“We are shocked. We understand that the virus here is that some action must be taken. But I don’t see a reason why we have to be so beaten, ”said Barbora Liďáková, director of the Beskydy Hotel Bauer in Bílá in the Frýdek-Místek Region.
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She added that hotels are able to take measures that reduce the risk of infection. “From reducing capacity in the restaurant to disinfecting the premises. But what the government is doing is a disaster for us. It is time for the government to start negotiating with hoteliers. We have to defend ourselves somehow, “she said.
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At the end of the year, Hotel Bauer was to have mainly families with children as clients. “Nobody expects exuberant parties in the mountains this year. People mainly want to get out of town. Spend some time in the mountains. Have facilities for this, for example in the form of rooms and hotel half board. We would forgive our New Year’s Eve mass celebrations, “added the director. According to her, the opening and closing of hotels will significantly damage the segment. “People will not want to book a stay, pay deposits,” she added.
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Some hoteliers say they should defend themselves against the accommodation ban and demand compensation. “We were silent when they closed Easter, when they closed spring, when they closed autumn. But what the government is now showing is completely over the edge, ”said Martin Jandura, owner of the spindleruv-mlyn.com accommodation portal.
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According to the president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of the Czech Republic, Václav Stárek, entrepreneurs are at the end of their strength and there will be more those who will not open operations. According to him, the state must prepare adequate compensation for the industry, which repeatedly closes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Shops and services should remain open this time for the transition to the fourth stage, albeit with a limited number of people. On the contrary, restaurants will have to close, which is criticized by their operators, who point out that shortened opening hours and operating bans are liquidating small businesses.
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Above all, they do not like the fact that restrictive government measures are directed against their small businesses, where it is quite easy to comply with hygiene measures. In addition, the government will leave giant shopping malls open, where thousands of people accumulate. They call this procedure illogical and unsupported by real numbers, which would prove that coronavirus infection is spreading in restaurants.
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However, some were at least partially satisfied by Minister Blatný’s statement that he would ask the Minister of Finance Alena Schillerová (for YES) for a better system of compensation for closed establishments, especially restaurants.
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“It simply came to our notice then. However, it is important that compensation does not go only to restaurants, but to all small shops, sole traders and small businesses in general, who find themselves in a difficult situation due to restrictions. We also hope that he will not just keep his promises, but that the government will actually fulfill it, “Jiří Janeček, the owner of the brewery and restaurant in Jince in the Příbram region, told Práva.
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In response to the minister’s promise, Janeček and some other restaurant owners decided to withdraw from the radical form of protest on Friday and still close the pub for the public after 8 pm in accordance with government regulations.
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“But we’ll let it shine inside, we won’t let regulars in,” Janeček described how they wanted to show that they remained vigilant. On Sunday afternoon, he convened a coordination meeting in his restaurant with representatives of restaurants, breweries and tradesmen from other professions.
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“We invited them to send only one representative so that we would not have much. The aim of this meeting is to develop our requirements and ideas on how to deal with this situation. On Monday, we would publish the conclusions from our coordination meeting, “said Janeček.
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