According to mrs Karen Timmons, Chief Executive Officer of GHA: “This year has revived hotels’ interest in reinventing niche offerings to meet the demands of discerning travelers looking to resume their wellness and medical trips. To announce the official launch of the GHA Wellhotel® Accreditation Program today, GHA WellHotel® is committed to providing hotels with comprehensive best practices to instill the confidence of guests seeking a medical or wellness destination Seals achieved through accreditation for hotels support wellness and medical travelers who are looking for a safe, high quality wellness destination while delivering a great guest experience. GHA is the only accreditation body that deals exclusively with medical and wellness travel. Professional standards and best practices for stakeholders in these Exchange industries. “”
The GHA Wellhotel® accreditation program offers the following key highlights:
- Building trust, confidence and comfort for wellness tourists or medical travelers through third-party verification and the trustworthy GHA WellHotel® seal.
- Attracting guests to new niche markets to increase room bookings and length of stay.
- Validating the cleanliness and safety of the hotel and ensuring that proper cleaning and hygiene is a priority in the hotel.
- Confirmation that security protocols are being used for guests and staff.
- Attraction for bookings through wellness travel agencies and medical tour operators.
- Guarantee for medical travel and wellness guests that the hotel identifies and supports the cultural, dietary, religious, handicapped accessible and other special needs of the guests / patients.
- Increase in guest satisfaction for wellness tourists and medical travel guests.
- Wellness and medical travel packages offer organizations the opportunity to increase TRevPAR.
The application and accreditation process is conveniently completed online and includes access to the accreditation manual and online training. Hotels must meet certain basic requirements in order to qualify for accreditation and submit the required documentation which will be reviewed by the GHA WellHotel® Compliance Team to make the accreditation decision. Hotels serving both wellness and medical travel guests have the option of completing both accreditations at the same time.
The wellness and medical travel industries have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but with mass vaccination programs and the lifting of travel restrictions, new opportunities are opening up for the hotel industry to improve the overall well-being of travelers seeking safe destinations for their leisure or business travel. The properties that have the right programs and protocols in place to minimize risk and improve patient and guest safety are the first choice.
Further information on GHA WellHotel® accreditation can be found at: https://www.globalhealthcareaccreditation.com/wellhotel.
SOURCE Global Healthcare Accreditation
