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American Airlines Fleet & Admirals Club Lounges Earn Prestigious Cleaning Accreditation

The GBAC^® STAR^™ Facility Accreditation Program from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced that American Airlines is the first airline to achieve accreditation for its entire aircraft fleet and Admirals Club lounges. Additionally, 345 more facilities have earned accreditation this week, including locations across the City of Arlington, Texas; the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minn.; NHL and NBA arenas; Hyatt hotel locations; convention centers; and more.

“With American Airlines now fully accredited, travelers and airline employees can rest assured that the right protocols are being followed to keep these aircraft and airport lounges clean and safe,” said GBAC Executive Director Patricia Olinger. “We are proud to have their support in elevating the importance of cleanliness worldwide, and to see so many other organizations committed to this process.”

Facilities of all types and sizes are eligible to participate in the GBAC^® STAR accreditation program. Accredited facilities follow the proper protocols for cleaning and disinfection, implement thorough training for chemicals, equipment, and procedures, and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.  

This week’s new GBAC^® STAR accreditations include:

Airports

• Albany International Airport in Albany, NY
• Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, N.H.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minn.
• Salisbury Regional Airport in Salisbury, Md.

Arenas and Stadiums

• Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets
• Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center in Arlington, Texas
• Olympia Entertainment in Detroit
• SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., home to the NHL’s San Jose Sharks
• Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash.
• Toyota Center in Houston, home to the NBA’s Houston Rockets
• Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisc.

Athletic Clubs

• Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington, Texas
• Bob Duncan Community Center in Arlington, Texas
• Chicago Athletic Association in Chicago
• Cliff Nelson Recreation Center in Arlington, Texas
• Dottie Lynn Recreation Center in Arlington, Texas
• Elzie Odom Recreation Center in Arlington, Texas
• Eunice Senior Activity Center in Arlington, Texas
• Lake Arlington Golf Clubhouse in Arlington, Texas
• Meadowbrook Golf Clubhouse in Arlington, Texas
• Meadowbrook Recreation Center in Arlington, Texas
• Texas Rangers Golf Clubhouse in Arlington, Texas
• The Beacon Recreation Center in Arlington, Texas
• The East Recreation Center & Library in Arlington, Texas
• Tierra Verde Golf Clubhouse in Arlington, Texas

Convention Centers

• Alliant Energy Center of Dane County in Madison, Wisc.
• Greater Columbus Convention Center/ASM Global in Columbus, Ohio
• Greater Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Wash.
• Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Va.
• Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, Calif.
• RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, Calif.
• Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC

Government Facilities

• Arlington Public Library: Northeast Branch in Arlington, Texas
• Arlington Public Library: Southeast Branch in Arlington, Texas
• Arlington Public Library: Southwest Branch in Arlington, Texas
• Arlington Public Library: Woodland West Branch in Arlington, Texas
• City Hall in Arlington, Texas
• George W. Hawkes Downtown Library in Arlington, Texas
• Lake Arlington Library in Arlington, Texas
• The City of Arlington Municipal Court in Arlington, Texas

