Hotels branching out to engage customers

Staff members of Kempi Deli, a flagship delicatessen at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, seal takeout orders for community group buyers. Amid pandemic restrictions, luxury establishments offer food deliveries High-end hotels in Beijing have been experimenting with new offerings to cope with the recent citywide suspension of dine-in services to help contain a COVID-19 outbreak. Kerry Hotel, Beijing has launched a revamped delivery service "Waimai with Kerry", which allows customers to "dine on gourmet food without stepping out", the hotel said. "Orders within 1 kilometer from the hotel are delivered by hotel staff, who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and have a negative nucleic acid test result from within 48 hours."