Most hotels have always looked at their cleaning and sanitation programs with a sense of pride. But with COVID-19, “enhanced hygiene practices” has been adopted by individuals and chains worldwide.

Key to that safety will be ensuring that sleeping rooms, conference areas, lobbies and lounges are cleaned and sanitized. While sanitizing surfaces is just a small part of combatting the prevalence of COVID-19, now, hotels need to prove to guests that after the cleaning, their facility is safe place to stay.

Cleaning and sanitation monitoring technology that uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy-releasing molecule found in every living cell, has been adopted by hotels and other industries to monitor the effectiveness of this cleaning.