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Summer vacation in Corona times: In which countries vacation could be possible

2020-05-14T03:13:55.646Z


In summer, the Germans make the travel wave year after year. This will only be possible to a limited extent in Corona times. Where can we go this time?


In summer, the Germans make the travel wave year after year. This will only be possible to a limited extent in Corona times. Where can we go this time?

  • The world is still groaning under the corona crisis .
  • The holiday season is also approaching with the Pentecost holidays.
  • This raises the question: Which travel destinations are possible despite the pandemic?

Munich - worries about health and the future, double burden with childcare and much more time in your own four walls - many have never longed for summer vacation as long as this year .

Long-distance travel will probably not yet be possible due to entry bans  , some of which still apply  - but then some European countries and domestic German destinations are likely to lure again. At Pentecost, you can probably travel back home.

Corona crisis and tourism: No date for border openings yet

Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer wants to decide on border openings before Pentecost: until May 15th, the turnpikes are still horizontal. The EU is planning a uniform regulation , but based on current knowledge, this should be difficult to enforce. While some countries are pushing for timely visits by tourists, other nations don't want to rush.

Austria has been very open for some time now - including the hope of numerous holidaymakers from Germany. A special regulation for citizens of the Federal Republic has already been considered out loud. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz assumes "that the border with Germany will open before summer". However, it has not yet become more concrete.

Holidays in the Corona crisis: Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium

In the Netherlands ,  campsites and holiday parks could open from July 1st . Then it should also be possible to rent accommodation. Even Belgium remains cautious. Private trips are prohibited, controls are carried out on the border with Germany.

The Italy friends have better prospects . In South Tyrol, for example, the hotels will again be welcoming guests from May 25th - also under pressure from the tourism industry . According to the FAZ , preparations for a summer season are made under the Corona sign. bilateral travel agreement with Germany, Austria and Switzerland should be sought.

Corona summer vacation 2020: Spain and Mallorca? France?

So far is Spain - hit hard by the virus similar like Italy - yet. The return to normality would ideally take place there at the end of June . German vacationers are probably only conceivable from July , the Canaries near the Moroccan coast are already hoping for the high season in autumn. Hotels in Mallorca will probably not make use of the permission to reopen for the time being due to a lack of guests, as the Mallorca Zeitung suspects.

France is planning to gradually open the borders from June 15 . Almost everywhere in the country - with the exception of a zone in the northeast with Alsace, Lorraine, Burgundy and the region around Paris - restaurants could reopen from the beginning of June . However, it is not yet certain whether tourists will also benefit from it. Accordingly, summer vacations cannot yet be scheduled.

Holidays during the Corona period: Pentecost to Turkey or Greece?

The Turkey is still at an early stage of easing, the hope is on regular holidays from July . German travelers will probably be allowed back in the country from June 15th, and could then move around freely and without restrictions. From June 1st, hotels can again accommodate tourists.

In Greece everything boils down to July 1st . A prerequisite for the entry of tourists is a negative corona test in the home country. Here, “safe travel corridors” are to be created for countries that have successfully defied the pandemic.

Pentecost holiday in the Corona crisis: Croatia or Denmark?

On the Croatian peninsula Istria , hotels and campsites will reopen from May 11th . Tourists can probably travel back to the country in June - but also only after a negative corona test before the start of the trip. Croatia probably relies on so-called "tourism corridors", free travel around the country is not welcome according to FAZ information.

Patients need travel patience with a soft spot for Scandinavia . There are currently no signs of an early border opening. Denmark wants to decide on it by June 1st , Norway probably later that month. In principle, entry to Sweden , which marched almost without any restrictions due to the crisis, is possible, but according to the FAZ , tourists should not be welcome in the country for the time being.

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New appearance: More and more people are wearing a face mask.

© AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA

Corona and Vacation: Czech Republic and Great Britain?

The Czech Republic wants to discuss a precise plan, where the borders could open again in July . Hotels have reopened in Poland , but the decision regarding the early arrival of tourists has not yet been made.

Britain is apparently also preparing for an opening, but appears to be installing a security level in the face of more fatalities than any other European country. According to the Times and the BBC  , Boris Johnson plans to impose a two-week quarantine on travelers.

Holidays in the Corona crisis: Maas does not want a second wave of tourists coming back

In Berlin too, too much risk is being warned in favor of special holiday experiences. "If you look back, you can see that the great contagion risks lurk exactly there, " emphasized Chancellor Minister Helge Braun . And Foreign Minister Heiko Maas explains in the Hamburger Abendblatt : "We cannot and will not bring a quarter of a million people back from vacation in the summer."

No matter where the holiday path will lead to: it should be certain that, apart from trips into the loneliness of nature, restrictions will lurk everywhere . The observance of the spacing rules is the alpha and omega, large group events will be taboo. And it is better not to do without the face mask. Also important to note: According to the current status ( May 12 ), it is still the case that foreigners entering Germany must first go to a 14-day quarantine . It remains to be seen whether this regulation will change until Pentecost.

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It is the first government survey in 2020 for Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) - the topic, of course, is the corona crisis.

List of rubric lists: © dpa / Gregor Fischer

Source: merkur

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