Like the entire hotel and catering industry, the Bayerischer Hof was hit hard by the Corona crisis.
A double-digit million sum is already missing.
And maybe it will soon go to court.
The Bayerischer Hof is one of Munich's flagships - this is where stars come and go in normal times.
During the corona pandemic, however, the hotel is losing a double-digit million sum.
In addition, a legal dispute threatens to end in court.
Munich - Innegrit Volkhardt had it all: celebrities and politicians, music and film stars have already been to the
Bayerischer Hof
.
The hotel on
Promenadeplatz
is world famous.
But since
Corona *
, the boss has been plagued by worries.
“We have extreme
waves of cancellations,
” says Volkhardt.
The
tz
gives you an exclusive insight into your pandemic balance sheet.
"The 81 days in which we had to close due to the lockdown since mid-March have
cost
us exactly
13.7 million euros
." The
loss of sales
is heavy.
But the results of the last six months are even worse.
"The pandemic has
cost
us a total of
32 million euros
so far," said Volkhardt.
“The situation is extremely serious.
But it is far from over. "
Bayerischer Hof in Corona crisis: More than a third of employees are already on short-time work
Most of the employees are on
short-time work *
: currently 260 out of 700, although not all 100 percent.
"But now there are even more because the
gastronomy
has to close at 10 p.m."
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Innegrit Volkhardt is really busy with the Corona crisis.
© Michaela Handrek-Rehle
Volkhardt says: “The time after the
lockdown
was really tough.
You can see that in the numbers.
The
German market
recovered well afterwards - my great hope lies in it. "It has deteriorated again," but I hope that
Germany and Switzerland will
stabilize. "In the meantime, 50 percent of all rooms at the Bayerischer Hof were booked again , the occupancy has dropped back to
20 percent
, says the hotel manager.
Because of the Corona crisis, only registered people are allowed to visit the Christmas market on Marienplatz
Bayerischer Hof in Corona crisis: Legal dispute with Allianz over the damage caused by the lockdown
Several million euros are at stake for the Bayerischer Hof before the
regional court
.
Innegrit Volkhardt recently
filed a lawsuit there against Allianz
because the insurance company
does not want to
cover the
damage to the hotel from the lockdown
.
“We have a
business
closure insurance with Allianz
.
In the 2019 financial year, we had a
turnover of 70 million euros
, converted to daily turnover, we took out the policy. "This includes the operational loss of revenue for a total of 30 days - as is the case with
many Munich restaurateurs
who are currently arguing with their insurance companies in court.
"We are asking for
6.2 million euros
from Allianz," says Volkhardt.
The
revenue losses of your company in Kitzbühel
are included here.
But the insurance is reluctant.
“We are of course disappointed.
Because our policy clearly states that
insurance cover
exists if the company has to be closed due to the authorities.
And this is exactly what happened. "
Bayerischer Hof in Corona crisis: restaurateurs have already received millions of sums from insurance
Restaurateurs had argued in court about this point.
In the case of
Augustinerkeller host Christian Vogler,
the regional court ordered the Bavarian Insurance Chamber to pay one million euros *.
Christian Schottenhamel from Paulaner am Nockherberg
had demanded 1.1 million euros, he reached an out-of-court settlement with Allianz.
In the case of the Bayerischer Hof, the insurance company now has until October 28 to respond to the complaint.
There is no
trial date
yet.
A total of 88 corona lawsuits are currently pending at the regional court.
Around 100 lawsuits are pending against Allianz
regarding the closure of the company
.
Despite the complaint, Volkhardt looks positively into the future: “If everyone adheres to the
hygiene rules
, you can hold conferences with us and live without any problems.” For the winter, she hopes, “that we will all remain cautious, but
gain confidence
and the
economy will rebound Running
is coming.
We can't afford to lock ourselves up and wait for everything to get back to normal. ”The Bayerischer Hof in particular cannot do that.
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