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Hotels, Convention Centers, Arenas Earn GBAC STAR Accreditation

By Matt Turner Mar 31, 2021 3:48pm

A slew of hotels, stadiums and arenas, convention centers are more have recently been awarded GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA.

With Major League Baseball returning April 1, GBAC highlighted several stadiums to receive the accreditation, including American Family Field in Milwaukee, Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, T-Mobile Park in Seattle and Oracle Park in San Francisco. In addition, the Target Center in Minneapolis and Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix have received the GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation.

Accredited facilities follow GBAC STAR’s strict 20-step program, which includes the proper cleaning protocols, disinfection techniques, and best practices to combat biohazards and infectious diseases, such as the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19.

In all, the latest accredited facilities include:

Airports

Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon

Convention Centers

Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut
Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau in Grapevine, Texas
Infinite Energy Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia
Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington
Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah

Hotels

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards in Baltimore
Crowne Plaza Baltimore in Baltimore
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Lantana, Florida
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore in Baltimore
Grand Forest Metsovo in Metsovo, Greece
Hotel Eclat Beijing in Beijing
Hyatt Centric Mountain View in Mountain View, California
Hyatt House across from Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida
Hyatt Place Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California
Hyatt Place Chicago/Hoffman Estates in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hyatt Place Chicago/Lombard/Oak Brook in Lombard, Illinois
Hyatt Place Ft Lauderdale Airport-South & Cruise Port in Dania Beach, Florida
Hyatt Place Garden City in Garden City, New York
Hyatt Place Grapevine in Grapevine, Texas
Hyatt Place National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland
Hyatt Place Owings Mills in Owings Mills, Maryland
Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport in Pensacola, Florida
Hyatt Place Pittsburgh North Shore in Pittsburgh
Hyatt Regency Ludhiana in Ludhiana, India
Katikies Chromata in Santorini, Greece
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City, Utah
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort in Dana Point, California
Lotte Hotel Moscow in Moscow
Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa/Pellicano Hotels in Naples, Italy
Opal Grand Oceanfront Resort & Spa in Boynton Beach, Florida
Radisson Baltimore in Baltimore
The Statler Dallas in Dallas
The Terrace Club at Busena in Okinawa, Japan
The West Hollywood Edition in West Hollywood, California
Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Stirling, South Australia
Tru by Hilton-Baltimore in Baltimore
Vista Palazzo Lago Di Como in Como CO, Italy

Performing Arts Center

Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago

Stadiums and Arenas

American Family Field/Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club in Milwaukee, home to the MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, home to the MLB’s Houston Astros and Washington Nationals during Spring Training
ExtraMile Arena at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho
Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, home to the MLB’s Cincinnati Reds
Infinite Energy Center Arena in Duluth, Georgia
Oracle Park in San Francisco, home to the MLB's San Francisco Giants
Palmer Event Center in Austin, Texas
Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, home of four minor league baseball teams
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington
T-Mobile Park in Seattle, home to the MLB’s Seattle Mariners
Target Center in Minneapolis

Find accredited facilities and those pursuing accreditation via the GBAC STAR Facility Directory at www.gbac.org/directory.