TurnKey Vacation Rentals Rolls Out New Home Cleaning Innovations in Response to COVID-19
TurnKey Vacation Rentals' GuestWorks® cleaning system and technology elevates home cleanliness standards with enhanced procedures, verification, education and a 24-hour buffer between stays aimed at increasing safety and helping stop the spread of the virus.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TurnKey Vacation Rentals, the technology-enabled vacation rental management company for more than 5,000 U.S. homes, announced today enhancements to its patented GuestWorks® cleaning system and verification technology, including confirmation and photo-verification of the use of COVID-19 fighting products. To further elevate cleanliness and safety standards, TurnKey will also develop a certification program in its system, technology and new procedures, which all housekeeping vendors will be required to take.
"The emergence of COVID-19 presented new challenges for vacation rental cleanliness, but we built our technology platform to quickly update and enhance cleaning procedures at scale," said TurnKey Co-founder and CEO John Banczak. "Today more than ever, the wellbeing of our homeowners, guests, vendors, employees and communities remains our highest priority. It is vitally important that they understand the steps we take to ensure their safety and the cleanliness of our homes."
All TurnKey properties are equipped with its GuestWorks cleaning system and verification technology, including its proprietary housekeeping scheduler, keyless locks, in-home tablet, housekeeping app and custom cleaning checklists. Prior to COVID-19, TurnKey's system had already eliminated the need for person-to-person contact during a home clean by issuing housekeepers time-sensitive, digital access codes for the home.
The GuestWorks system requires professional housekeepers to follow a stringent set of cleaning standards, customized for each home and available on the TurnKey Housekeeping App. In response to COVID-19, TurnKey rolled out enhancements to the system, including updated checklists with more rigorous procedures around cleaning high-traffic areas and high-touch surfaces like doorknobs, handles and light switches. In the app, housekeepers are now required to confirm and photo-validate their use of COVID-19 fighting products, as identified by the American Chemistry Council's Center for Biocide Chemistries.
TurnKey will also leverage its scheduling technology to require a 24-hour buffer between TurnKey bookings taken in May and June 2020, with the ability to extend this to later booking windows as needed. During that 24-hour time period, only housekeeping and home inspections by TurnKey staff will be allowed.
Training and Certification to Advance Cleanliness Standards
TurnKey features vacation homes across more than 80 U.S. destinations, maintaining a large network of the top housekeeping vendors in each location. With an aim toward elevating both the consistency of home cleans and adherence to new standards for cleanliness and safety, TurnKey is developing a training and certification program on the GuestWorks system and technology. When launched in May 2020, all housekeeping vendors will be required to complete the program.
"Even when local restrictions are lifted and people start to travel again, we believe cleanliness and safety procedures will remain highly important to our guests and homeowners, as well as our vendors and team members across the country," said TurnKey Vice President of Operations Jason Everson. "This training represents a permanent shift and improvement in our ability to ensure everyone adheres to important cleanliness and hygiene standards, both today and in the future."
ABOUT TURNKEY VACATION RENTALS
TurnKey Vacation Rentals is a full-service vacation rental property management company for vacation rental homes in top U.S. travel destinations. As a leading vacation rental hospitality brand, TurnKey provides guests with the consistency and quality of a fine hotel experience, while optimizing the management, marketing and return on investment for vacation rental homeowners. Their proprietary smart home technology – digital smart locks, housekeeping scheduler and app, in-home tablet, noise decibel monitors and more – integrates with local, in-market teams to ensure extraordinary vacation rental experiences for every home, every stay, every time. To learn more, visit http://www.TurnKeyVR.com.
SOURCE TurnKey Vacation Rentals
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