Catch up locals' news in English
2020-11-17T19:19:36.656Z
Lotta Boman Giesenfeld runs the conference hotel Sigtunahöjden in Sigtuna. Normally, sales are SEK 40-45 million in one year, but this year's sales will be a maximum of SEK 16 million. - We lost all our business after the news that came on March 11, says Lotta Boman Giesenfeld.
Since March 16, all major companies have canceled.
The conference hotel is still open and receives occasional guests.
Before the pandemic, they had 44 employees.
Today, 15 people remain who are laid off.
Of 200,000 employees in hotels and restaurants, 50,000 have been notified or dismissed and 60,000 have been laid off.
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Source: svt
