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Hanover (dpa / lni) - Despite the state government's plans to ramp up tourism in Lower Saxony, the hospitality industry continues to see many businesses threatened with extinction.
A not inconsiderable part of the industry cannot yet foresee with certainty whether the crisis will be survived, said Rainer Balke, managing director of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association of Lower Saxony, on Wednesday.
According to a survey of the members, the association assumes that around 20 to 25 percent of the companies are in acute danger of closure.
The country wants to start easing from next Monday with a step-by-step plan.
In rural districts and large cities with a stable seven-day incidence below 100, tourism should be possible under certain conditions - but initially only for guests from Lower Saxony.
Tourist overnight stays are to be possible in hotels, holiday apartments and campsites, but with a capacity limit of 60 percent and coupled with negative rapid tests or proof of vaccination.
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