The Pytloun hotels network has stopped accommodating guests from Russia and Belarus. The owner of the chain, which operates 14 hotels in the Czech Republic, especially in the Liberec Region, Prague and the Ore Mountains, decided to respond to the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine and called on other hotels and guesthouses in the Czech Republic, including the Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants. joined this initiative. The owner of the chain, Lukáš Pytloun, admits that this is a discriminatory attitude. He wants Russian citizens to put pressure on their president. Company spokesman Ondřej Hampl informed.
At the same time, the chain announced a boycott of all Russian and Belarusian goods and raw materials in its hotels. “None of us should stand idly by and what is happening in Ukraine now, and this is one way to defend ourselves against Russian violence and to express our support for Ukraine. We want to send a clear signal to the citizens of Russia and Belarus that until the senseless military aggression against a free and sovereign Ukraine, our doors are closed,” Pytloun said.
According to him, every sanction is discriminatory, even those imposed on Russia and Belarus by Western countries. “We are sorry for the Russian and Belarusian citizens who do not agree with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but with this statement we express our opposition to the occupation and want Russian citizens to put pressure on (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin to leave Ukraine as soon as possible. “Other sanctions in the EU and other countries are also targeted at the people of the whole country,” he added.
The Pytloun Hotel network has joined forces to help Ukrainian refugees, offering them free accommodation. “I can’t imagine providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees who are in a completely crazy situation and at the same time staying in the same Russian hotel sympathizing with the invasion of Ukraine. This also prevents possible conflicts,” said the owner, who accommodated the first Ukrainian families Liberec and within two to three weeks promises to adjust and prepare for moving in additional capacity in the Pension Union in Harrachov and in the former Wolker sanatorium in Liberec.
“I understand that not every Russian agrees with President Putin. But he must do something and not let innocent people be killed, at least protest. If someone tells us they do not agree with the invasion, I will trust him and it will be a legitimate reason to accommodate him, as well as a Russian or a Belarusian who is fleeing this regime or being persecuted for his political thinking. I am human and I will act as a human being in individual cases. I want to help,” Pytloun added.
Source: CTK
Photo: Pytloun Hotel Liberec
