Sapporo Long-established hotel Going out of business No recovery prospects for sales New Corona May 21 23:20
As the government's declaration of an emergency continued in Hokkaido, it was decided that the long-established hotel in Sapporo would be closed, as the prospect of a recovery in sales could not be expected due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
The Sapporo Daiichi Hotel, which is located near the Susukino district in downtown Sapporo, will be closed and closed on the 20th of next month.
This hotel is a medium-sized facility with about 70 guest rooms, but it is a long-established hotel that opened in Sapporo in 1952.
However, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, sales have fallen to about 10% of the same period last year since around March.
It is expected that the company's cash flow will become difficult even if it continues to operate as it is, and it is decided that it will be closed before it is possible to secure the funds for the retirement allowance of about 100 employees.
According to the council of major hotels in Sapporo, it is the first time that the affiliated hotels are closed.
Yoshiaki Yonezawa, president of Sapporo Dai-ichi Hotel, said, “If we continue to run the business anymore, it will cause a great deal of annoyance to our employees and business partners, so we decided to discontinue it. For the remaining one month, we have 68 years for our customers and business partners. I would like to convey my gratitude and apologize for closing. "
Continued Declaration Voices of plight from restaurants in Sapporo
Following the continued declaration of an emergency in Hokkaido, Sapporo restaurants have voiced complaints.
Among these, "SOUPCURY GARAKU" in Chuo-ku, Sapporo city has strengthened measures to prevent infection, such as reducing seats and securing a space between customers, and it continues to operate only during the day, but from April onwards Means that sales have fallen by more than 90% compared to last year.
Regarding the government's continued declaration of emergency in Hokkaido, Mr. Takeyuki Yamaguchi, acting store manager, said, "I understand that the declaration was continued because the standard for cancellation was not reached, but from the point of view of the site it is really severe. , They seem to be strangled with cotton. "
On top of that, "I want the store to cancel the emergency declaration early and return to normal operation. I am afraid that it will cause more economic damage than the direct damage caused by the virus." I appealed.
The Hakodate Hotel is closed, and the cleaning company is tough
While the state of emergency has continued to be declared in Hokkaido, hotel closures in Hakodate have been one after another, and our cleaning companies are under severe pressure.
A cleaning company with a factory in Hakodate receives orders from hotels in the city and cleans sheets, pillowcases, and towels.
Due to the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen and strong inbound demand, we spent about 800 million yen in June last year and just made a large-scale capital investment in the factory.
However, due to the effect of the new coronavirus, 9 out of 14 of our business partners have been closed, and we have been forced to reduce the factory operation once every 4 days.
"We have been prolonging the situation that tourists are not coming due to the declaration of emergency," said Denzo Nara, president of Donan Trinity. In fact, many hotels are closed and the related industries are seriously affected. It's a very difficult situation. "