Individual decisions of the 25 security regions about hotels, campsites and holiday parks are causing chaos. That says interest group for recreation companies Hiswa-Recron.
Each region made its own decision yesterday, causing the rules to differ across the country. The security regions have issued emergency regulations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in tourist accommodations.
In one region, holiday parks must close, in the other hotels may simply remain open. There are also big differences for campsites. In some places people are allowed to go to their mobile home, other campsites have to be completely closed.
Hiswa-Recron director Geert Dijks says that closing complete holiday parks is unnecessary. People are already isolated there, he says. “You have to imagine that there are now many people who have been quarantined,” he explains. “But also healthcare staff who would like to stay close to work. And people who cannot work at home with screaming children in the background.”
In the north it is in a mobile home
In some regions, campsites have to be closed because the risk of spreading the Corona virus through the toilet blocks is too great. In the three northern provinces, people are allowed to go to their mobile homes, because they have their own sanitary facilities there. This exception is not made in all regions.
According to Geert Dijks, there are campsites with sanitary facilities that can perfectly meet the hygiene conditions. There needs to be more customization, he says.
There are also safety regions that fear that too many people will come to the campsites and holiday parks at Easter, which could put pressure on healthcare in the region.
Everything locked in Twente
Entrepreneurs are particularly indignant in Twente, because there holiday parks and campsites have to be completely closed to tourists. People who stay there for a long time do not have to leave.
Holiday park owner Bert van der Maat from the Mölke park in Zuna was surprised. He does not understand that people who have their own sanitary facilities in Twente are not allowed to stay in a holiday park, while that is permitted in the other safety region in Overijssel.
The news also came unexpectedly for Patricia Smeets, manager of a recreation park in Overijssel. She immediately tried to get more clarity about the safety region, but that was only successful this afternoon. Her guests must have left the park by Sunday evening.
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