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Corona: Angela Merkel reveals where she wants to go on vacation in summer - Lake Garda community: "Our place is immune"

2020-06-07T09:57:17.132Z


Summer vacation in Coronavirus times: Travel warnings are falling - but traveling is not “normal”.Summer vacation in Coronavirus times: Travel warnings are falling - but traveling is not “normal”. Despite the corona crisis a summer holiday * possible - and if so, where? Maas will  withdraw worldwide travel warnings from June 15 (update from June 3; 11:25 a.m.).  Italy is now also opening its borders to vacationers (update from June 3; 9:30 a.m.).  Here you will find the basic facts about the ...


Summer vacation in Coronavirus times: Travel warnings are falling - but traveling is not “normal”.

  • Despite the corona crisis a summer holiday * possible - and if so, where?
  • Maas will  withdraw worldwide travel warnings from June 15 (update from June 3; 11:25 a.m.). 
  • Italy is now also opening its borders to vacationers (update from June 3; 9:30 a.m.). 
  • Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.

Update on June 6, 8.50 pm: The Lake Garda in Italy is one of probably the most popular destinations for German tourists. A place on the lakeshore probably does not want to do without tourism even in times of Corona and is now wooing potential holidaymakers . “Visitors can feel absolutely safe here. We only had one Corona case here, ”said Antonio Martinelli, Mayor of Limone sul Garda. "Our place is immune." Hotels and tourist attractions will now gradually go back into operation and holidaymakers would also not have to wear mouth-nose protection on the beach and in the restaurant, a safety distance to other tourists, however, still apply. 

Last year, the small town counted 1.3 million overnight stays by tourists . 70 percent of these came from Germany. "We want to send a message to our beloved German friends that we are eagerly awaiting them," says Martinelli. It is this German tourists should now help by the coronavirus fallen into the water far holiday season on Lake Garda to save at least partially. "The situation is quiet, there has never been an emergency," explains Paolo Artelio, president of the Lago di Garda Veneto tourist consortium. The hope now rests on the fact that after the end of the travel warnings on June 15th, more and more German holidaymakers are on their way to northern Italy. 

Update from June 5, 2:04 pm:  Summer vacation in Coronavirus times: The chaos is getting bigger. A fierce argument about the opening of the clubs is burning in Mallorca.

Update of June 5, 9:06 a.m .: The  Czech Republic opens its border again to citizens from Germany, Austria and Hungary after almost three months . The decision will come into effect at midday on Friday, as the cabinet decided on Friday morning at a special session in Prague. A negative corona test no longer has to be submitted. "We have to go back to normal," Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on public television. It is good if tourists from these countries spend money in the Czech Republic again.

Due to the corona virus pandemic , the Czech Republic had largely stopped foreigners from entering the country in mid-March. The border with Slovakia had already been opened on Thursday. From June 15, the government in Prague will introduce a graduated traffic light model for other countries, which divides them into risk groups. While citizens from “green” countries such as Switzerland are given free travel, travelers from France, Italy and Spain have to submit a negative laboratory test for the corona virus upon entry .

There were 9494 confirmed coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic until Friday, according to data from the Ministry of Health. 326 deaths have been linked to the condition.

Vacation despite Corona: Merkel reveals where she wants to go on vacation in summer

Update of June 4, 7.42 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to spend her summer vacation in Germany this year because of the corona crisis . When asked what goal she had for her summer vacation, Merkel said shortly on Thursday in the ZDF program "What now, Ms. Merkel": "Germany." The Chancellor did not comment more specifically. In recent years, the island of Ischia in the Gulf of Naples or the South Tyrolean mountains have been popular destinations for Merkel.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel and husband on vacation (archive picture).

© dpa / Ciro De Luca

Update from June 4, 4:56 p.m .: The Czech Republic opens its border for citizens from Germany, Austria and Hungary earlier than planned - probably already from Saturday . Prime Minister Andrej Babis told the CTK agency on the sidelines of a visit to the spa town of Marienbad. He called the cabinet for a special session in Prague on Friday morning to make a formal decision.

