Business

TN hoteliers stare at grim future as curfews choke biz, tourist footfall

With nearly 50 per cent of the business gone since the outbreak of coronavirus and the lockdown last year, the night curfew and ban on tourists visiting hill stations will further wipe out the restaurant business, said hoteliers in Tamil Nadu.

migrator

Updated:22nd Apr, 2021 at 1:09 AM

Chennai

They also said the migrant labour going back to their homes is not a major problem as many of them who had left last year have not returned and further business has not improved.

“Normally business in vegetarian hotels pick up from 7.30 pm and in non-vegetarian outlets at 8 pm. The night curfew between 10 pm and 4 am announced by the TN government from April 20 will hit the business hard. Already restaurants are near empty after 7.30 pm,” said R Srinivasan, Secretary, TN Hotels Association. With COVID-19 second wave hitting TN and increasing the number of active patients, the state government recently tightened the restrictions like night curfew, ban on tourists.

TN hoteliers stare at grim future as curfews choke biz, tourist footfall

With nearly 50 per cent of the business gone since the outbreak of coronavirus and the lockdown last year, the night curfew and ban on tourists visiting hill stations will further wipe out the restaurant business, said hoteliers in Tamil Nadu.

Also Read

SC upholds Madras HC order: Converted Muslims can't claim BC quota benefits based on earlier status

29 killed, over 40 injured as school roof collapses in Pakistan's Peshawar

CBI arrests Chennai SFIO deputy director, two others in Rs 1 crore bribery case

Ayudha Puja rush: Chennai-Coimbatore flight fares nearly triple; Mumbai tickets hit Rs 30,000

After IndiGo mid-air fire, Chennai airport tightens power bank checks as DGCA bans unsafe model