Resources for Hospitality Business Owners and Employees

Feb. 25, 2022

Safety guidelines and requirements

As of 5pm, Feb. 25, 2022, masks are no longer required indoors in all municipalities in Raleigh/Wake County.

As of 5pm, July 30, 2021, there are no restrictions or measures imposed by the State of N.C. by executive order for the general public.* Details

Capacity restrictions are lifted in all settings.
Social distancing requirements have been lifted in all settings.

^{Counties and cities in N.C. can continue to enact ordinances and issue state of emergency declarations that impose greater restrictions or prohibitions.

Businesses may still ask customers to wear masks in their establishments.}

For hospitality business owners

GRCVB notes for hospitality partners
- Ensuring tourism’s return, in PIXL
  - As future meeting/sports event planners and leisure travelers have many questions regarding how to travel here safely and the standards that our hospitality business partners are implementing moving forward, GRCVB is tracking this information through the Partner Information eXchange Login (PIXL). The Bureau requests that all partners login and share which safe practices/certifications their establishments are adhering to. Read more and login to PIXL
Safety Standards and Certifications
- American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA)
  - Safe Stay: Enhanced, industry-wide hotel cleaning standards
- Global BioRisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a division of the International Sanitary Supply Association
  - GBAC STAR™ Facility Accreditation
- Hilton
  - Hilton CleanStay with Lysol Protection
- Marriott
  - Commitment to Cleanliness
- U.S. Travel Association
  - Travel in the New Normal
- NC State Extension, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, NCRLA and Visit North Carolina
  - Count On Me NC