(ANSA) - TURIN, 05 FEB - The reopening of the ski lifts, starting from 15 February, will not help to save a "dramatic season".
The cry of alarm comes from the Piedmontese Olympic Valleys, where in 2020 the hotels recorded a 90% decline in turnover, with similar prospects for the first half of 2021. "It is necessary to provide quickly and compensations that are proportional to the losses suffered, but above all it is necessary to have certainties on strategies for restarting ", says the president of Federalberghi Torino, Fabio Borio.
"Our valleys are suffering very heavy economic consequences due to Covid-19 and the measures launched by the government - adds Borio - after a 2020 season suddenly hit by the lockdown in March and, despite a partly positive summer, the tourist-accommodation sector is now seeing the 'entire ski season with a strong negative impact on turnover ".
"The tourist season is now completely compromised because even with the reopening, February and March are traditionally the months of white weeks for glistranieri that will not arrive this year", adds GiorgioMontabone, president of Federalberghi Bardonecchia.
"Ask for immediate and adequate histories", is the proposal of Renzo Roux, president of the Sestriere Hoteliers Association -.
For the future, we also believe it is essential that a promotion plan for our destinations be developed "." If you can't get refreshments - concludes Stefano Daverio, contact person for hoteliers in Sauze d'Oulx - we ask at least to be exempt from taxes and taxes ". (ANSA).