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Following the opening of four resorts on 4 June, MGM has announced a further list of re-openings for the coming weeks. Luxor and The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place will reopen on June 25; Aria, Mandalay Bay and Four Seasons Las Vegas on 1 July.

The hotel chain has released preferential rates for business travel as it once again welcomes arrivals

Walt Disney World in Orlando is set to re-open on 11 July. The re-opening will begin with the resort's Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks, while Hollywood Studios and EPCOT are scheduled to re-open by 15 July. Some social distancing restrictions will be in place and face masks will be mandatory for visitors.

Today marks the official restart of tourism in some of Mexico’s most popular beach destinations. Hotels, resorts and other hospitality operators in hotspots like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya, Akumal and Tulum, have started to welcome guests again (in limited capacities), thanks to orders from Quintana Roo’s governor, Carlos Manuel Joaquín González.

Tsogo Sun Hotels have released updated guidance, protocols and FAQ's designed to assure customers in their largely South Africa-based properties of their safety, as they re-open following the country's move to COVID-19 alert level three.

The City Lodge Hotel group have announced the re-opening of around 20 hotels, with the majority being South African properties able to resume operations following the country's move to COVID-19 alert level three. They have also released a guest safety promise, and FAQ's, to assure customers that strict protocols are in place.

MGM Grand has said it will re-open four properties in Las Vegas on 4 June after four months of closure. The Bellagio, New York-New York, the MGM Grand Las Vegas and The Signature will open with safety measures including employee screening, social distancing markers and plexiglass barriers.

The group will begin opening select properties in Portugal, starting on 5 June. Pestana has introduced various new protocols and procedures in order to ensure the safety of their employees and visitors. During this first phase, the hotels that will be opening include Pestana Cascais in Lisbon; Pestana Viking, Pestana Alvor South Beach and Pestana D. João in Algarve; and The Pousadas de Portugal properties located in Viana do Castel, Ria do Aveiro, Alcácer do Sal, Sagres, Valença and Bragança.

Austria has gradually been easing restrictions related to COVID-19 for over a month, with shops, restaurants, bars and some museums having already been opened to visitors; from 29 May, hotels are to follow. In a bid to encourage both leisure and business travel to return, the country has planned a significant expansion to its COVID-19 testing capacity in order to screen hotel staff.

To help travel managers stay up-to-date on current hotel closures, we've partnered with 4th Dimension to create a live list of hotels that have temporarily closed in Australia and New Zealand.