Tourism association protests against corona lockdown: “We call on politicians …”

The General Secretary of the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) Michael Rabe spoke up about the federal-state resolutions, which were announced on October 28, 2020: “The measures decided yesterday * and thus the shutdown of the entire leisure industry in Germany hits the tourism industry once more. ”The package announced as“ Lockdown Light ”is for them Entrepreneurs in the tourism sector are anything but easy to cope with.

Quite the opposite: The extensive four-week closure of restaurants and amusement parks, the ban on events and tourist hotel overnight stays and the general advising against travel and excursions will, according to Rabe, be another heavy burden that the tourism industry has to bear. “We very much welcome the financial support that politicians have decided on for the weeks of the standstill,” emphasized Rabe. “It will be essential for the survival of many businesses. But that cannot be a permanent solution either, especially because the reliable perspective and predictability that are so important for the company are then missing. “

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Whether the decided Restrictions and Prohibitions would show the hoped-for effect or not, would have to show up anyway. “There are doubts about this beyond our industry, as shown, for example, by the position paper published yesterday by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians,” said Rabe. “We will nonetheless face the difficult task that has once again been imposed on us, but we very much welcome the fact that a parliamentary and public discussion is increasingly taking place about freezing all leisure activities and its usefulness in combating the spread of the virus. Ultimately, it has to be a matter of developing and implementing measures that target the actual foci and chains of infection. “

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In one Appeal to politics explained Rabe: “At the same time, we urge the responsible politiciansto do everything possible now to avoid a third lockdown in the tourism industry. To this end, solutions must finally be worked out how we can guarantee a maximum of public life and leisure time with and despite Corona. We have to find a new balance between health prevention and economic prosperity. Because with all the hope that a vaccine will be available soon, it is foreseeable that we will have to live with this virus for many more months. We are ready to cooperate, implement and implement measures that guarantee these personal and entrepreneurial freedoms. Because one thing is clear: Our entrepreneurs want to work and not hang on to the treasury! ” (sca) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network.

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