Hospitality Companies Watch Out for Virus Outbreak in China
January 24 2020 - 12:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Dave Sebastian
Hospitality businesses with operations in China are monitoring
the spread of China's pneumonialike virus, with Carnival Corp.
(CCL) not allowing any individual from Wuhan, the central Chinese
city where the coronavirus originated from, to board its cruises, a
Carnival spokesman said Friday.
Carnival's medical team is in touch with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization about
recommended screenings for passengers, monitoring and ship
protocols, the spokesman said. Those measures could include
temperature and questionnaire screening for travelers entering
cruises from China and other areas as well as an illness and
disease reporting protocol, he said.
Marriott International Inc. (MAR) said it is waiving
cancellation fees through Feb. 8 for reservations at its hotels in
China and of those from China traveling to other countries.
"Our hotels are following the guidelines of local authorities
and reinforcing recommended measures on appropriate hygiene
standards," Marriott said in a statement.
Marriott, which has more than 350 properties in the Greater
China region, said it is tracking statements from the CDC and
WHO.
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) said it is temporarily closing its
Disneyland and Disneytown parks in Shanghai, starting Saturday. The
closure comes during the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday, which is
typically a busy travel period.
Disney said it would work to refund tickets bought to
Disneyland, resort hotel rooms reserved, and tickets for Beauty and
the Beast Mandarin production booked through Disney's official
ticket-purchasing platform.
The official death count related to the pneumonialike virus is
26, with the number of infections rising to at least 881 confirmed
cases. The outbreak originated from the central Chinese city of
Wuhan, and Chinese authorities have halted public transportation
out of several cities in Hubei province in response to the
disease's rapid spread.
Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 24, 2020 12:27 ET (17:27 GMT)
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