5 Essential Services for Travellers in 2020

It seems that the coronavirus has left many of us with packed suitcases and a strong desire to travel. However, with a bit of responsibility and by adopting some safe habits, there's no reason to stop taking trips, short breaks, or even flying. Evidently, the current situation makes it necessary for both travellers and owners of tourist apartments and hotels to make a small effort to ensure everything goes as planned and to keep the bug at bay. Don't think that this means you need to wear an astronaut suit to feel comfortable in a hotel room: the use of antibacterial products and appropriate cleaning protocols are enough to make everything as safe as possible. What are the essential services for travellers? What should you look for in a hotel or apartment to ensure it is safe? What should I, as a tourist, do to improve that safety? Take note, because with these tips and information, you'll want to pack your suitcase in five minutes and get going.

100% Cleaning Protocols

Tourist establishments have always been particularly clean and well-maintained places. Ultimately, hotel and apartment owners know that a good image ensures the success of their businesses, and they strive to have everything perfectly prepared to welcome new guests. With the arrival of the virus, we have all seen how cleaning protocols have been tightened in all types of establishments and public spaces. Of course, this has also reached the world of tourism! Hotels and apartments have had to intensify cleaning tasks, as well as incorporate the use of antibacterial products to clean surfaces such as tables, chairs, cupboards, etc. As a tourist, you should look for spaces where the maintenance of the rooms is visibly adequate for this new social situation.

Zero Contact

Another measure that hotel spaces should focus on is a zero-contact protocol with other guests or with staff. Many hotels are already providing 'service menus' with QR codes, single-use everyday products, or disinfecting anything that a person other than the visitor might touch: keys, TV remotes, heating controls... However, it's also a good idea to carry a small bottle of hand sanitiser with hydroalcoholic gel to clean yourself every time you touch a suspicious surface.

Remote Check-in

Another service that all hosts should offer their guests is remote check-in. With the Raixer electronic lock, you can not only control access to your property from your mobile phone, but also offer travellers the option to sign the entry form telematically. Save time and avoid contact!

Control of Common Areas

Common areas have limited capacity and have devised new formulas so that no hosted guest feels uncomfortable. This is most noticeable in hotel breakfasts, where the buffet is now individual portions and a time slot is set for guests, as well as a route within the room so that everyone moves in the same direction and distances can be maintained.

All these precautions have become the minimum services that you, as a customer, should look for in a hotel or apartment where you plan to stay in 2020. Checking user reviews online or asking directly about the established protocols at the reception of these hotels is the best way to confirm that they are being implemented and that the space and your trip will be safe. Did you like this post about essential services for travellers in 2020? You can subscribe to the newsletter by completing the form below. You will receive a weekly email with practical tips to increase your business productivity. In addition, if you want to save time and money with key delivery, you can take a look at Raixer's solution.