In some countries, summer vacation should be possible despite the corona pandemic. Spain has now announced the opening of the border for tourists.
- Many Germans already want to make plans for their summer vacation .
- In Spain , the population is pushing for the opening of the border , and politics has now given a time .
- Five holiday countries "very well prepared" according to Tui boss Joussen.
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Madrid - Large parts of the Spanish population live from tourism , but measures are continuing in the country hard hit by the Corona pandemic . A government announcement has now dashed hopes of resuming tourism soon. These grew as Corona hotspot Italy set the border opening for visitors from June 3 .
Summer vacation / Corona: time for border opening in Spain announced
"From July onwards , the reception of foreign tourists will be resumed under safe conditions," announced Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in a speech to the population on Saturday. The politician went on to say that it guarantees "that the tourists will not take any risks and that they will not pose any risks to us."
Even Minister of Transport José Luis Ábalos cannot tell the increasingly troubled population good news. "We can not entry permit of foreigners, while we undergo the Spanish population is still a curfew." The pressure on the government will not lower. Rallies and protests in the country's major cities call for Sanchez's resignation.
The #Corona crisis hits #Spain particularly hard - the measures are only slowly being eased. Tourists are only allowed to re-enter in July. Meanwhile, thousands of Spaniards are taking to the streets. #Coronavirus https://t.co/v7mdsnzehN
- ZDF today (@ZDFheute) May 23, 2020Summer vacation / Corona: Tui boss announces Mallorca flights - Spain extends emergency
The first easing of the lockdown in Spain had already started , but the emergency was extended until June 6 . With the announcements by Tui CEO Fritz Joussen that "in mid / end of June air traffic to Mallorca would be resumed", they had leaned a little too far out the window. "From the end of June we want to fly again on time for the summer holidays ," said the Tui boss to the "Rheinische Post" in Düsseldorf.
The CEO of the travel group Tui, Joussen, announces the resumption of flight operations to European tourist destinations in the course of June. # TUI #Urlaub #Tourismushttps: //t.co/S8Kxpxxcsm
- The News (@DLFnews) May 23, 2020The popular holiday countries Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Bulgaria are also very well prepared, said the Tui boss. The hotel season in these countries should start on July 1st at the latest. There is currently a dialogue with Turkey. "There will be a dynamic of openings because there is no reason for a permanent lockdown of tourism."
