Australian hotels continue to suffer
The travel and tourism industry in Australia has effectively had to re-invent itself as domestic markets were forced to become intra-State markets, and international markets remain barred from entering the country, according to a new sentiment survey from Horwath HTL. The accommodation sector continues to suffer: many owners and operators remain ever- challenged as the effects of ongoing economic loss settle in, and the livelihoods of those many staff stood down or temporarily under-employed remain propped up through government relief measures. Uncertainty for many persists.
Drive-in cake
Vienna’s iconic Hotel Sacher is determined to keep selling its famous chocolate cake, even as the pandemic has crippled its occupancy. The hotel’s concierge, Uwe Kotzendorfer, is selling the hotel’s famous Sacher torte for €50 to €60 (US$60 to US$71) on a drive-in stand just across the road from Vienna’s prestigious State Opera house. The vast majority of the Sacher’s staff are now on government-subsidized furlough and the majority of rooms and dining halls in the six neoclassical buildings are deserted.