Corona crisis: Tourism officer sees opportunities for summer vacation in Turkey

Update from June 4, 3:32 pm : Holidays outside the EU seem to be within reach. The Federal Government's Tourism Representative , Thomas Bareiß , told the dpa : “We are committed to being able to withdraw travel warnings for third countries step by step over the next few weeks. If the infection rate is low and there are high safety standards and safeguards, I see no reason to maintain a travel warning. ”

The federal government is also in discussion with Turkey . Another condition is that there are corresponding flight connections. Some airlines have already announced this. The federal government has not yet decided how to deal with non-EU countries. Turkey in particular, the third most popular holiday destination for Germans, is hoping for tourists from Germany.

By the way: Not only in the tourism industry are there many new developments related to Corona. The government passed a comprehensive stimulus package on Wednesday evening . Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to answer questions about the package of measures this Thursday from 7.20 p.m. on ZDF and from 8.15 p.m. on ARD

Holidays in spite of Corona: Mallorca is planning a “monster project” - but nothing will be the same as before

Update from June 4th, 10.18 a.m .: The "Ham Street " in Mallorca (named after a ham stand ) is known to all Ballermann connoisseurs. Among other things, the legendary music bar "Bierkönig" is located here - but despite travel easing , nothing will be the same here in summer 2020. According to information from Bild.de there will be admission controls ; a "monster project" with "considerable" personnel expenditure, as it says in the report.

This is due to the fears of the restaurateurs of corona infections . Accordingly, new because of the pandemic : restaurant tables should be reserved via the app, a distance requirement of two meters also applies at the pool, hotel rooms are "sealed" until a new guest arrives and menu cards are currently no longer available. You have to load the food offer on your smartphone via QR code. The rules in Schinkenstrasse were tightened last summer:

In summer you shouldn't drink on the streets of Ballermann:
▶ ︎ https://t.co/EVs9vzht9f #Ballermann #Mallorca #Alkohol

Five prohibition zones will be set up, and yes, the beer gardens in Schinkenstraße will also be affected. Stay strong, Germany! pic.twitter.com/QZ8XXzteW5

- VICE in German (@vice_de) February 28, 2019

Holidays: Italy's borders are open again - travel warnings for Germans still fall in June

Update from June 3, 7:57 p.m .:  Will there still be something with the summer vacation? Italy opened  its borders on Wednesday (June 3)  . Now is also strongly influenced by  coronavirus  affected  Spain  to see at the end of the tunnel light. The controversial state of emergency was extended by a further two weeks until June 20 for the sixth time, but should then be eased further.

On July 1, foreigners should also be allowed to enter the most important holiday destination in Europe.

Corona vacation: is Italy ready for tourism?

Update of June 3, 4:37 p.m .: Italy has opened its borders to holidaymakers, but many hotels are still closed. In the Bolzano region, which is popular with German tourists, for example, according to estimates by the Hotel and Restaurant Association, only a maximum of 20 percent of businesses opened. The state government in Bolzano said that the exact figures were not available. Italy has allowed citizens from the other 26 EU countries as well as from other countries such as Great Britain or Switzerland to enter the country free of charge since Wednesday.

Update June 3, 16:03:  vacationers in Iceland can directly at the entry to which from 15 June coronavirus get tested. It offers international tourists an alternative to the 14-day quarantine that has been mandatory since April after arriving on the North Atlantic Island, the Icelandic government said.

Summer vacation despite Corona: Meuse largely withdraws travel warnings and warns

Update of June 3, 10:43 : Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made a statement on the subject of travel warnings in Germany after a meeting with the Federal Cabinet. The government plans to lift the travel warning in Europe for 31 countries from June 15 . At the European level, there should then be individual travel advice for individual countries. The travel advice is being put together, says Maas. However, this does not automatically mean that tourist trips to the countries are then possible again in all cases. 

