Scottish hotel company to 'show gratitude' to healthcare staff working through coronavirus crisis

Scottish hotel company Crerar Hotels has announced the launch of ‘Scottish Hospitality for Heroes’ for the group and public to express gratitude to NHS staff working through the Covid-19 crisis.

Once the lockdown is lifted and travel restrictions are eased, the company will announce a chosen weekend in 2020 when all Crerar Hotels will be given over to NHS, care workers and their families.

Across Crerar Hotels that weekend there will be close to 2000 NHS workers and family enjoying a “night away” on Scottish hospitality.

Crerar Hotels CEO, Chris Wayne-Wills says:

“We are determined to make this as big a thank you as we can. Already we have been really encouraged by the reaction of the loyal Crerar guests we have contacted to ask that their bookings get moved to free up the availability we need (date can only be confirmed after lock down lifted).

"Every single one has said yes and more - many turning their deposit into a donation to help the big thank you."

CEO Chris Wayne-Wills says:

"This is everyone’s business and a chance for everyone to say thank you, when we welcome these frontline heroes we’d like to have help from our local partners and we are talking with them right now.

"Tickets to distilleries, wildlife boat trips, a fiddler for entertainment, access to museums, a cask of beer behind the bar from a local brewery or whatever a local can give would be great. Everybody can make this their special thank you.”

“Local people can express their thanks too. We really want the hotels to be exclusively for NHS and carers - these people will need our care as we needed and still need theirs."

NHS workers can register their interest in applying for a free weekend break by emailing from an NHS account to hospitalityforheroes@crerarhotels.com

NHS workers can also be nominated by the public via Crerar Hotels Facebook pages.