Urban hotels in particular suffer from the crisis
The Swiss hotel industry is suffering greatly from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the SonntagsZeitung, this is also supported by the numbers. The situation is particularly dire in the cities.
In February, the average occupancy rate of city hotels was still 15 percent. The entire winter season had already brought major losses. Because travel restrictions paralyzed business and city travel, the average loss per establishment was 1.5 million francs.
The situation was also dramatic in the winter sports resorts. For example, businesses in the Alpine regions were only operating at around 50 percent capacity in February - despite the sports vacations. Despite plenty of snow and good weather, the average loss over the entire winter season was CHF 773,000. (SDA)
