Update 5/19/21: Hyatt has updated it’s mask policy for the U.S.:
- U.S., guests who are unvaccinated are required to wear face masks or coverings in hotel indoor public areas, as well as outdoors where social distancing is not feasible (with some limited exceptions).
- Hyatt colleagues at U.S. hotels are required to wear face masks or coverings indoors, and fully vaccinated colleagues working outdoors, who are not in close contact with others, are not required to wear face coverings.
- All hotels are required to follow state and local requirements, if stricter than what is recommended by the CDC
Basically if your a guest that is vaccinated you don’t need to wear a mask (unless other local laws apply).
Update 9/16/20: Hyatt has now expanded this policy and will require face coverings to be worn globally.
Original post: Hyatt has announced that starting July 27th all guests in the U.S. & Canada will be required to wear face coverings within indoor public areas. Marriott announced a similar policy yesterday but required face masks for all guests worldwide, not just in the U.S. & Canada. Hyatt does state that they will be providing face masks for guests without one whereas the Marriott announcement did not mention this.
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released a stay safe checklist that included mask wearing indoors so it would be surprising if we didn’t see more hotel chains add this as a requirement.
