Austria's tourism industry is hit by high-end hotel stalls selling cakes to save themselves

　　According to the latest news released on the website of the Austrian Ministry of Health, as of November 28, Austria has carried out 3,020,862 new coronavirus tests, with a total of 274,275 confirmed cases, 4,765 new cases in a single day, 58 new deaths, and 2822 deaths. .

It is not difficult to see that although the country has implemented a strict "blockade order" again from November 17 to limit public life to a minimum, so far, the effect has not been obvious, and the expected turning point of the epidemic has not yet appeared.

For Austria, which relies heavily on tourism, the situation is still grim, and the hotel and catering industry is even more precarious.

　　The data shows that the turnover of Austria's most famous high-end hotel Sacher Hotel Group plummeted 88% and 73% in June and July this year, and its revenue throughout the summer was even less than 20% of previous years.

In this regard, the group had to announce 30% layoffs in mid-September, and the remaining employees also began to enter the "short-time work system."

According to current forecasts, the Sacher Hotel will lose tens of millions of euros in 2020.

In order to save itself, the group has now started to sell cakes at the hotel entrance in Vienna during the second "blockade" period. By providing drive-in services, customers can complete the order, checkout and cake collection steps without getting off the car. .

　　As a national treasure cake, the 188-year-old Sacher cake is one of the important symbols of Vienna and even Austria.

Before the outbreak, 360,000 yuan could be sold each year.

Although hotels and cafes have been forced to close, desserts, including cakes, are still the group’s profitable business.

According to the person in charge of the group, affected by the "blockade order", the demand for cakes has shrunk significantly.

However, the hotel in Vienna can receive an average of 50 customers who drive to pick up cakes every day, "still surprising."

(Headquarters reporter Ruan Jiawen)