A special case would be Great Britain , according to him . There is still a 14-day quarantine for immigrants, beyond June 15th. In Spain, too, curfews would be extended until June 21.    

Heiko Maas urges caution in all loosening. There will be no further return campaign by the federal government for holidaymakers from abroad this summer, Maas emphasizes.  

The lifting of the travel warning therefore includes for the 26 members of the European Union also for Great Britain and the four Schengen area countries that are not members of the EU: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 

We decided today to lift the global #travel warning for the EU, Schengen-associated countries and the United Kingdom from June 15th and replace it with individual travel advice. (1/4)

- Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) June 3, 2020

Summer vacation despite Corona: Italy opens its borders to tourists

Update of June 3, 9.30 a.m .: It is a special moment: Italy has been opening its borders to holidaymakers again this morning * . After three months, people from the other 26 EU countries as well as Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland are allowed to enter. There is no virus quarantine for two weeks. Before that, foreigners were only allowed to enter the country for a valid reason, such as work. In addition, the Italians are allowed to travel back and forth in the country between the 20 regions.

Summer vacation in Europe: does the travel warning fall earlier?

Update from June 2, 2:20 p.m .: The way for  summer vacation in Europe is free, and much earlier than expected. "We are preparing a decision for the cabinet tomorrow, which is currently still being voted within the government," said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) this Tuesday in Berlin.

Specifically, the travel warnings for the European Union and neighboring countries are to be replaced by travel advice

These are intended to help German citizens where and whether they want to plan their summer vacation in Corona times at short notice. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Maas had had no hope of vacationing this summer.

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German Foreign Minister: Heiko Maas from the SPD.

© AFP / FABRIZIO BENSCH

Summer vacation: mass party on Sylt - police step in

Update of June 2, 12 noon: The Corona spectacle of Kampen : After a mass party on the beach of the Sylt Nobel place, at which Covid-19 protective measures have been largely disregarded, the police are now cracking down . 

Thus, “the path to Buhne16 from the Inselweg cycle route was blocked. Due to the increasing crowds on the beach and Buhne 16, this is being done by the police, ”said the city of Kampen on its social media channels.

Hashtags such as # crowded or #minimum distance were attached to the posting. According to police, up to 3,500 people had gathered in the area around the famous beach bistro on Pentecost weekend, celebrating and strolling together in large groups.

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⚠️ From now on, the route to @ buhne16 is blocked from the Inselbahntrasse cycle path. Due to the increasing demand on the beach and Buhne 16 ⛱, this is done on police orders. #kampensylt #Kampen # einflirtfürsleben # buhne16 #pfingsten #m Minimum distance # crowded #strand #nordsee #sylt

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According to Focus Online , tourists reported that the police and security officers were overwhelmed by the huge rush. Now the authorities are taking action.

Summer vacation despite Corona: mass party polarized in Kampen on Sylt 

Update, June 1, 1:12 p.m .: There were several violations of the corona measures on Pentecost weekend in Sylt's luxury spa town of Kampen . Above all, the area of ​​“Buhne 16” is said to have been affected. A Sylt tourist , who visited the restaurant on Saturday (May 30th), told Focus.de about a sprawling event and inattentive security guards. 

“The subject of corona measures ” on this weekend of Pentecost and the days before was “ a joke ”. "There was no minimum distance, nor did the two-household rule - it didn't matter." She describes the beach as "bumpy", the people there would have been sitting in groups of 20, drinking and celebrating together.

The only restriction she noticed was that the noble restaurant "Buhne 16" only let in a limited number of people. In her eyes, however, this measure was also “for the cat”, because “hundreds of people” were standing in line in front of the restaurant - without a minimum distance . Security staff and the regulatory office were on site all the time.

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Take a vacation despite the corona virus: on some beaches, tourists already gathered at Pentecost (symbol image).

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"They just didn't do anything," she criticized Focus.de. At some point, the security guards would have asked their group whether they consisted of two households, but were satisfied with a short “yes”. At no point did she observe security interventions.

