Bidding Farewell to Viruses: The 'GOODBYE-RUS Campaign'

Brand collaboration between Carrier Air Conditioning and Andaz Seoul Gangnam hotel

100 'CLAWIND Air Purifiers' reflecting quarantine guidelines placed in the hotel

Carrier Air Conditioning (Chairman Kang Sung-hee), an air solutions specialist company, is running the 'GOODBYE-RUS Campaign' utilizing 100 'Carrier CLAWIND Air Purifiers' in partnership with Andaz Seoul Gangnam, a luxury lifestyle hotel of the Hyatt chain.

This brand collaboration campaign came about as Andaz Seoul Gangnam hotel recognized Carrier Air Conditioning's air purification technology. Through this 'Carrier CLAWIND Air Purifier' campaign, Carrier Air Conditioning plans to ensure that all visitors and staff of the luxury lifestyle hotel Andaz Seoul Gangnam can stay with peace of mind.

Since this past August, Carrier Air Conditioning has been running the 'GOODBYE-RUS' campaign online to overcome the anxiety of daily life caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and to bid farewell to the virus, and it is now newly running the campaign with Andaz hotel as part of a brand collaboration. Andaz Seoul Gangnam hotel has also decided to carry out the 'GOODBYE-RUS Campaign' together with Carrier Air Conditioning so that hotel visitors can engage in indoor activities with peace of mind.

The 'Carrier CLAWIND Air Purifier' is a product that reflects the quarantine guidelines announced this past May by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (hereinafter 'the Headquarters') to minimize 'droplet infection' and 'airborne infection' in indoor spaces. This product has been placed in high-traffic common areas of Andaz Seoul Gangnam hotel, such as the lobby, restaurant, and meeting facilities, as well as in the Deluxe and Premium type guest rooms that are most frequently used by guests, creating a safer and more pleasant atmospheric environment for the hotel.

Carrier Air Conditioning is also running the 'Goodbye-Rus Goods Event' for guests of Andaz Seoul Gangnam hotel until the end of March 2021. To participate in the event, guests can post on their personal SNS (Instagram) a verification photo of their guest room and the 'Carrier CLAWIND Air Purifier' placed in the hotel, along with the required hashtags such as #CarrierXAndazSeoulGangnam #CarrierAirPurifier #Goodbye-Rus.

In addition, through this collaboration, Carrier Air Conditioning has arranged an event allowing Andaz Seoul Gangnam guests exclusively to purchase the 'Carrier CLAWIND Air Purifier' at a special discount price. Guests staying at the hotel can be informed of the point of purchase through the 'Goodbye-Rus Goods Event' information pamphlet placed in the hotel.

The 'Carrier CLAWIND Air Purifier' is equipped with a 'copper-fiber HEPA filter' that contains 'copper material' with antibacterial and antiviral functions. In accordance with the Headquarters' recommendation, it not only uses a HEPA filter, but also applies a special design that incorporates 'copper material' into the filter support to inhibit contamination within the HEPA filter. The antiviral performance of the 'copper-material HEPA filter' applied to this new product has been confirmed through verification testing conducted by KTR (Korea Testing & Research Institute).