Roland Héguy, president of the Union of hotel trades and industries, appeals to the strikers on franceinfo: “Now we must stop, we cannot block all of France.”
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Tourism professionals pay the consequences: “There is more than 60% cancellation for the hotel industry” in France according to Roland Héguy, president of the Union of trades and hotel industries (Umih), interviewed this Tuesday, October 18 by France Bleu Vaucluse.
“When there is no more mobility, there is no more activity“, notes Roland Héguy, before continuing, “now we have to stop, we cannot block all of France.“Yet the tourist season in 2022 was good,”the paradox is incredible, because we had an extraordinary season, everyone was happy“, recalls the confederal president of Umih.
“Electricity and gas are multiplied by four, five or ten, it is not possible. Tourism is very fragile, the future is very uncertain”
Roland Héguy, President of the Union of Hotel Trades and Industries (Umih)
on franceinfo
“We have major events with the Rugby World Cup, with the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we had to renovate our establishments, we had to welcome them, we had to train, we had to create jobs. Then on arrival we get all these glitches“, regrets Roland Héguy