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Unlock 4: Maharashtra allows hotels and lodges to operate at 100% capacity

Even as the hotel association welcomed the move, it said the notification is silent on restaurants and will help if there is further clarity

The state of the industry has prompted top hotel chains to predict that revival may take anywhere between one and three years
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Food and beverage (F&B) accounts for more than half of revenue for five star hotel chains, therefore the permission to operate at full capacity is critical for hotels.

Shally Seth Mohile Mumbai
Starting tomorrow, hotels and lodges in Maharashtra will be allowed to operate at 100 per cent capacity utilisation rate, as per the guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government on unlock 4.0 on Monday.  The move comes as a big relief for the hotels and all those in the business of offering accommodation in the state that have so far been operating at a third of their capacity.

Even as the hotel association welcomed the move, it said the notification is silent on restaurants and will help if there is further clarity. “Allowing 100 per cent capacity from 30 per cent