Gregor Wateler, General Manager of the Shangri-La in Pudong, Shanghai
Where hundreds of guests used to come in and out each day, the doors are now locked most of the time: The Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai is now a quarantine hotel. General Manager Gregor Wateler hopes the luxury establishment can resume normal operations by the end of the month. Frank Sieren spoke with Wateler.
Mr. Wateler, the Shangri-La in Pudong on the banks of the Huangpu River is the largest 5-star hotel in Shanghai. Now it is a quarantine hotel. Normally, you have around 800 employees to keep it running. How many are there at the moment?