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A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a hotel room as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, on March 16, 2020 in Pristina, Kosovo.
- As the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, hotels are seeing unprecedented declines in occupancy, and healthcare agencies are rushing to find resources and beds for medical workers and patients.
- Last week, global property management company Cloudbeds and the American Hotel and Lodging Association launched campaigns to connect lodging providers with healthcare and government agencies in need of rooms.
- Since Cloudbeds launched its #HospitalityHelps campaign on March 23, over 1.2 million beds have been pledged.
- The American Hotel and Lodging Association has already identified 6,500 properties willing to offer up empty hotel rooms through its Hospitality for Hope initiative launched March 24.
- Here are the exact steps hotel owners and lodging providers can take to register their hotels through the two campaigns and connect with agencies and governments in need of assistance.
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