Actually, hotels currently have to remain closed for tourist overnight stays.
Many federal states want to relax this corona regulation over Christmas.
Hotels have not been allowed to accept tourists since the end of October - overnight stays by business travelers are currently still allowed, although
not recommended
.
After the Corona measures * have now been extended to December 20 and will probably continue to apply into January, some federal states now want to
allow
a
relaxation
- during the Christmas holidays.
Corona pandemic: These federal states want to allow hotel stays over Christmas
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
Hesse
,
Berlin
,
Lower Saxony
and
Schleswig-Holstein
want to allow hotel stays over Christmas.
Even before the lockdown was extended, it was speculated that
openings over the holidays
would be
possible
.
This is to prevent relatives from spending the night in a space that is too tight when visiting families - after all, despite the relaxation, distance should be maintained and not every household has enough guest beds left.
The federal and state governments allow ten people to meet over the Christmas holidays.
Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther announced shortly after the decision on November 25th that he wanted to deviate from the rules.
In his federal state, overnight stays should be allowed between December 23 and 27 - but
only for family reasons and for a maximum of two days
.
“The acute need for action is currently elsewhere.
We have many regions in Germany that are well over 200, some even over 500. Stricter restrictions have to focus on these hotspots so that the situation across Germany relaxes, ”he said, explaining his decision, according to RTL.
Something is stirring
in
Baden-Württemberg
too: According to Heilbronn's voice, Minister of Culture Susanne Eisenmann wants to make it possible for family visits to stay in hotels over Christmas: “There are not a few families who do not have a guest room in their house or apartment.
Especially for a family with two children who visit grandma and grandpa in their small apartment at Christmas, it would be more comfortable and relaxed if they could sleep in a hotel bed instead of on the sofa or with a sleeping bag on the floor in the living room. ”So should the state government urgently discuss whether hotel stays in the southwest should be allowed over the Christmas holidays for family reasons.
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Criticism of hotel openings over Christmas: "Restaurants and hotels are not garages ..."
However, Guido Zöllick, President of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA Bundesverband), expressed criticism of such plans in advance: “Restaurants and hotels are not garages that can be locked and unlocked at will.
It is not worth opening it for five days for the vast majority of businesses
. ”The businesses need planning security, which is why it should be clear by December 7th what applies to Christmas and New Year's Eve in the federal states.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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