Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SYD, Australia......Hotels: HHon LT Diamond, Hyatt LT Glob, Marriott AMB (LT Gold), IHG AMB (20 years of SCC and RoyAMB dropped 2024)...Airlines: BA GGL (OW Emerald), LH FTL (*S), QF Plat (LT Gold), VA, UA Silver (*S), SQ Silver (*S)
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What you are saying might be correct for other countries but certainly in Australia with pubs, clubs and restaurants having reopened (albeit with limits based on size), the decision to close the Club lounge by this hotel is their own decision in order to maybe reduce staff costs. If the hotel industry wants paying guests, then at least they should be creative and offer alternative benefits which might cost them less than opening the Club again. Otherwise the hotels will remain empty for a very long time and staff will still remain without pay putting further pressure on hotels to save costs elsewhere. It's going to be a downward spiral from there...