Hotels

• Alila Fort Bishangarh in Jaipur, India
• Alila Seminyak in Bali, Indonesia
• Alila Wuzhen in Jiaxing, China
• Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya in Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Andaz San Diego in San Diego, Calif.
• Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
• Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills in Tokyo, Japan
• Andaz Wall Street in New York
• Destination Residences Kona-Kohala/Mauna Lani Point in Kamuela, Hawaii
• Destination Residences Vail in Vail, Colo.
• Excelsior Hotel Ernst AG in Koln, Germany, a Leading Hotels of the World member property
• Grand Hyatt Amman in Amman, Jordan
• Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza in Beijing
• Grand Hyatt Manila in Taguig City, Manila, Philippines
• Grand Hyatt Nashville in Nashville, Tenn.
• Grand Hyatt New York in New York
• Hotel Del Sol in San Francisco
• Hotel Du Louvre in Paris
• Hotel Lincoln in Chicago
• Hotel Revival in Baltimore
• Hyatt Centric Campestre León in León Guanajuato, Mexico
• Hyatt Centric Chicago The Loop in Chicago
• Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco
• Hyatt Centric French Quarter in New Orleans
• Hyatt Centric Kanazawa in Kanazawa, Japan
• Hyatt Centric Key West Resort & Spa in Key West, Fla.
• Hyatt Centric Midtown Atlanta in Atlanta
• Hyatt Centric Montevideo in Montevideo, Uruguay
• Hyatt Centric Times Square in New York
• Hyatt Changsha in Changsha, China
• Hyatt House Addison in Addison, Texas
• Hyatt House Atlanta Downtown        in Atlanta
• Hyatt House Austin/Arboretum in Austin, Texas
• Hyatt House Boston/Burlington in Burlington, Mass.
• Hyatt House Chicago-Medical/University District in Chicago
• Hyatt House Dallas Richardson in Richardson, Texas
• Hyatt House Dallas/Las Colinas in Irving, Texas
• Hyatt House Dallas/Lincoln Park in Dallas
• Hyatt House Dallas/Uptown in Dallas
• Hyatt house Denver/Lakewood at Belmar in Lakewood, Colo.
• Hyatt House Fishkill/Poughkeepsie in Fishkill, N.Y.
• Hyatt House Houston/Galleria in Houston
• Hyatt House Kanazawa in Kanazawa, Japan
• Hyatt House Mexico City/Santa Fe in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
• Hyatt House Miami Airport in Miami
• Hyatt House Minot in Minot, N.D.
• Hyatt House Morristown in Morristown, N.J.
• Hyatt House Nashville/Downtown Sobro in Nashville, Tenn.
• Hyatt House Parsippany/Whippany in Whippany, N.J.
• Hyatt House Parsippany-East in Parsippany, N.J.
• Hyatt House Philadelphia/Plymouth Meeting in East Norriton, Pa.
• Hyatt House Pittsburgh Bloomfield/Shadyside in Pittsburgh
• Hyatt House Pittsburgh South Side in Pittsburgh
• Hyatt House Pleasant Hill CA in Pleasant Hill, Calif.
• Hyatt House Pleasanton in Pleasanton, Calif.
• Hyatt House Raleigh-Durham Airport in Morrisville, N.C.
• Hyatt House Richmond-West in Henrico, Va.
• Hyatt House Salt Lake City Sandy in Sandy, Utah
• Hyatt House Salt Lake City/Downtown in Salt Lake City
• Hyatt House San Jose Silicon Valley in San Jose, Calif.
• Hyatt House Seattle Downtown in Seattle
• Hyatt House Seattle/Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash.
• Hyatt House Shanghai Hongqiao CBD in Shanghai, China
• Hyatt House Shelton in Shelton, Conn.
• Hyatt House Sterling/Dulles Airport-North in Sterling, Va.
• Hyatt House West Energy Corridor Hotel Houston in Houston
• Hyatt Huntsville in Huntsville, Ala.
• Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli in Hyderabad, India
• Hyatt Palm Springs in Palm Springs, Calif.
• Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad in Vista, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Albuquerque Airport in Albuquerque, N.M.
• Hyatt Place Albuquerque Uptown in Albuquerque, N.M.
• Hyatt Place Altoona/Des Moines in Altoona, Iowa
• Hyatt Place at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kan.
• Hyatt Place Atlanta Centennial Park in Atlanta
• Hyatt Place Atlanta/Alpharetta/North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Ga.
• Hyatt Place Austin Airport in Austin, Texas
• Hyatt Place Austin/Round Rock in Round Rock, Texas
• Hyatt Place Austin-North Central in Austin, Texas
• Hyatt Place Beijing Daxing in Beijing
• Hyatt Place Biloxi in Biloxi, Miss.
• Hyatt Place Birmingham Hoover in Hoover, Ala.
• Hyatt Place Birmingham/Inverness in Birmingham, Ala.
• Hyatt Place Blacksburg/University in Blacksburg, Va.
• Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square in Boise, Idaho
