National association of Hoteliers have given the Federal Government conditions for the use of their hotels as isolation centres in the treatment of coronavirus patients. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had on Thursday said the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because of a shortage of hospital beds.
Stating their position on this, hoteliers under the Hospitality and Tourism Management Association of Nigeria said they were ready to support the government in this time of need, though the government must meet their conditions. HAFTAN President, Mr Samson Aturu, said, “In collaboration with FTAN (Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria), we have had lots of discussion on this issue. Our position is that hotels can collaborate with the government because this is a matter of national interest. But the government must be ready to negotiate with hotel owners. The association does not have a direct authority on hotel owners because most hotels are owned by investors.”
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