From airports to convention centers to hotels to arenas, nearly 350 facilities around the world have completed the annual reaccreditation process for GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation. The accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, gives employees and visitors of these environments reassurance that the facility has the proper cleaning protocols, disinfection techniques, and work practices in place to combat biohazards and infectious diseases.
“Third-party validation of our cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention procedures gives our cleaning professionals, event hosts, and attendees confidence that the arena is taking the necessary steps to ensure safe and fun gatherings,” said Ignacio Guerra, senior vice president operations and engineering, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. “We look forward to earning reaccreditation for many years to come.”
“Our customers have many options when choosing a venue to host their event,” said Emma Pietroleonardo, general manager, Edmonton Convention Centre. “Renewing our GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation sets us apart, and in turn helps our customers assure their attendees that their event meets the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.”
Facilities of all types and sizes are eligible to participate in the GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation program and are encouraged to pursue annual reaccreditation. The Accreditation Council reviews applications to ensure they align with the 20 GBAC STAR Program Elements, which each have specific performance and guidance criteria. Accredited facilities can then display the GBAC STAR seal to communicate their commitment to cleaning for health and infection prevention readiness.
“Our continuing commitment to employee and passenger safety is reinforced by the GBAC STAR reaccreditation,” said Tom Draper, interim chief executive office, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “As travel activity at Orlando International Airport returns to its robust pre-pandemic levels, it is imperative that we make every effort to maintain customer confidence.”
“Renewing the Edmonton EXPO Centre’s GBAC Star Facility Accreditation was a no-brainer for us,” said Olaf Miede, general manager, Edmonton EXPO Centre. “Having safely welcomed over 158,000 attendees in 2021 guided by our Healthy Venues Plan, we’re continuing to prioritize the health and safety of our guests, clients, and employees.”
The latest facilities to earn GBAC STAR reaccreditation include:
Airports
• Aeroports de Montreal in Dorval, Quebec
• Albany International Airport in Albany, N.Y.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, S.C.
• Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas
• Eugene Airport in Eugene, Ore.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minn.
• Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla.
• Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla.
• Tucson Airport Authority in Tucson, Ariz.
Commercial Offices
• Allied Restoration Services Inc. in West Covina, Calif.
• Servimeters S.A.S. in Bogota, Colombia
Convention Centers
• Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
• ASM Global Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nev.
• Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, N.J.
• Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas
• Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
• Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C.
• Edmonton Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
• Edmonton EXPO Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
• Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans
• Grand Hyatt Kochi-A Unit of Lulu Convention and Exhibition in Kochi, India
• Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Va.
• Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas
• Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo.
• Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas in Dallas
• McCormick Place Chicago in Chicago
• Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Fla.
• Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah
• Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.
• Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
• Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, Calif.
• Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif.
• Renasant Convention Center/Cannon Center in Memphis, Tenn.
• San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
• The Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City
• Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto
Healthcare Facility
• OLC Education and Learning Center in Rosemont, Ill.
Hotels
• Acqualina Resort & Residences on the Beach in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.
• Alila Diwa Goa in Goa, India
• Alila Manggis Hotel in Bali, Indonesia
• Alila SCBD Jakarta in Jakarta, Indonesia
• Alila Seminyak and Studio at Alila Seminyak in Bali, Indonesia
• Alila Solo in Solo, Indonesia
• Alila Ubud in Gianyar, Indonesia
• Alila Villas Uluwatu in Bali, Indonesia
• Alila Wuzhen in Jiaxing, China
• Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht in Amsterdam
• Andaz Bali in Bali, Indonesia
• Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo in Peninsula Papagayo Nacazcolo, Costa Rica
• Andaz Delhi in New Delhi, India
• Andaz London Liverpool Street in London
• Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya in Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Andaz Seoul Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea
• Andaz Singapore in Singapore
• Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills in Tokyo
• Ashford Castle in Galway, Ireland
• BEI Zhaolong Hotel, A Joie de Vivre Hotel in Beijing
• Beto Carrero World in Penha, Brazil
• Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla.
