Hotels with restaurants and bars
These businesses who are able to ensure social distancing should be allowed to reopen. I think that it will be a long time before people will go out and mingle as before anyway, therefore the risk is reduced naturally. If bars were table service only for the time being that would again limit the number of people present. Also, if restaurants only accepted bookings short term, they could easily cope with social distancing - they would know exactly who was coming and when. I personally would rather serve beer to customers sat at a table, than carry out housekeeping duties even with a mask and gloves on.
Why the contribution is important
The hospitality industry is one of the biggest employers in Scotland and also Scotland needs its tourism sector to survive and thrive. If hotels were to open without their associated restaurants and bars opening, they wouldn't survive and many of their staff would lose their jobs. Many will already lose their jobs as I feel that this industry is the one that will take the longest to recover. I suspect that it will take a while for people to begin to move about. The government needs to support the hospitality sector by helping them to keep people employed. Effectively pay staff to work where they're contributing to society and the public coffers, or pay them through Universal Credit to sit at home .
by S1234 on May 08, 2020 at 01:43PM
Posted by sinderins May 11, 2020 at 15:43
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