MCK: Covid-19 vaccination policy for hotel guests

GENERAL

Fri, Nov 26 2021 08:30 am

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand has made the decision to require all persons who stay or visit their hotels and who can be vaccinated to be fully vaccinated before they enter an MCK hotel, restaurant or bar or meeting venues. Children aged under 12 who cannot be vaccinated will be exempted.

“We want to give everyone who stays, visits or works at a Millennium, Grand Millennium, M Social, Copthorne or Kingsgate hotel in New Zealand certainty about what our vaccination policy is and our decision today provides that. We have looked at the Covid Protection Framework carefully and we believe that this is the right decision at the right time to keep our guests safe but also keeps our employees safe”, said MCK Managing Director BK Chiu.

Vaccination status would be monitored through the use of the NZ Pass Verifier App and guests would be required to present their My Vaccine Pass on arrival at an MCK hotel. The policy will take effect from when the Covid Protection Framework comes into effect on 3 December 2021.

MCK also announced that all of its hotel-based employees will also be required to be fully vaccinated by 17th January 2022. This policy would also apply to contractors coming on to any MCK hotel as well.

“We have been conducting a consultation process with our employees over the last few weeks and the very clear feedback from that process was that our team are determined to provide the best possible hospitality to everyone that visits our hotels and that it was essential that we make sure that each of our hotels are as safe as they could be”, said MCK’s Vice President Operations Ken Orr. “From check in to check out, our teams do come into contact with our guests during their stay whether that be front of house or behind the scenes. Our guests expect the best personal service from us and they also expect that our employees also do the right thing to keep everyone safe from COVID-19”, he said.

Mr. Chiu also said that MCK was looking forward to welcoming visitors to its hotels over the upcoming Festive Season despite the international borders still being closed.

“After another challenging year for tourism and accommodation, we hope that Kiwis across the country will be able to spend the Christmas and New Year break with whanau and friends wherever they may be in New Zealand and that they choose to stay with us as part of their travels. We’re looking forward to welcoming you over the coming weeks and months and being part of a great start to your 2022”.

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Issued by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited