HYDERABAD: For the New Year’s Eve, pubs, bars, hotels and restaurants are expecting a massive sellout with the state government allowing them to sell liquor up to 1 am on New Year’s Eve.
Considering that all other neighbouring states have imposed strict restrictions for New Year’s Eve, the hotels in the city are expecting a massive influx of people from these states.
“The business is definitely going to be better than last year considering so many people would have landed in Hyderabad to party. Although there are not big events planned, most hotels are expected to do great business this time” said Jagdish Rao, secretary of Telangana Hotels Association.
The pub and bar owners are also adhering to the guidelines issued by the cops to hold the parties. “We are expecting almost the same crowd as we get during a weekend. We would be limiting our guests and would ensure that all the Covid-19 protocols are being followed. Even if that means checking the vaccination certificates of the revellers as per police guidelines, we’ll do it,” said V Gokul Krishna, owner of Sanctuary Bar and Kitchen in Film Nagar.
The Cyberabad, Hyderabad and Rachakonda commissionerates have issued strict guidelines to all the pubs, bars, hotels, restaurants and event managers to ensure that regular announcements are being made and visual displays on adhering to Covid-19 norms are put up at the venue.
