Anticipation at hotels – Styrian restaurants in lockdown lap of honor

While in the west and in Burgenland the unlocking starts as early as December 12th, the herds in the Styrian inns stay cold until December 17th.

So please wait, that’s what Styrian restaurateurs and hoteliers still have to say – while in Vorarlberg (886.7) and Tyrol (581.5) the entire economy can be seen despite a significantly higher seven-day incidence than in Styria (482.1). When the business starts up again, these two sectors will remain closed in our federal state until December 17. “I’m amazed at the fact that the West is opening up in spite of significantly worse numbers than ours,” says Klaus Friedlden, head of the gastro division Head. One can live with the framework conditions such as assigned seats and the 2-G control. “We just hope that this constant locking and unlocking won’t go on forever, otherwise the employees will run away from us for good,” warns Friedl for the big unlock. “We need a certain lead time, the duty rosters were ready, everything was prepared – now we have to send our employees home again.” As for the Christmas business, he has no illusions. “Nobody can catch up on the lost business. It is therefore important that the value added tax for restaurants remains at five percent, otherwise there is a risk of a huge dying of the inn. ”Hope for“ normal ”Christmas holidays The mood in the hotel industry is a little better. “This solution is fine for us,” explains Andreas Mayrhofer, Director of the Sporthotel Royer in Schladming. On the fourth weekend in Advent you are well booked – before that the 130 rooms would have been almost empty anyway. Now one hopes for the “normal” Christmas holidays as possible. “We are currently optimistic and really well booked – it is of course essential that our foreign guests no longer have to be quarantined after their vacation.” All other industries in Styria will open again from December 12th – including the Christmas markets.
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