Daily impact of COVID-19 on restaurant dining in Germany Feb-Aug2020
After closing for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants in parts of Germany began to re-open in May 2020. The number of seated diners was much lower in the initial weeks compared to last year, but the figures, based on an analysis of online, phone and walk-in reservations, generally rose in the following months. On August 5, 2020, there were around 13.19 percent more seated diners in German restaurants than on the same day a year ago.
Measures to reduce the spread of the the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany had a major impact on the local restaurant industry. On March 16, 2020 the federal government together with federal states, announced new regulations that required restaurants to close daily by 6pm and to implement distancing between tables or to limit guests. On the day of the implementation, the year-over-year decline in seated diners in restaurants on the online reservation service OpenTable went down by a staggering 90 percent. Only a short time later most states had ordered all restaurants to close to guests, but still allowed them sell to customers if they ordered as a take out or delivery.
Measures to reduce the spread of the the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany had a major impact on the local restaurant industry. On March 16, 2020 the federal government together with federal states, announced new regulations that required restaurants to close daily by 6pm and to implement distancing between tables or to limit guests. On the day of the implementation, the year-over-year decline in seated diners in restaurants on the online reservation service OpenTable went down by a staggering 90 percent. Only a short time later most states had ordered all restaurants to close to guests, but still allowed them sell to customers if they ordered as a take out or delivery.