• Diamonds Athuruga Resort Maldives in South Ari Atoll, Maldives
• Diamonds Thudufushi Resort Maldives in Malé, Maldives
• Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa in Malé, Maldives Grand Hotel Majestic in Bologna, Italy
• Grand Hyatt at SFO in San Francisco
• Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Atlanta
• Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia
• Grand Hyatt Beijing in Beijing
• Grand Hyatt Berlin in Berlin, Germany
• Grand Hyatt Changsha in Changsha, China
• Grand Hyatt Chengdu in Chengdu, China
• Grand Hyatt Dalian in Dalian Liaoning, China
• Grand Hyatt Denver in Denver
• Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel and Villas in Doha, Qatar
• Grand Hyatt Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok in Bangkok
• Grand Hyatt Fukuoka in Hakata-ku, Japan
• Grand Hyatt Guangzhou in Guangzhou, China
• Grand Hyatt Hong Kong in Hong Kong
• Grand Hyatt Incheon in Incheon, South Korea
• Grand Hyatt Jakarta in Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
• Grand Hyatt Jeju in Jeju-si, South Korea
• Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Grand Hyatt Macau in Macau, China
• Grand Hyatt Manila in Manila, Philippines
• Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Resort in Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Grand Hyatt San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas
• Grand Hyatt San Francisco in San Francisco
• Grand Hyatt Sanya Haitang Bay Resort & Spa in Sanya Hainan, China
• Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Grand Hyatt Seoul in Seoul, South Korea
• Grand Hyatt Shanghai in Shanghai
• Grand Hyatt Shenyang in Shenyang, China
• Grand Hyatt Shenzhen in Shenzhen, China
• Grand Hyatt Singapore in Singapore
• Grand Hyatt Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan
• Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Fla.
• Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Tokyo
• Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C.
• Grand Hyatt Xi'an in Xi'an, China
• Hotel Avante in Mountain View, Calif.
• Hotel Le Negresco in Nice, France
• Hotel Martinez in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt in Cannes, France
• Hotel Okura Amsterdam in Amsterdam
• Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi, Italy
• Hyatt Centric Candolim Goa in Goa, India
• Hyatt Centric Faneuil Hall Boston in Boston
• Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo in Tokyo
• Hyatt Centric Kanazawa in Kanazawa, Japan
• Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago in Santiago, Chile
• Hyatt Centric MG Road Bangalore in Bangalore, India
• Hyatt Centric Murano Venice in Venice, Italy
• Hyatt Centric Old Town Alexandria in Alexandria, Va.
• Hyatt Centric Park City in Park City, Utah
• Hyatt Centric San Isidro Lima in Lima, Peru
• Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong in Hong Kong
• Hyatt House and Hyatt Place Shanghai New Hongqiao in Shanghai
• Hyatt Place Indianapolis Downtown in Indianapolis
• Hyatt House Jeddah Sari Street in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Hyatt House Kanazawa in Kanazawa, Japan
• Hyatt House Kuala Lumpur, Mont'Kiara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Hyatt House New Orleans in New Orleans
• Hyatt House Pebble Walk Chengdu in Chengdu, China
• Hyatt House Philadelphia/King of Prussia in King Of Prussia, Pa.
• Hyatt House Raleigh North Hills in Raleigh, N.C.
• Hyatt House San Jose/Cupertino in Cupertino, CA
• Hyatt House San Ramon in San Ramon, Calif.
• Hyatt House Seattle/Redmond in Redmond, Wash.
• Hyatt House Shanghai Hongqiao CBD in Shanghai
• Hyatt House Shenzhen Airport in Shenzhen, China
• Hyatt on the Bund Shanghai in Shanghai
• Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport in Hoofddorp, Netherlands
• Hyatt Place Arlington/Courthouse Plaza in Arlington, Va.
• Hyatt Place Bangkok Sukhumvit in Bangkok
• Hyatt Place Blacksburg/University in Blacksburg, Va.
• Hyatt Place Changchun Jingyue in Changchun Jilin, China
• Hyatt Place Changsha Meixihu in Hunan, China
• Hyatt Place Chicago Midway in Bedford Park, Ill.
• Hyatt Place Chicago River North in Chicago
• Hyatt Place Denver Cherry Creek in Glendale, Colo.
• Hyatt Place Deqing in Deqing, China
• Hyatt Place Detroit Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich.
• Hyatt Place Dubai Al Rigga in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Hyatt Place Dubai Baniyas Square in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Hyatt Place Dubai Hotel & Hotel Apartments Wasl District in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Hyatt Place Dubai Hotel and Hotel Hotel Apartment Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Hyatt Place Flint/Grand Blanc in Flint, Mich.
• Hyatt Place Flushing/LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, N.Y.
• Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley in Fremont, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Fresno in Fresno, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Grand Rapids South in Wyoming, Mich.
• Hyatt Place Herndon/Dulles Airport-East in Herndon, Va.