• Hyatt Place BWI in Linthicum, Md.
• Hyatt Place Canton in Canton, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Carmel Indianapolis in Carmel, Ind.
• Hyatt Place Changchun Jingyue in Changchun Jilin, China
• Hyatt Place Changsha Airport in Hunan Province Changsha, China
• Hyatt Place Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Charlotte Airport Lake Pointe in Charlotte, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Charlotte Airport/Tyvola Road in Charlotte, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Charlotte/Arrowood in Charlotte, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Charlotte/Downtown in Charlotte, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Chicago River North in Chicago
• Hyatt Place Chicago/Itasca in Itasca, Ill.
• Hyatt Place Chicago/Wicker Park in Chicago
• Hyatt Place Chicago-Medical/University District in Chicago
• Hyatt Place Cincinnati Airport/Florence in Florence, Ky.
• Hyatt Place Cincinnati/Blue Ash in Blue Ash, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Cincinnati/Sharonville Convention Center in Cincinnati
• Hyatt Place Cincinnati-Northeast in Mason, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Cleveland/Independence in Independence, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Cleveland-Lyndhurst/Legacy Village in Lyndhurst, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Coconut Point in Estero, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Columbia/Downtown/The Vista in Columbia, S.C.
• Hyatt Place Columbus in Columbus, Miss.
• Hyatt Place Columbus Worthington in Columbus, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Columbus/Dublin in Dublin, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Columbus/OSU in Columbus, Ohio
• Hyatt Place Dallas/Allen in Allen, Texas
• Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland/Richardson in Garland, Texas
• Hyatt Place Dallas/Las Colinas in Irving, Texas
• Hyatt Place Dallas/Park Central in Dallas
• Hyatt Place Dallas/Plano in Plano, Texas
• Hyatt Place Daytona Beach-Oceanfront in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Denver Airport in Aurora, Colo.
• Hyatt Place Detroit/Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich.
• Hyatt Place Detroit/Livonia in Livonia, Mich.
• Hyatt Place Detroit/Utica in Utica, Mich.
• Hyatt Place DFW Airport in Dallas
• Hyatt Place Downtown Athens in Athens, Ga.
• Hyatt Place Downtown Atlanta in Atlanta
• Hyatt Place Downtown Iowa City in Iowa City, Iowa
• Hyatt Place Duluth Gwinnett in Duluth, Ga.
• Hyatt Place Durham Southpoint in Durham, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Edmonton West in Edmonton, Alberta
• Hyatt Place El Paso Airport in El Paso, Texas
• Hyatt Place Emeryville in Emeryville, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Florence in Florence, S.C.
• Hyatt Place Fort Worth/Hurst in Hurst, Texas
• Hyatt Place Fort Worth/TCU in Fort Worth, Texas
• Hyatt Place Fredericksburg-Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.
• Hyatt Place Glendale/Los Angeles in Los Angeles
• Hyatt Place Greenville/Haywood in Greenville, S.C.
• Hyatt Place Houston Galleria in Houston
• Hyatt Place Houston NW Cy-Fair in Jersey Village, Texas
• Hyatt Place Houston Sugar Land in Sugar Land, Texas
• Hyatt Place Houston/The Woodlands in Shenandoah, Texas
• Hyatt Place Indianapolis Airport in Indianapolis
• Hyatt Place Indianapolis Keystone in Indianapolis
• Hyatt Place Kansas City/Overland Park in Overland Park, Kan.
• Hyatt Place La Paz in La Paz Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Hyatt Place Lake Mary/Orlando-North in Lake Mary, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Lexington in Lexington, Ky.
• Hyatt Place Lincoln Downtown Haymarket in Lincoln, Neb.
• Hyatt Place Long Island City in Long Island City, N.Y.
• Hyatt Place Los Angeles/LAX/El Segundo in El Segundo, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Hyatt Place Louisville-East in Louisville, Ky.
• Hyatt Place Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas
• Hyatt Place Madison/Downtown in Madison, Wis.
• Hyatt Place Managua in Managua, Nicaragua
• Hyatt Place Marlborough Apex Center in Marlborough, Mass.
• Hyatt Place Memphis/Germantown in Germantown, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Memphis/Primacy Parkway in Memphis, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Memphis/Wolfchase in Memphis, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Miami Airport West/Doral in Doral, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Milwaukee Downtown in Milwaukee
