Ching Sheng Hotel at Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County and Tayih Landis Hotel in Tainan City to shutter in May and June

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/05/03
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Ching Sheng Hotel (景聖樓) at Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan’s Nantou County and Tayih Landis Hotel in Tainan City (台南大億麗緻酒店) will close their doors in May and June, respectively, due to economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, CNA reported on Sunday (May 3).

According to the report, Ching Sheng Hotel, run by Wenwu Temple, will close on May 26 and lay off 24 employees. Wen Wu Temple Chairman Chang De-lin (張德林) said on Sunday the hotel has lost more than NT$10 million (US$330,000) over the past four years.

He added the situation had been exacerbated by a big decline in the number of Chinese coming to Taiwan. The hotel will be closed to prevent further losses, CNA quoted Chang as saying. An employee said the hotel is set to shutter on May 26.

Meanwhile, Tayih Landis Hotel, the first five-star hotel in Tainan, has reportedly decided to shutter on June 30. Hotel owner Tayih Group rented the building from the building owner, Cathay Life Insurance, and opened the hotel in 2002.    [FULL  STORY]