Boston-based hotel and asset management company Pyramid Hotel Group has launched an enhanced 2021 health and safety approach to meetings and events. The "Meeting Bubble" initiative follows local and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, implements the PHG protocols and allows groups to book entire or half floors instead of the typical full hotel buyout. Additionally, each individual hotel offers hybrid meeting options through audiovisual capabilities as well as perks, programming and incentives to facilitate safe meetings and events.
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Inspired by the sports teams working together in a bubble environment, hotels managed by Pyramid Hotel Group are offering more flexible, creative ways to keep clients and their teams safe and connected during all phases of the pandemic. At The Lytle Park Hotel in Cincinnati, groups can buy out the entire hotel or just a floor, book all the tables at the restaurant and reserve all areas of the rooftop bar. The Marriott Clearwater Beach in Florida is offering a "Beach Bubble" program that provides meeting attendees with masks and hand sanitizer, and groups, who can book entire floors, can choose to have meeting rooms with every seat spaced 6 feet apart. The Spartanburg Marriott in South Carolina is offering a "Top Tier Take Over" where groups can reserve the entire top floor, inducing a hospitality suite. Hotel Eleo at the University of Florida in Gainesville is offering the "Eleo Exclusive,” where groups can have exclusive registration areas and exclusive use of the meeting space. The Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles in California has a group that has an exclusive escalator, dining area and entire floor level dedicated to their team members.
In addition, following intensive COVID-19 safety protocols and implementing strict requirements to protect the health of both guests and employees, participating hotels offer incentives when groups book an entire floor such as room upgrades, complimentary cocktail receptions and exclusive hospitality suites and lounge areas. Other perks include loyalty points and discounts on food and beverage depending on the hotel and roomnights booked.