The Hotel Sales and Marketing Association last Tuesday concluded the eighth edition of Virtus Award to recognize the endeavor of hospitality professionals.
With the looming closure of JEN Manila by Shangri-La hotel, along Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, the accommodation company assured affected colleagues that they will be given support until the end of the year.
MANILA - Member hotels and resorts of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) are confident to open doors to guests with the vaccination of its 15,000 personnel against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Of all the staff in the HSMA's 125 member-properties, 98 percent have been vaccinated, the association's vice president, Loleth So, said in a statement released on Friday. "I was very persistent about getting all of our member-properties access to the vaccine. I made it a point to reach out to the human resources departments of the member-properties through a dedicated chat group so I would have the buy-in of the entire hotel," So said. Through collaborative partnerships with local government leaders, the Department of Tourism (DOT), and the Metro Manila Development Authority led by the Metro Manila Council, the HSMA member-properties are optimistic to reach a 100-percent vaccination rate in the coming months. The association's vaccination drive is in l