Far West
Pursuit Driver
I'll let you know. As I said as an industry we are allowing cancellations without penalty for guests who are traveling from Asia, due to the virus.Well just got word that my trip to San Diego next month has been cancelled. Due to possible virus outbreaks with so many people coming in from other countries, my company is pulling out of Optical Fiber Conference in San Diego. This is the third major show we've pulled out of.
Since few if any of the manufacturers from the China/Japan area can get in to display/visit the show, I wonder how bad a hit it will be for the Hotels/Restaurants in the area.
Ugg.
(Most reservations now are Advance Purchase. To get the cheap rate it must be paid in advance with the cancellation penalty being the whole deposit)
Given continued consideration of coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, and in order to facilitate our hotel guests to change or cancel their reservations, IHG has updated our cancelation policy to 31 March 2020 with immediate effect. Our highest priority is the health and wellbeing of our guests and employees.
All IHG hotels will allow a guest traveling to or from Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan to change or cancel a valid booking reservation made via the hotel directly, IHG.com, IHG app or the IHG Central Reservations Center for any stay dated between Jan. 23, 2020 and March 31, 2020 without financial penalty. For bookings made by a travel agent or online booking platform, guests should contact their agent and refer to their terms and conditions.
IHG continues to closely monitor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization's guidance, keeping our policies under review. Any cancellations for reservations after this date shall be re-assessed as the situation develops and we will continue to be responsive to the advice given by authorities and governing bodies.