{"id":66165,"date":"2021-04-29T15:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T14:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=66165"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:23","slug":"wales-unlock-business-distress-of-hostels-when-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/wales-unlock-business-distress-of-hostels-when-reopening","title":{"rendered":"Wales Unlock:  Business distress of hotels when reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hospitality industry in Wales will reopen to people in May. How hard is it to relaunch hotel businesses at the end of the lockdown?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7971619704131_.pic_hd-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>From 17 May, hotels will reopen indoors, but guests will not be permitted eating in the public restaurant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was time for breakfast at 8 a.m., but the hotel restaurant was empty. David Owen, a 53-year-old hotel runner in Llandudno, Wales, pushed the kitchen door open with his hips and edged his way carefully through the crack, because his hands were full of food bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reached room 206, where a woman on a trip from Cardiff lived, and knocked at the door. A few minutes later an answer came out. &#8220;There&#8217;s your breakfast at the door, enjoy it,&#8221; said David, and went down into the next room with the rest of the bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the first day his hotel officially opened  to visitors from Wales, but all guests were no longer allowed to eat in the downstairs restaurant. After the restart, the service job in the hotel has been completely changed due to COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe difficulty really is there&#8217;s a lot more work when reopening, especially after we lost our means of income during the lockdown,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7961619704128_.pic_hd-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>David Owen, a Wales-based hotel owner, was in the industry for two years, half of the time he was forced to close businesses because of COVID.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David and his wife Cheryl, 51, entered the hospitality industry at the end of 2018 after giving up their 30-year career.  &#8220;It&#8217;s not an easy decision,&#8221; said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The starting point of the business was to escape from previous stressful work environments. They used to be a local authority clerk and a psychiatric nurse. \u201cBoth jobs were very demanding and stressful, so we looked at what we could do to change our lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They ended up running the hotel on the street next to the beach. \u201cWe love it because of the location,\u201d said David. \u201cIt&#8217;s nice to be working for ourselves. We don&#8217;t have the stress of commuting to and from work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But every day is not Sunday &#8211; they had to undergo unexpected pressures as the hotel runners when the whole industry was reeling because of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the UK lockdown began in March last year, their business plans were no longer under their own control, but bounced back and forth between \u2018open\u2019 and \u2018closed\u2019  as the number of COVID-19 cases and restriction policies changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The peaceful life they had hoped for disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dIt&#8217;s over 12 months now,\u201d said David. \u201cWe only had a 12-week period of business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1400x787.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/7981619704134_.pic_hd-1400x787.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>COVID markers in the hotle. Hoteliers have to make sure that they have had an inspection from environmental health recently and complying with all the safeguarding measures to keep people safe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The hospitality industry will to all the people in May is a lifesaver for hoteliers, but David scowled as he talked about it. After the lockdown that lasted more than one year in the UK, he expressed more apprehension and doubt about relaunching than excitement and anticipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere has been increased costs for businesses,\u201d said Andrew Campbell, the chair of the Wales Tourism Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To protect guests and staff, hoteliers must follow the industry&#8217;s security protocols. Everything from large disinfection equipment to tiny COVID-19 markers in hotel corridors adds to the financial burden on businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to do regular sanitization and there&#8217;s hand sanitizer in the communal areas. We bought markings keeping everybody can keep a two-meter distance,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG-20190729-WA0002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The majority of staff in hotels haven&#8217;t been fortunate enough to have vaccinations. Andrew Campbell, the chair of the Wales Tourism Alliance, said:&nbsp;\u201cThere is a fear factor &#8211; we have to be very mindful of the importance of keeping staff safe.\u201d(Credit: Andrew Campbell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the funds spent on the hotel&#8217;s anti-pandemic regulations, more HR costs will be invested to train the staff, with the aim of providing guests with different services to ensure health and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the  sector  where appetency is a key element, all the hotel staff now have to wear a mask at all times in public areas and deliberately maintain a social distance when talking to guests. The enthusiasm is communicated only through two eyes that peeped out of a mask. \u201cWe&#8217;re having to do things very differently than we would in normal circumstances,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The staff also need to collect the breakfast menu completed by all guests the night before to make sure that the food will be delivered to the room the next morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s all delivered in back disposable containers,\u201d said David, which means that hotels will be spending extra money on disposable cutlery and packaging that would not have been used in large quantities in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-459x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-459x1024.jpeg 459w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-135x300.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-689x1536.jpeg 689w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-293x653.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021.jpeg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-459x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-459x1024.jpeg 459w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-135x300.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-689x1536.jpeg 689w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021-293x653.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/WechatIMG19021.jpeg 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut the cash reserves are very low. Businesses are just right on that edges,\u201d said Andrew. With low cash flow, the cost of COVID-driven spending is adding insult to injury for hoteliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reduced cash flow is a current financial problem for hotels, which are under the dual pressure of losing revenue and still having to spend money to maintain hotel infrastructure during the lockdown. \u201cWe lease the car park at the back of the guest house and that still has to be paid each month,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew said that most hotels have been artificially supported under the COVID crisis, such as all the government grants, favorable interest rates and the VAT. \u201cBut it still doesn&#8217;t compensate for the loss of income, because we still have the bills and the mortgage to pay,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe reopening of the hotel industry is a double-edged sword,\u201d said Andrew. Businesses are bracing for more trade, but popular tourist areas are likely to face a new round of lockdown as dense crowds increase the risk of the coronavirus spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would go bankrupt, if we are to go into another lockdown,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s the real fear, so that&#8217;s why we&#8217;d have to operate safely,\u201d said Andrew. He believes it is the responsibility of everyone in the hospitality industry to maintain an edge and take control at this critical time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve seen how vulnerable the hospitality industry is &#8211; 97% of businesses shut down in Wales last March and people have lost their jobs,\u201d said Andrew. \u201cIf we have another shutdown that&#8217;s going to be very serious.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoteliers in Wales will face more operating costs when it reopens on 17 May due to restriction rules to limit the spread of 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