The entry quarantine "0+3" will be implemented today (26th), and arrivals are no longer required to stay in designated quarantine hotels. This arrangement, which has been maintained for nearly two years, has finally entered the history.
However, a total of 62 hotels participated in the eighth round of quarantine hotel list, which was originally scheduled to end on October 31. It is understood that the government will pay the participating hotels a "coverage" fee in the next month according to the contract, as long as the hotel stays in the hotel rate less than half will benefit.
According to the rough estimate of "Hong Kong 01", if the occupancy rate of all participating hotels under quarantine is less than 50% for the next 30 days, the government will send the participating hotels a total of 600 yuan per room per day and the occupancy rate is zero. A maximum of 425 million yuan will be paid.
The Hong Kong Hotel Owners Association calls on the government to formulate a customs clearance timetable as soon as possible, so that the industry can prepare in advance, otherwise the hotel manpower will be difficult to cope with the sudden change of "0+0" to a large number of people coming to Hong Kong.
▼On September 25, the airport quarantine hotel diversion station will operate on the last day▼
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The government is required to "guarantee the bottom line" to benefit if the occupancy rate for 30 days is less than 50%
A hotel industry source revealed that there is a clause in the contract between the government and the quarantine hotel that stipulates that if the plan is to stop, the deadline for "guaranteeing the bottom line" will be 30 days from the date of the government's announcement.
In other words, the government announced on September 23 that it would relax the "0+3" measures, and the minimum period will be until October 23.
As long as the hotels participating in the quarantine hotel program have an occupancy rate of less than 50% in the next month, they will benefit.
As for the calculation method of the subsidy, if the occupancy rate of the hotel is only 30%, the government will need to subsidize the subsidy for 20% of the occupancy rate. That is, the closer the occupancy rate is to 50%, the lower the amount of the subsidy; You can get the maximum amount.
The government will subsidize 70% of the house price or an upper limit of 600 yuan per day.
If the occupancy rate is zero, the government "covers the bottom line" every day, reaching 14.16 million yuan
The government announced on the 13th of this month that, together with the newly added hotels and the hotels that had been terminated earlier due to different reasons, there were 62 quarantine hotels participating in the eighth round of the plan, providing a total of about 23,600 rooms.
If the occupancy rate of this batch of hotels is zero for the next month, and the upper limit of 600 yuan is used as the calculation, the government must pay 14.16 million yuan per day for the "coverage" fee, for a total of 425 million yuan in 30 days.
▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼
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Hotel Promotion Offers Staycation for Hong Kong People
Chen Huanyan, manager of the Hong Kong Hotel Owners Association, said that although the affected hotels can resume receiving customers from this morning, they still need time for maintenance and disinfection to improve the confidence of customers participating in the Staycation. Therefore, the hotel rooms are not open immediately.
At the same time, many quarantine hotels are mainly business travelers, and it is expected that the occupancy rate will remain at a low level before the relaxation to "0+0".
Chen Huanyan also admitted that after the cancellation of the designated quarantine hotel system, the overall demand for rooms has plummeted, and the industry has become difficult to operate. It may be necessary to adjust manpower or lay off staff. Therefore, members' opinions will be collected and reported to the authorities.
She also mentioned that Hong Kong people are ready to travel abroad, and the number of customers at Staycation can be expected to decrease significantly, but the current air ticket prices are soaring, so the industry may cooperate with consumer coupons to introduce dining or accommodation discounts to attract customers.
The industry expects the refund process to take more than a month
As for refunds, due to the involvement of banks and travel agencies, she revealed that the earlier refund procedures from "7+0" to "3+4" had not been completed. For a long time, I appealed to those who have paid to "wait a little longer".
▼The eighth round of quarantine hotel prices▼
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Hotels have ordered anti-epidemic materials, the industry urges the government to provide compensation
The executives of the hotels participating in the quarantine hotel plan, who did not want to be named, stressed that "we have all the credits" and hoped that the government could provide compensation for the quarantine hotels.
He explained that the quarantine hotel has prepared staff until the end of October, and has also ordered a large number of anti-epidemic materials, protective clothing and equipment, etc., but the government suddenly relaxes to "0+3", and the above expenditure will be in vain: "The quarantine hotel has been working hard for two years. Good job, in fact, the government should give us a blessing.”
Last year, Nie Dequan said that "the bottom cover" is calculated as the upper limit of 600 yuan
Looking through the information, the former Civil Service Secretary Nie Dequan said in an interview in January last year that if the occupancy rate of the isolated hotel is less than 50%, the government will "cover" the occupancy rate of 50%, and will use 70% of the room price or every occupancy rate. Room is the upper limit of 600 yuan for calculation.
As for the latest calculation method, "Hong Kong 01" is inquiring with the authorities and has not yet responded.
▼The epidemic lasted for more than two years, and the airport was full of passenger planes▼
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Urge the government to formulate a "0+0" customs clearance timetable to facilitate hotels to arrange manpower
Chen Huanyan urged the government to formulate a customs clearance timetable as soon as possible, so that the industry can prepare in advance and recruit new staff, otherwise the hotel's staff will be unable to cope with the large number of tourists coming to Hong Kong.
In addition, she believes that the mainland market is also the main source of income for hotels, and she hopes that the customs clearance between China and Hong Kong will progress as soon as possible.
She also believes that the industry has contributed to the government by providing quarantine hotels in the past two years, and she hopes to provide subsidies and relief during the current difficult period.
▼On August 8, the government announced the "3+4" quarantine arrangements for hotels in isolation▼
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