TravelWeekly:
While travelers have been required to relinquish everything from toothpaste to hair gel and any manner of basic toiletries from their carry-on bags in order to comply with the tighter airport security measures banning most liquid substances in aircraft cabins, hotel chains have activated policies to help their guests replenish their personal care items.
Omni Hotels said as of Aug. 11 its properties across the U.S. were providing an array of complimentary personal care items to guests requiring them. Among the items available to guests are facial skin care products, women’s cosmetics, hair care products, contact lens solution and toothpaste. Mike Deitemeyer, president of Omni Hotels said: ‘We know our guests will be inconvenienced by today’s unexpected security changes, and we want to do whatever it takes to make their travel experiences less stressful.’ It would also provide guests with a list of nearby pharmacies with their telephone numbers and hours of operation to refill prescriptions or other over the counter medications.
In addition, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts expanded its We Remember What You Forgot program, whereby the hotel chain began supplying travelers Aug. 13 with an array of sundry items, such as bottled water, contact lens solution, hair spray, hair gel, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant and other personal care products.
The new airline restrictions, prohibiting passengers from carrying on most liquid substances, were put in place on Aug. 10 after British law enforcement authorities arrested at least 24 people in an alleged terrorist plot to use liquid explosives to blow up aircraft on flights from the U.K. to the U.S. As a result, the Dept. of Homeland Security raised the terror alert warning for the aviation sector in the U.S. to orange (or high) for all commercial aviation operating in or heading for the U.S. and placed new security restrictions at airports. Also, the terror alert warning for the aviation sector in the U.S. was raised to red (or severe) for all flights to the U.S. origination in the U.K. The terror alert warning for the rest of the U.S. remains at yellow (or elevated).
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