• Hyatt Place Milwaukee West in Milwaukee
• Hyatt Place Minneapolis Downtown in Minneapolis
• Hyatt Place Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
• Hyatt Place Mt. Laurel in Mount Laurel, N.J.
• Hyatt Place Mystic in Mystic, Conn.
• Hyatt Place Nashville Hendersonville in Hendersonville, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Nashville/Brentwood in Brentwood, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Nashville/Opryland in Nashville, Tenn.
• Hyatt Place Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
• Hyatt Place Oklahoma City Airport in Oklahoma City
• Hyatt Place Oldtown Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Hyatt Place Omaha/Downtown-Old Market in Omaha, Neb.
• Hyatt Place Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga in Ontario, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Orlando Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Overland Park in Overland Park, Kan.
• Hyatt Place Palm Bay / Melbourne in Palm Bay, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Park City in Park City, Utah
• Hyatt Place Pasadena in Pasadena, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Philadelphia/King of Prussia in King of Prussia, Penn.
• Hyatt Place Phoenix/Mesa in Mesa, Ariz.
• Hyatt Place Pittsburgh Airport in Pittsburgh
• Hyatt Place Pittsburgh South Meadows Racetrack in Washington, Penn.
• Hyatt Place Pittsburgh/Cranberry, Cranberry Township, Penn.
• Hyatt Place Portland Airport/Cascade Station in Portland, Ore.
• Hyatt Place Poughkeepsie in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
• Hyatt Place Prince George, Prince George, BC
• Hyatt Place Raleigh-Durham Airport in Morrisville, N.C.
• Hyatt Place Rameswaram in Rameswaram, India.
• Hyatt Place Richmond Innsbrook in Glen Allen, Va.
• Hyatt Place Richmond/Arboretum, North Chesterfield, Va.
• Hyatt Place Richmond/Chester in Chester, Va.
• Hyatt Place Riverside/Downtown in Riverside, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Roanoke Airport/Valley View Mall in Roanoke, Va.
• Hyatt Place Sacramento/Rancho Cordova in Gold River, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Sacramento/Roseville in Roseville, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Salt Lake City Airport in Salt Lake City
• Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Cottonwood in Holladay, Utah
• Hyatt Place San Antonio Northwest/Medical in San Antonio, Texas
• Hyatt Place San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas
• Hyatt Place San Jose/Downtown in San Jose, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Santiago/Vitacura in Santiago, Chile
• Hyatt Place Secaucus/Meadowlands in Secaucus, N.J.
• Hyatt Place Shanghai Hongqiao CBD in Shanghai
• Hyatt Place Shanghai Tianshan Plaza in Shanghai
• Hyatt Place Sioux Falls South in Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Hyatt Place St George/Convention Center in St. George, Utah
• Hyatt Place St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn.
• Hyatt Place Sumter/Downtown in Sumter, S.C.
• Hyatt Place Taiyuan Longcheng in Taiyuan, China
• Hyatt Place Tampa Westshore in Tampa, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Tampa/Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla.
• Hyatt Place Tempe/Phoenix Airport in Tempe, Ariz.
• Hyatt Place Topeka in Topeka, Kan.
• Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga Centre in Mississauga, Ontario
• Hyatt Place Tucson Central in Tucson, Ariz.
• Hyatt Place Tulsa South Medical District in Tulsa, Okla.
• Hyatt Place UC Davis in Davis, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Vacaville in Vacaville, Calif.
• Hyatt Place Warwick in Warwick, R.I.
• Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall in Washington, D.C.
• Hyatt Place Washington DC/White House in Washington, D.C.
• Hyatt Place Wesley Chapel in Lutz, Fla.
• Hyatt Regency Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia
• Hyatt Regency Birmingham, United Kingdom in Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Hyatt Regency Bishkek in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
• Hyatt Regency Bloomington-Minneapolis in Bloomington, Minn.
• Hyatt Regency Cartagena in Cartagena, Colombia
