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This step affects the livelihoods of many Tyroleans, every third of a euro is earned in the state in tourism. Now everything must be done to reduce the number of new infections. There will be no tightening at first.
The Governor of Tyrol, Günther Platter (ÖVP), described Germany’s travel warning as a “severe blow” to Tyrol as a business location. This step affects the livelihoods of many Tyrolese, especially since every third of a euro in the state is earned from tourism. Everything must now be done to reduce the number of new infections so that Tyrol can “kick off the winter season”.
“We must not bury our heads in the sand now,” said the governor. Even in May, one would not have thought that it could dominate the summer season. He called on the population to adhere to measures to reduce the number of infections.
The travel warning will not result in any further action, Platter said. Now we must analyze the effects of moving the curfew to 10 pm in Tyrol and the measures taken by the federal government. Only then can it be decided whether further restrictions are necessary.
Reservations are already being canceled
Representatives of the Tyrolean economy described the German travel warning for Tyrol as another setback on Saturday. The president of the Chamber of Commerce, Christoph Walser, even called it a “catastrophe”, “not only for the hotel and catering industry, but also for other sectors such as retail that are concerned that guests are absent”, He said.
Reservations are already being canceled and guests want to leave, said Mario Gerber, head of the tourism division. He assured that Tyrol is a “safe holiday destination” where “activities can be enjoyed safely”.
For the president of the Tyrolean Economic Association, Franz Hörl, “now you need discipline and financial compensation for companies, similar to the phase during the spring closing.” In addition, he called for a shortening of the AMS early warning system, as well as “rapidly renewed information on the short-term working model.”
Alois Rainer, president of catering at the Chamber of Commerce, also spoke in favor of “a compensation model adapted to Tyrol.” Now models need to be developed, because a corner snack stand cannot be compared to a restaurant with a gourmet restaurant. “Everyone needs support,” he said.
No big deal at the conference
On Friday night, the three-hour meeting between the federal government and state representatives yielded no concrete results. In a subsequent press conference, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) called on Vienna, in particular, to impose more restrictions. Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) once again appealed to the federal states to accept offers from the federal government to use the army and the police in contact tracing.
Kurz recalled that Vienna had about twice as many cases relative to Lower Austria, Tyrol and Vorarlberg, which had also faced travel warnings. Obviously, the vice president is not good enough for the federal capital to be required to register in the restaurant sector. He expressed the hope that further “necessary” measures would be taken in Vienna. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) saw “room for improvement” in the federal capital and stressed that these assessments have nothing to do with the electoral campaign.
