Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport and North Wales – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 7 October 2020.
Thank you. How do you respond to the hospitality sector representatives in north Wales who have asked me to advocate most strongly on behalf of full-licensed hotels being able to serve alcohol to hotel residents after the 10 p.m. curfew, emphasising the critical distinction be taken into consideration in that the hotel will become the guest's official residence during their stay, effectively their home, that a hotel has every incentive to abide by the curfew for non-residents in order to protect its licence, that although the current guidelines say that alcohol can be served via room service, this creates operational issues with staffing and will dull or destroy the overall ambience hoteliers are attempting to create, that this subtle clarification will help to keep hotels viable during the pandemic and the bleak winter hospitality is facing, and that this may also provide Welsh hotels with a slight competitive advantage?