The “proforma” offer of the Hotel Ferus in Emmen causes outrage on Twitter – CEO: “Somehow I have to pay the salary”

A Sinnvoll Gastro Luzern newsletter is causing a stir on Twitter. «Reserve your proforma room here for the current day or the next and enjoy your meal until 11pm. We make sure everything stays the same, ”says the newsletter. The offer refers to the Hotel Ferus in Emmen, which belongs to the catering company.

The “Ferus” in Emmen.

Image: PD

While restaurants in hotels can only stay open until 11 pm for hotel guests, other restaurants must close at 7 pm The Federal Council decided yesterday. The Twitter community reacts indignant to the loophole used by “Ferus”: “The restaurant offers false reservations of hotel rooms so you can eat until 11 at night. We who keep the rules are stupid ”, writes one user. The publication was commented on and shared several times.

“Corona rules followed at all times”

At the request of our newspaper, says the CEO of Sinnvoll-Gastro, Philippe Giesser. It appeases: “The term proforma is badly chosen. Of course, guests are already scheduled to stay at the hotel. After the Federal Council press conference yesterday, we wanted to create an offer so that we can stay open. “For example, guests could book a hotel room for 30 francs and have dinner until 11 pm and then spend the night there. Normally, the price of the 20 rooms at the Hotel Ferus would be between three and five times higher.

Is a loophole being exploited intelligently or is it unfair to other companies? “In the end, I have to see that somehow I can pay the wages. And we have adhered to the crown rules at all times. The price of 30 francs is a cost price, ”says Giesser. Our hotel is empty. The other option would have been to cease operations. “