15min businessmen complained that just a few hot days will not save the resort – after they pass and cooler weather sets in, mass reservation cancellations begin.
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“The most important thing for people is to go to the sea. They do not go to Palanga to walk in parks, sit in cafes, or stay in rooms.
The big ones – hotels or holiday homes – somehow manage to navigate because they are large. For them, even a third of canceled reservations is not yet a tragedy.
But how do we, private owners, survive? For some, the money earned in summer is the only way to survive the winter. But when the season is like this and there are almost no guests, as you can see, what can you survive here – we will wither,” complained a Palanga resident engaged in rental business, who wished to remain anonymous.