COVID-19: Latest Updates

Important Survey for Additional Relief 
As our industry continues to struggle to survive under the current restrictions, we are sending an appeal to Governor Sununu for additional relief specifically for the hospitality and tourism industry. We need your help in this effort! Please take our 90-second survey and provide us with data to reinforce our case for the need for additional relief money for hospitality businesses. Thank you.

TAKE THE SURVEY

Webinar: Navigating COVID-19 Guidelines Within the Food Service Industry 
Join Clark-Mortenson and the NHLRA for a webinar designed specifically for NHLRA members.
​Date & Time: Thursday, July 23rd at 10:00am
Topics covered include:

• Universal & Restaurant Guidelines
• Employee Considerations, including Family First Coronavirus Act and what to do if an employee tests positive
• Risk mitigation and review of liability issues
• Resources for implementing best practice policies

Register here. 


Updated Quarantine Form
We've updated the Statement of Health and Quarantine for lodging properties to reflect Governor Sununu's removal of the quarantine requirement for New England residents. A copy of the form is available to download under the "Reopening Resources for Lodging" section on our COVID-19 guidance page. 


Apply Now: New Hampshire Self Employed Livelihood Fund (SELF)
Applications are now open for the SELF Fund. Visit revenue.nh.gov to apply before July 17. 


AHLEI COVID-19 Course Demonstrates Cleaning, Safety Guidelines for Hotel Reopening
​As the economy reopens and travelers begin to visit hotels once more, properties must be prepared to meet the new health and safety challenges presented by COVID-19. To assist, the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) recently launched COVID-19 Precautions for Hotels, an online course created to help hotels train their staffs on safety and cleanliness guidelines developed for the industry by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. 
The course is a training companion to the Safe Stay initiative, an industry-wide, enhanced health and safety protocol designed to prepare America’s hotels to safely welcome back guests and employees as the economy reopens. The guidelines have been endorsed by hospitality leaders and public health experts in all 50 states and Canada, and focus on cleaning and sanitizing, employee health, physical distancing, personal hygiene, and mitigation of virus transmission.


TripAdvisor's New "Travel Safe" Tool
Tripadvisor recently launched new “Travel Safe” tools to help businesses easily highlight all the steps they’re taking (sanitation procedures, mask-wearing guidelines, social distancing policies, etc.) to ensure the safety of their guests. For the 460M+ monthly Tripadvisor users browsing the 8.7M businesses listed on Tripadvisor, these features can ease their minds as they begin to venture out again.
The new tool includes:

• Health & safety checklists: Businesses can now select safety measures they have in place at their property by accessing the checklist in their Tripadvisor management center (for free). An image of what this looks like is below.
  • Ability for owners to add a text description of the steps they’re taking to protect customers in their own words.
• Search filter: Allows users to easily find which hotels and restaurants are taking these added safety precautions.
• Q&A with business owners: If users still have questions, they can directly message business owners about their safety measures (or anything else).

To learn more about updating your page, visit: tripadvisor.com/travel-safe