Coronavirus: mass party in Sylter Kurort: "People came from all sides"

Update, May 31, 10:32 p.m .:  Not only in Holland ( see below ), Pentecost attracts numerous people to the beach. Beaches are also well attended in Germany - for example on the North Sea . In the posh Sylt health resort Kampen , however, incredible scenes took place on Saturday (May 30th). As the picture reports, a large number of young people had gathered on the beach at the start of Pentecost holidays - without complying with the prescribed corona rules *. We are talking about 3500 people who were around a beach bar. 

According to the picture, conditions like the American Spring Break ” were described - the young people danced and drank alcohol on the beach. The prescribed safety distance to contain the corona virus was not observed. The police finally moved in and blocked an entire stretch of beach. Six security guards who were assigned to the beach had previously been overwhelmed with the mass of people. 

Stefanie Böhm, Kampen's Mayor , spoke to the newspaper about the incident. It was a " dream weather ". "The young people are in a party mood - which is not possible today, and that was completely ignored by them," she explains. People came to the beach "from all sides"

Holiday rush at Pentecost: Germans are crowding on Holland's beaches - not everyone is enthusiastic about it 

First report from May 31, 8:45 p.m .: 

Scheveningen - The Netherlands are ready for opening after the Corona measures - Hotels have already prepared for the rush of Whitsun holidaymakers . In Scheveningen , a district of The Hague , there are already numerous holidaymakers on the beaches

Summer vacation despite the Corona crisis: Germans are pushing themselves to beaches in Holland

However, as the picture reports, some hotel owners are concerned: How should the business run despite special requirements to contain the corona virus *? “Today is the first day in weeks that we are offering a breakfast buffet again. We have long considered how we can implement the Corona rules . That is why our guests have breakfast in shifts, ”a hotel owner reports to the newspaper.   

What is interesting about the  rush there in the Corona crisis * is that the majority of holidaymakers  come from Germany . “Usually 50 percent of the guests come from Holland and 35 from Germany. However, we now have 85 percent guests from Germany, ”explains the hotel operator in the picture . Despite the special requirements, most hotel operators are happy that the business has started up again. On Monday (June 1st), the outside catering will be allowed to open again in the Netherlands from 12 noon

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A few weeks before the summer vacation, the federal government wants to withdraw the worldwide travel warning - which still applies to tourists until June 15 - for 31 European countries. In addition to the 26 EU partner countries, these include Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Lichtenstein. The regulation could be decided today! What is the corona situation in these countries? What rules apply? #summer vacation #summer vacation # vacation #travel warning #coronavirus # covid19 #corona #spain #italia #france # austria #switzerland

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Holiday rush at Pentecost: Germans are crowding on Holland's beaches - not everyone is enthusiastic about it

However  , a letter published by the Mayors in Scheveningen on Friday (May 29) shows that not all Dutch are enthusiastic about the return of holidaymakers - or the Germans . In it you ask tourists to stay at home. "We miss her. But please do not come if it is not necessary, ”says the picture in the letter. 

With this request, the mayors want to prevent larger crowds - they could favor a larger outbreak of coronavirus *.

Holidays in the Corona crisis: Which countries receive holiday guests from Germany?

Meanwhile, other countries are preparing for border openings and possible holiday guests from Germany . Despite concerns about the corona virus *, several countries want to start tourism again. From Spain, however, came bad news for many vacationers.

However, many Germans are rescheduling in view of the corona pandemic and want to spend a nice time in their own country. But where can you have a nice holiday at Pentecost? An overview shows holiday destinations in Germany *. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a priest was infected with the corona virus. The man had numerous contacts and at least one is also positive.

A corona study suggests that a blood group favors severe Covid 19 disease.

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Go on vacation despite the corona virus: This is how you can now find a hotel room

* Merkur.de  is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

List of rubric lists: © dpa / Ciro De Luca

Source: merkur

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