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Hotels flee quarantine program over brand damage
Andrew Tillett
Top hotels are pulling out of the quarantine program amid growing industry fears that the spate of recent coronavirus outbreaks leaking out via staff is causing reputational damage to operators.
At least a dozen hotels have withdrawn from the program, including Sydneyâs Five Star Hilton and InterContinental hotels, and Melbourneâs Marriott, sparking warnings an assistance package may be needed to help the sector rehabilitate its image.
As some states and epidemiologists ramp up calls for quarantine centres to be established in regional areas, Accommodation Association chief Dean Long said it was âdisrespectfulâ that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and others tarred hotels by attaching their name to specific clusters.