in the hotel they have booked rather than be transferred to the city’s spartan and uncomfortable facilities. Bloomberg said between 100 and 300 new arrivals in Hong Kong test positive for Covid every day. This is despite testing negat
