The first New Year’s Eve post-covid is being viewed with optimism
by entrepreneurs of nightlife venues, at a time when the sector is trying to
recover from.
Time to open up nightlife?
The National Association of Discotheques (AND) has said that now is the moment for the gradual reopening of nightlife spaces and bars, which have been closed for more than a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking to Lusa, the president of DNA, José Gouveia, said: In the analysis that we have done over the last few months, we think that this is the time for, at least gradually, to reopen and to end this lockdown of discotheques, he said.
The businessman said that they should start by reopening outdoor spaces, such as small bars in the city centres, giving as an example Porto or Lisbon (Cais do Sodré or Bairro Alto).