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Amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the immensely popular hotel and casino, the core team of the Wynn Las Vegas is all set to shut close the operations of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore for an anticipated period of two weeks starting from March 17, 2020, at 6 PM. The news was circulated amongst the global customers of the hotel through a tweet on its official Twitter handle.
In order to keep our employees and guests safe, we have decided to close Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on Tuesday, March 17, at 6 pm. We anticipate that we will be closed for two weeks, after which we will evaluate the situation. Visit https://t.co/ZVdFo0wUMc for regular updates.
— Wynn Las Vegas (@WynnLasVegas) March 16, 2020
In a chain of tweets, the Wynn Las Vegas apologized to its customers for taking the drastic step. The firm has cited the safety of the customers and employees as the prime reason for the closure. The hotel authorities have confirmed that they will refund the money to the customers who have made reservations directly with them. The customers who have made reservations in the hotel through an online travel agent like Expedia, Booking.com, etc. need to contact their agents for the refunds.
If you made your reservations directly
with us, your cancelled reservations will be refunded. If you booked with an online travel agent such as Expedia, https://t.co/lanAudazVx, etc., you will have to contact that website for a refund.— Wynn Las Vegas (@WynnLasVegas) March 16, 2020
As per the Vegas Casino News, the hotel authorities have urged the current guests to make the necessary checkout arrangements by noon on March 17, 2020 deadline given by the hotel. The guests are advised to make the necessary transportation arrangements for themselves for their departure accordingly.
If you are a current guest of the hotel, please plan to check out by Tuesday, March 17 at Noon, and make transportation arrangements to depart the resort soon thereafter.
— Wynn Las Vegas (@WynnLasVegas) March 16, 2020
With Wuhan, China becoming the first district in the world to witness widescale corona infections and alarming death rates, the disease fast expanded its wings to all the countries around the world. The death rates have been on the rise because of the deadly outbreak, compelling the World Health Organization to declare the disease as a pandemic. Governments across the world are taking stringent actions against the disease to save citizens from getting trapped in the vicious circle of the respiratory infection. Owing to the safety of the employees and customers, business entities have halted their operations to avoid social interaction, which is the prime reason for the deadly infection outbreak. It is advised to keep oneself aware with accurate information about the coronavirus for utmost safety. Follow the precautionary guidelines given by government authorities and global organizations.
