Escalating COVID-19 cases are wreaking havoc on the hospitality industry, with occupancy rates in Taipei last week dropping below 20 percent, prompting hotels to roll out cutthroat promotions.
Although health authorities have refrained from raising virus alert levels during this outbreak, people are voluntarily avoiding going out after daily cases reached more than 60,000 last week with no sign of stabilizing.
Popular buffet restaurants Eat Together (饗食天堂), Hilai Restaurant (漢來海港餐廳), Brasserie (柏麗廳) at Regent Taipei (台北晶華酒店) and Recipe (探索廚房) at Le Meridien all suspended afternoon meals this month to reduce their losses.
Guestroom staffers have been processing cancelation requests nonstop and might have
McDonald s and local gourmet group ban dining-in amid COVID surge
05/17/2021 06:41 PM
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McDonald s announces Monday a halt to dine-in services at all their restaurants in major cities in northern Taiwan. CNA photo May 17, 2021
Taipei, May 17 (CNA) McDonald s and the Feast & Food Gourmet Group on Monday announced a halt to dine-in services at all their restaurants in major cities in northern Taiwan until May 28 amid a spike in domestic COVID-19 cases.
McDonald s Taiwan said in a statement that customers will not be allowed to dine at its restaurants in the cities of Taipei and New Taipei beginning May 17 until May 28, to protect the health of customers and employees.
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