Gastronomy and the hotel industry are groaning under the coronavirus lockdown.
According to the Dehoga boss, three quarters of all companies are now worried for their existence in the Corona crisis.
Munich - Dramatic coronavirus pandemic: The situation in the hospitality industry is becoming more and more precarious in view of the ongoing corona lockdown.
According to a recent survey by the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga), one in four companies is now considering giving up operations.
Hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, rest stops on motorways, caterers and discotheques - entrepreneurs from these areas in Germany are organized in the association.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Gastronomy and hotel business - every fourth business is about to end
And: The descriptions are tough.
Many hoteliers and restaurateurs are "at the end of their nerves and finances," said Dehoga President Guido Zöllick in an interview with
Merkur.de
.
75 percent of the entrepreneurs surveyed feared for their existence.
Around 25 percent expected an operational shutdown.
"You are considering that very specifically," said the hotelier from Mecklenburg.
In view of the sluggish disbursement of state economic aid, Zöllick again criticized it heavily.
Even months after the application, many hotel chains and large catering companies were still waiting for support.
Apparently there is a considerable delay in the payment of the so-called claims settlement in some federal states.
Many hoteliers and restaurateurs therefore sit “with their backs to the wall”.
He went on to say that huge frustration, disappointment and anger had accumulated and emphasized the importance for the economy in Germany: “They are really big employers.
Tens of thousands of employees fear for their jobs ”.
Corona lockdown in Germany: restaurants and hotels are calling for openings in May
In view of the disastrous economic situation in the industry during the Corona crisis, Zöllick pushed for a turnaround in politics: "Hotels, restaurants and holiday apartments must be allowed to reopen in the course of May - in any form, inside and outside," said Zöllick
Merkur.de .
The 50-year-old referred to coherent and proven hygiene concepts: “It's much safer than when people get together in groups in private at home or in the city park.
You cannot lock people up permanently.
Our industry is not the problem, but the solution. "
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