In the rhythm of the war in Ukraine, tourism is also moving, which is once again experiencing a major economic downturn worldwide. Cancellations, reduced demand, numb traffic.
Nevertheless, the investments Large hotel units, such as Hilton, Hyatt, Accor, Marriott, IHG, to Russia, "froze" or may "freeze" within days. Among them, IHG is closing its corporate office in Moscow, while Marriott will stop the opening process at its new hotels in Russia.
Translated into numbers, this news is as follows:
Accor has more than 50 hotels in Russia, Marriott has about 30, and Hilton has more than 25. This means that a very large number of employees in Russia are currently facing this problem of lack of work.
As it became known from Accor, the employees are in a support program while the hotels will function as shelters for journalists and non-governmental organizations, something that IHG also offers.
Hilton will offer the profits from the hotels it manages to humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, while Hyatt is providing material assistance to Ukraine. Marriott offers financial assistance to employees, while also supporting humanitarian aid missions.
