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Mainz (dpa / lrs) - The Rhineland-Palatinate hospitality industry is demanding clarity from politicians quickly about reopening hotels and restaurants for the Christmas business.
"Our businesses now - and certainly not later - need a clear decision that they can reopen before Christmas," said a letter from the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) to Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) on Tuesday, to the German press Agency is available.
"A decision shortly before December 18, 2020 or December 20, 2020 would definitely be too late and it is also far removed from everyday reality in our companies."
For the industry, the decision this Wednesday on how to proceed in the corona pandemic is of "existential importance", the letter continues.
If during the deliberations of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of state government there is no decision on opening hotels and restaurants before Christmas, the establishments could not open for economic reasons, regardless of the incidence values found in 14.
"Then two thirds of the hospitality businesses in Rhineland-Palatinate are facing the economic end," warns the regional association.
In an interview with the German Press Agency, Dehoga President Gereon Haumann referred to a current nationwide survey of members by his association, according to which 60 percent of the companies said they needed a decision this Wednesday and another 23 percent said this had to be done by December 7th at the latest .
According to the information, 93 percent consider opening the door for just one week to be uneconomical.