EU Commission approves €15.8 million aid for Brussels hotels

EU Commission approves €15.8 million aid for Brussels hotels

The European Commission has approved a proposed aid package worth €15.8 million to help hotels in Brussels ride out the latest coronavirus situation.

The package covers hotels and aparthotels, and includes direct grants of between €20,000 and €200,000 per establishment.

Hotels are suffering from the drastic reduction in travel, both business and leisure, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed on people travelling to other countries.

A week ago Bruzz reported that the Leopold Hotel Brussels EU, which would normally expect to be crowded out by business guests in town for the EU and other international institutions – 150 in rooms and suites and up to 500 in the conference rooms – currently had more staff present than guests.

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