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Berlin (dpa / bb) - From the point of view of the industry, Berlin should completely approve private overnight stays in hotels over Christmas.
So far, the Senate plans to open hotels only to private people visiting relatives on the holidays.
"We can not control that, we are not a police or a regulatory office," said Thomas Lengfelder, the general manager of the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) Berlin.
"One should say: Tourist overnight stays are allowed from December 23rd to 27th."
Many guests are not to be expected anyway.
The Dehoga criticized the Senate's considerations to open hotels to people who have to be temporarily in quarantine because of a corona illness or as a close contact.
Many open questions would have been better clarified in advance, said Lengfelder of the German press agency.
«Who should check in the quarantine guests?
How is the supply going?
Are there medical staff on site?
Is there a security service on site?
How are the rooms cleaned? "
It is also unclear how the quarantine guests are separated from the other guests.
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Hotels and guesthouses have not been allowed to accept tourists since the beginning of November, only business travelers are allowed.
This is intended to slow the spread of the corona virus.
"Well under ten percent of the rooms are occupied, it's a disaster," said Lengfelder.
Some hotels would have closed completely.
In a non-representative lightning survey conducted by the association among 100 companies, there were 30.
Vacation rentals are also taboo for tourists.
According to research by the RBB, not all landlords are particularly careful about this.
And control is difficult.
The general stewardship (AOD) continues within its possibilities in hotels, hostels and guest houses and checks the attendance lists, said the responsible city councilor in Mitte, Ramona Reiser.
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However, employees can only control the publicly accessible space.
"The AOD has no right of entry for private apartments."
Senate and counties are still fighting to get Airbnb to release data.
The vacation rental agent announces that it will inform users of the travel restrictions and answer questions in customer service.
Safety has “top priority”.
At the same time, Airbnb declared that it was not an accommodation provider or travel agent.
The Dehoga assumes that few, if any, vacationers find shelter in vacation homes.
After all, bars, restaurants and cultural institutions are closed.
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