• Hyatt Place Kansas City/Overland Park in Overland Park, Kan.
• Hyatt Place Liuzhou in Liuzhou, China
• Hyatt Place Memphis/Wolfchase in Memphis, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Moab in Moab, Utah
• Hyatt Place New York City/Times Square in New York
• Hyatt Place Ocean City MD, Oceanfront in Ocean City, Md.
• Hyatt Place Pittsburgh North Shore in Pittsburgh
• Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Lehi in Lehi, Utah
• Hyatt Place San Jose/Pinares in San Jose, Costa Rica
• Hyatt Place Shanghai Hongqiao CBD in Shanghai
• Hyatt Place Shanghai Tianshan Plaza in Shanghai
• Hyatt Place Shenzhen Airport in Shenzen, China
• Hyatt Place Shenzhen Dongmen in Shenzhen, China
• Hyatt Place Taghazout Bay in Agadir, Morocco
• Hyatt Place Taiyuan Longcheng in Taiyuan, China
• Hyatt Place Tongxiang Train Station in Jiaxing, China
• Hyatt Place Virginia Beach Town Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
• Hyatt Place West Des Moines/Jordan Creek in West Des Moines, Iowa
• Hyatt Place Yerevan in Yerevan, Armenia
• Hyatt Place Yinchuan Dayuecheng in Yinchuan, China
• Hyatt Place Yonkers in Yonkers, N.Y.
• Hyatt Place Zhuhai Jinshi in Zhuhai, China
• Hyatt Place Zurich Airport The Circle in Zurich
• Hyatt Regency Al Kout Mall in Fahaheel, Kuwait
• Hyatt Regency Amsterdam in Amsterdam
• Hyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara in Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico
• Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, Texas
• Hyatt Regency Baku in Baku, Azerbaijan
• Hyatt Regency Bali in Bali, Indonesia
• Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit in Bangkok
• Hyatt Regency Beijing Shiyuan in Beijing
• Hyatt Regency Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia
• Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle's East Side in Bellevue, Wash.
• Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Md.
• Hyatt Regency Birmingham, United Kingdom in Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Hyatt Regency Bishkek in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
• Hyatt Regency Boston in Boston
• Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor in Boston
• Hyatt Regency Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
• Hyatt Regency Cartagena in Cartagena, Colombia
• Hyatt Regency Changbaishan in Baishan, China
• Hyatt Regency Changchun in Changchun, China
• Hyatt Regency Chennai in Chennai, India
• Hyatt Regency Chesapeake in Cambridge, Md.
• Hyatt Regency Chongming in Shanghai
• Hyatt Regency Chongqing in Changqing, China
• Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach in Clearwater Beach, Fla.
• Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va.
• Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas
• Hyatt Regency Danang Resort & Spa in Da Nang, Vietnam
• Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver
• Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center in Denver
• Hyatt Regency Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Hyatt Regency Ekaterinburg in Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
• Hyatt Regency Frisco-Dallas in Frisco, Texas
• Hyatt Regency Fuzhou Cangshan in Fuzhou, China
• Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla.
• Hyatt Regency Guam in Tamuning, Guam
• Hyatt Regency Guiyang in Guiyang, China
• Hyatt Regency Hengqin in Zhuhai, China
• Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas
• Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong
• Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin in Hong Kong
• Hyatt Regency Hua Hin & The Barai in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
• Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa in Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Indianapolis in Indianapolis
• Hyatt Regency Istanbul Atakoy in Istanbul, Turkey
• Hyatt Regency Jinan in Jinan, China
• Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia
• Hyatt Regency Kuantan Resort in Pahang, Malaysia
• Hyatt Regency Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine
• Hyatt Regency Kyoto in Kyoto, Japan
• Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nev.
• Hyatt Regency Lanzhou in Lanzhou, China
• Hyatt Regency Liberation Square Chongqing in Chongqing, China
• Hyatt Regency London The Churchill in London
• Hyatt Regency Merida in Yucatan, Mexico
• Hyatt Regency Mexico City in Mexico City
• Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami
• Hyatt Regency Moscow Petrovsky Park in Moscow
• Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans
• Hyatt Regency Newport Beach in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, France
• Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago in Rosemont, Ill.
• Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla.
• Hyatt Regency Oryx Doha in Doha, Qatar
• Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort in Phuket, Thailand
• Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore.
• Hyatt Regency Princeton in Princeton, N.J.
• Hyatt Regency Qingdao in Qingdao, China
• Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Va.
• Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Hyatt Regency Sacramento in Sacramento, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Saipan in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
• Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in Santa Clara, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Savannah in Savannah, Ga.
• Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island in Kunigami-gun, Japan
• Hyatt Regency Shanghai Jiading in Shanghai
• Hyatt Regency Shenzhen Airport in Shenzhen, China
• Hyatt Regency Shenzhen Yantian in Shenzhen, China
• Hyatt Regency Sochi in Sochi, Russian Federation
• Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta Northwest in Marietta, Ga.
• Hyatt Regency Suzhou in Suzhou, China
• Hyatt Regency Sydney Sydney
• Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.
• Hyatt Regency Tashkent in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki, Greece
• Hyatt Regency Tianjin East in Tianjin, China
• Hyatt Regency Tokyo in Tokyo
• Hyatt Regency Toronto in Toronto
• Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Hyatt Regency in Valencia, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Villahermosa in Tabasco, Mexico
• Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, D.C.
• Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kan.
• Hyatt Regency Wuhan Optics Valley in Wuhan, China
• Hyatt Regency Wuxi in Wuxi, China
• Hyatt Regency Xiamen Wuyuanwan in Xiamen, China
• Hyatt Regency Xuzhou in Xuzhou, China
• Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta in Sleman, Indonesia
• Hyatt Regency Zhenjiang in Zhenjiang, China
• Hyatt Regency Zhuzhou in Zhuzhou, China
• Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle Convention Center in Zurich
• Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos in Los Cabos, Mexico
• Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Jinmao Hotel Lijiang The Unbound Collection by Hyatt in Lijiang, China
• Lahan Select Gyeong-Ju in Lahan Select Gyeong-ju, South Korea
• Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy
• Lesante Blu Exclusive Beach Resort in Zakynthos, Greece
• Lotte Hotel Jeju in Seogwipo, South Korea
• Lotte Hotel Ulsan in Ulsan, South Korea
• LOTTE Hotel World in Seoul, South Korea
• Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, Calif.
• Palace Hotel Tokyo in Tokyo
• Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
• Park Hyatt Bangkok in Bangkok
• Park Hyatt Busan in Busan, South Korea
• Park Hyatt Changbaishan in Jilin, China
• Park Hyatt Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Park Hyatt Guangzhou in Guangzhou, China
• Park Hyatt Hangzhou in Hangzhou, China
• Park Hyatt Jeddah - Marina, Club and Spa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Park Hyatt Kyoto in Kyoto, Japan
• Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa in Malé, Maldives
• Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort and Spa in Ningbo, China
• Park Hyatt Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Park Hyatt Seoul in Seoul, South Korea
• Park Hyatt Shanghai in Shanghai
• Park Hyatt Shenzhen in Shenzhen, China
• Park Hyatt Suzhou in Suzhou, China
• Park Hyatt Sydney in Sydney
• Park Hyatt Vienna in Vienna, Austria
• Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. in Washington, D.C.
• Resort at Squaw Creek in Alpine Meadows, Calif.
• Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
• Signiel Busan Hotel in Busan, South Korea
• Signiel Seoul Lotte World Towner in Seoul, South Korea
• Suncadia Inn & Suncadia Lodge in Cle Elum, Wash.
• The Breakers Palm Beach in Palm Beach, Fla.
• The Cape A Thompson Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• The Legian Seminyak, Bali in Bali, Indonesia
• The Okura Prestige Bangkok in Bangkok
• Thompson Hotel Washington DC in Washington, D.C.
• Thompson Playa Del Carmen in Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Westin Galleria Dallas Hotel in Dallas
• Wild Palms Hotel in Sunnyvale, Calif.
Museum or Cultural Venue
• Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Fla.
Stadiums or Arenas
• American Airlines Center in Dallas
• Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
• Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta
• Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
• Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
• Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.
• Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif.
• Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
• Lincoln Financial Field, Home of Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia
• Palmer Event Center in Austin, Texas
• TCU Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• The Forum/Forum Entertainment in Inglewood, Calif.
• The HEAT Group-FTX Arena in Miami
• Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City
Theatre or Performing Arts Center
• Blumenthal Performing Arts in Charlotte, N.C.
• California Theatre in San Jose, Calif.
• Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, Calif.
• Montgomery Theater in San Jose, Calif.
• San Jose Civic in San Jose, Calif.
Transportation Provider
• Anaheim Transportation Network in Anaheim, Calif.
Worship Facility
• East Valley JCC in Chandler, Ariz.
