Since the hotels across the country have invested billions as Nepal was observing Visit Nepal Year 2020 (VNY2020), they are about to collapse due to restriction on movement because of Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic that has hit almost all the countries around the world.
Thus, Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) – issuing a press note today – has asked the government to immediately bring special policies and relief package to help prevent the hotel sector from collapsing.
The association also said that hotels across the country cannot sustain workers, pay rental charge and electricity tariffs, pay bank loans and different other taxes to the government as they have been shut down since long. “In such a difficult situation, where hotels are fighting for their existence, the government should immediately introduce a special policy to help share liabilities until the situation turns normal,” the press note reads, adding that the tourism sector across the globe has been affected and is not going to be normal until the next few years. “Hotel business relies on tourists and normal international flights are expected only from next January forcing the hotels to be closed until then.
The association has asked the government to focus on special measures to sustain hotel businesses and the workers, instead of continuing with the current tax and labour policies.
As hotels are the backbone of tourism and the tourism sector is the driving force behind Nepal’s economy, the government should immediately introduce special relief measures for hoteliers,” the press note of association reads.
Thus, Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) – issuing a press note today – has asked the government to immediately bring special policies and relief package to help prevent the hotel sector from collapsing.
The association also said that hotels across the country cannot sustain workers, pay rental charge and electricity tariffs, pay bank loans and different other taxes to the government as they have been shut down since long. “In such a difficult situation, where hotels are fighting for their existence, the government should immediately introduce a special policy to help share liabilities until the situation turns normal,” the press note reads, adding that the tourism sector across the globe has been affected and is not going to be normal until the next few years. “Hotel business relies on tourists and normal international flights are expected only from next January forcing the hotels to be closed until then.
The association has asked the government to focus on special measures to sustain hotel businesses and the workers, instead of continuing with the current tax and labour policies.
As hotels are the backbone of tourism and the tourism sector is the driving force behind Nepal’s economy, the government should immediately introduce special relief measures for hoteliers,” the press note of association reads.
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