2020-06-02 20:18:32
All year round hotels are officially allowed in Greece since yesterday. Many tourists, especially those waiting for their near holiday trips, treat this fact as a kind of breakthrough in loosening the restrictions associated with coronavirus. Unfortunately, however, there are many indications that the date of June 1 had little effect on the functioning of the hospitality industry in Crete. Still, most hotels, even those that could theoretically already operate, remain closed. Well, the usual economic calculation clearly shows that starting a business on this day, in the absence of foreign tourists, has only a symbolic dimension.
Hotel Megaron in Heraklion
This situation will most likely not change dramatically until the local airports in Chania and Heraklion are opened. Currently, a small group of tourists coming to Crete are people traveling by ferry. There are certainly too few of them in relation to the number of beds offered in Chania , Heraklion or Rethymno . This can be seen in virtually every corner of these cities, which is considered a tourist attraction. In the neakriti article, 25 August street is given as an example, which is a kind of representative promenade of Heraklion. Last year, this place was vibrant with life at the beginning of June. And today ... half the stores are still closed.
street on August 25 in Heraklion
Hotel owners also point out that in many places, preparations for opening are still underway. The facilities must be adapted to function in the new reality, and the personnel working in them must undergo appropriate training. One thing is certain, the hotel industry in Crete is slowly waking up from this forced lethargy. However, time is needed for full awakening ... and above all foreign guests.
Eftychis Vourdoumbakis, a hotelier from Chania, indicated the date of opening his property on June 12. As he said, "we have not opened because on the one hand we are not ready yet and on the other hand we have not had any reservations". In a similar situation there are many other year-round hotels in Crete. Giannis Oikonomou hotelier from Heraklion also spoke in a similar tone on the neakriti portal: "We are currently preparing to implement (health) protocols that require a lot of work. We hope to open in the next few days. "
The real groundbreaking date will probably be July 1, when international flights to Heraklion and Chania will be allowed. Even then, many people in the industry estimate that only about 50-60% of all hotels in Crete will operate.
Requirements to prevent the spread of coronavirus are certainly one of the deterrents to opening hotels early. The more so, according to central authorities, compliance with the procedures will be monitored and any deviations are to be severely punished with fines between 500 and 1500 €. And in special cases, violations are to result in suspension of operations even for a period of 90 days.
Komentarze
Lotniska na Krecie
Czy lotniska w Chanii i Heraklionie dla ruchu międzynarodowego otwarte będą dopiero od 1 lipca br. ?
odp. Lotniska na Krecie
Tak, na ten moment taka jest właśnie decyzja.
Wymogi sanitarne
W artykule piszecie, że hotele przygotowują się do protokołu sanitarnego(zdrowotnego). Znane są już konkretne wymogi sanitarne stawiane hotelom? Bez wątpienia będzie to jeden z elementów wpływających na decyzję o przylocie do Grecji.
Wymogi sanitarne
Zmieni się forma podawania posiłków. Jeśli hotel oferuje wyżywienie to nie będzie funkcjonować szwedzki stół. Potrawy będą nakładać pracownicy. Chodzi o to aby goście nie mieli kontaktu ze sztućcami i naczyniami w których wykładane jest jedzenie. Wszystko będzie ze pleksi. Na basenie leżaki muszą być szerzej rozstawione i dezynfekowane po każdym kliencie. Zmniejszy się przez to liczba miejsc, zwiększą kolejki chętnych. Jeśli do tej pory leżaki były wykładane materacami czy poduszkami to teraz ich ma nie być. Wszędzie ma być dezynfekcja. W sklepach i transporcie mają obowiązywać maski, większe odległości. Zmieniają się też zasady wynajmu samochodów (mniej pasażerów niż wynika to z liczby siedzeń), podróżowania autokarami itp.
Wypełnij poniższy formularz aby dodać komentarz
lub kliknij w poniższy link aby skorzystać z możliwosci komentowania przez facebooka:
https://www.facebook.com/crete.poland/posts/10157171525927551