2-G Plus for everyone: Cancellation wave is already rolling
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The 2-G-Plus entry rule that has been in effect since Monday is already leading to a wave of cancellations in Salzburg’s winter sports regions – not only for the Christmas holiday, but also for the rest of the winter season.
According to the Austrian Hotel Association (ÖHV), the new entry regulations adopted last week, which have been in force at the borders with Austria since Monday, have already caused chaos and enormous damage.
Hotel industry: Great frustration and anger
There is a lot of anger in the industry, says the Vice President of the Austrian Hotel Association and himself a hotelier in Obertauern, Walter Veit: “A regulation was published on Friday evening, and it came into force on Monday – this is not a crisis communication, it is a communication crisis . “
“Nobody does quarantine”
Thanks to the new entry rules, booked skiing holidays in Austria BECOME complicated for holidaymakers from abroad who have been vaccinated or recovered. Those who have not been vaccinated three times need a PCR test to enter the country. The test dates in Germany are already tight.
In addition, nobody would take a skiing holiday with associated quarantine. “Children from Germany who are on vacation have to be quarantined when they return home – nobody does that to themselves, of course. In the family businesses, therefore, cancellations are made up to the point of no-more, some colleagues quickly run out of guests and think about locking them up again, ”says Veit.
WK estimated damage at up to 50 percent
The frustration in the industry is huge. According to estimates by the hotelier representatives in the Chamber of Commerce, 30 to 50 percent of Christmas and New Year’s holidays have already been canceled.