• Hyatt Regency Cincinnati in Cincinnati
• Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf in Dusseldorf, Germany
• Hyatt Regency Deerfield in Deerfield, Ill.
• Hyatt Regency Dongguan in Dongguan, China
• Hyatt Regency Dulles in Herndon, Va.
• Hyatt Regency Dushanbe in Dushanbe Tajikistan
• Hyatt Regency Fuzhou Cangshan in Fuzhou, China
• Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
• Hyatt Regency Houston in Houston
• Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria in Houston
• Hyatt Regency Houston Intercontinental Airport in Houston
• Hyatt Regency Lisle in Lisle, Ill.
• Hyatt Regency Louisville in Louisville, Ky.
• Hyatt Regency Mainz in Mainz, Germany
• Hyatt Regency Manila, City of Dreams in Paranaque, Philippines
• Hyatt Regency Moscow Petrovsky Park in Moscow
• Hyatt Regency Naha Okinawa in Okinawa, Japan
• Hyatt Regency New Brunswick in New Brunswick, N.J.
• Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, France
• Hyatt Regency Paris Charles de Gaulle in Roissy, France
• Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Hyatt Regency Pune in Pune, India
• Hyatt Regency Richardson Dallas in Richardson, Texas
• Hyatt Regency Rochester in Rochester, N.Y.
• Hyatt Regency Sarasota in Sarasota, Fla.
• Hyatt Regency Shanghai Jiading in Shanghai
• Hyatt Regency Sochi in Sochi, Russia
• Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Sydney in Sydney
• Hyatt Regency Tashkent in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay in Tokyo
• Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago
• Hyatt Regency Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla.
• Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner in Tysons Corner, Va.
• Hyatt Regency Westlake Village in Westlake Village, Calif.
• Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kan.
• Hyatt Regency Wuxi in Wuxi Jiangsu, China
• Hyatt Regency Xuzhou in Xuzhou, China
• Hyatt Rosemont in Rosemont, Ill.
• Hyatt Ziva Cancun in Cancun, Mexico
• Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos in Cancun, Mexico
• Kaanapali Alii in Lahaina, Hawaii
• Lahaina Shores in Lahaina, Hawaii
• Lotte Hotel Jeju in SeoGwipo City, South Korea
• Lotte Hotel Seoul in Seoul, South Korea
• Lotte Hotel Ulsan in Ulsan, South Korea
• LOTTE Hotel World in Seoul, South Korea
• Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Miraval Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.
• Miraval Berkshires in Lenox, Mass.
• Omni Frisco Hotel in Frisco, Texas
• Park Hyatt Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand
• Park Hyatt Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany
• Park Hyatt Hyderabad in Hyderabad, India
• Park Hyatt Seoul, South Korea
• Parker New York in New York
• Quirk Hotel Richmond in Richmond, Va.
• Saeseoul Leisure Co., Ltd (Seolhaeone Resort) in Sonyang-myeon, South Korea
• Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place in Springfield, Mass.
• Signiel Busan in Busan, South Korea
• Sunriver Resort in Bend, Ore.
• The Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
• The Lost Stone The Unbound Collection by Hyatt in Tengchong, China
• The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee
• The Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club in Frisco, Texas
• Wailea Beach Villas in Wailea, Hawaii

Offices

• Big Shoulders Digital Video Productions in Chicago
• Electro Serve LLC in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
• Facility Plus in Mississauga, Ontario
• Performance Marketing Group, Inc. HQ in Noblesville, Ind.
• Sunshine Cleaning Systems, Inc. in Oakland Park, Fla.

Theatre or Performing Arts Center

• Coliseo de Puerto Rico/ASM Global in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, N.C.
• Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

“GBAC^® STAR helps facilities develop and maintain a performance-based system for cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention,” said ISSA Executive Director John Barrett. “We applaud the efforts of Hyatt, American Airlines, the City of Arlington, and the many other organizations that are leading the way in protecting public health and safety during these uncertain times.” 

For more information about GBAC^® STAR facility accreditation, visit gbac.org/star. 

To view the full list of facilities that have achieved accreditation or are working towards this designation, visit the GBAC^® STAR Facility Directory at gbac.org/directory.