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«First we lost Baselworld, now the Swissôtel Le Plaza. If things continue like this, we will lose the necessary infrastructure for trade fairs and congresses in terms of hospitality and catering ”, said Maurus Ebneter, President of Wirteverband. Call the closing of the Swissôtel an alarm signal.
“For 2020 as a whole, I am assuming a 70 percent decrease in overnight stays,” Raphael Wyniger said in mid-October of “bzBasel.” In the “Basler Zeitung”, Rapahel Wyniger, president of Basel Hoteliers, spoke of a dramatic situation that could result in a “reduction of business”.
No congress visitors and trade fair tourists
The Swissôtel Le Plaza directly at the exhibition center is aimed at business travelers and conference visitors. Companies with this business model are especially suffering from the Corona crisis. At the end of September, the Accor Group announced the closure of the Swissôtel Zurich. Maurus Ebneter: “In Zurich we now have the situation that the Oerlikon fair district is losing a major hotel supplier. The same thing threatens now in Basel ”.
Is the Basel aid program enough?
In September, the Grand Council approved the initiative “Maintain and secure tourism infrastructure and jobs in the hotel and hotel industry”. Reason: “Without further assistance, there will soon be permanent damage to the tourist and gastronomic infrastructure of our canton.”
The motion, signed by almost all the leaders of the parliamentary groups, calls for a substantial aid program for the hotel and hotel industry in Basel in the amount of 10 to 15 million francs. The government must comply with them before the end of the year. Is there enough time and enough money?
In the talk, Raphael Wyniger, President of Basler Hotelier-Verein, and Maurus Ebneter, President of Basel Wirteverband, comment on the situation on Wednesday, November 11, starting at 6.45 p.m.
