Hotels and restaurants in Salzburg are only allowed to open five days later than retail. There is praise and criticism for this decision.
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Which rules apply to the Salzburg Christmas market? For chairman Wolfgang Haider it is clear: “The 300 visitor limit does not apply to us. We’ll open on Sunday. ”
Industry representatives see the two-stage end of the lockdown in Salzburg with one laughing and one crying eye. The opening of the catering trade, which has been postponed by just under a week to December 17th, is now also making the last Christmas celebrations impossible, says landlord spokesman Ernst Pühringer (Gasthof Hölle, Salzburg). “That hurts us. I don’t have a single one now.” In the winter sports regions, colleagues would have to register and pay staff from December 12th in order to prevent employees from moving to the previously opened destinations Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Switzerland or …
Accessed on December 9th, 2021 at 1:48 am on https://www.sn.at/salzburg/politik/salzburg-beendet-den-lockdown-in-zwei-etappen-113725783