COVID: No hope for Germany’s hotels?
By DW
28 February 2021 |
3:32 pm
Hairdressers, restaurants, small businesses are all mentioned in the debate about the end of lockdown in Germany. Hotels are at the bottom of the list — triggering fear among those whose livelihoods depend on them.
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