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Holidays in popular travel destinations: When can Germans travel to which places?

2020-06-10T02:33:27.726Z


Whether at sea or in the mountains: the federal government decided to lift the worldwide travel warning for many European countries from June 15th.


Whether at sea or in the mountains: the federal government decided to lift the worldwide travel warning for many European countries from June 15th.

  • Holidaymakers and the tourism industry are hopeful due to the current corona easing.
  • Many European countries can now travel again.
  • You can find out what is allowed and what is not allowed on summer vacation 2020 in the overview.

Holidays in Italy: borders open since June 3, 2020

In Italy, there is extensive freedom of travel again after about three months with corona restrictions. On June 3, 2020 , the country opened the borders to vacationers from the other 26 EU countries as well as other countries such as Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland . Virus quarantine of two weeks is no longer required. At airports, train stations, museums and many other public places, travelers can expect a scanner to measure fever. Strict distance and hygiene regulations apply everywhere, for example on the beach, in restaurants and in hotels. The number of cases has been falling in Italy for a long time. Lombardy has by far the most cases. By contrast, there were no severe outbreaks in most regions in southern Italy.

Read here : Country advertises itself as "soon corona-free vacation country" - vacation season starts on July 1st.

Holidays in Austria: Restrictions for holidaymakers only minimal

Life in Austria has recently returned to normal. The restrictions for holidaymakers are no longer too serious as of mid-June. Before Pentecost, all hotels and accommodation facilities in the Alpine Republic had reopened. Restaurants and pubs can be visited again for a long time. The curfew in the catering trade will be moved to 1:00 a.m. on June 15, 2020. From mid-June, the obligation to wear mouth-nose protection in public will largely cease. Holidaymakers can look forward to lavish breakfast buffets and relaxation in the wellness area this year - albeit with more distance than usual.

Holidays in Switzerland: Germans can return from June 15, 2020

The Swiss hospitality industry has been doing well again since the Pentecost weekend . From June 15, 2020, guests from Germany and other neighboring countries can also arrive. Most campsites, hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, zoos, museums, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters should then be open - with hygiene and protection concepts.

Holidays in France: border controls lifted on June 15, 2020

In large parts of the country, tourist accommodations such as campsites or holiday homes have now reopened for holidaymakers . In Paris it will last until the end of June. The restaurants have been welcoming guests across the country since the beginning of this week. Because Paris was hit very hard by the virus, you can only drink and eat there on the terraces.

Also leisure activities are now again increasingly possible . So all beaches are accessible again. Large museums and monuments can also welcome visitors again. Famous Parisian museums such as the Louvre or the Musee d'Orsay will only open in a few weeks. France continues to abolish border controls on June 15. This means that German vacationers can only travel to France from this date.

Holidays in Spain: mass tourism allowed again from July 1, 2020

The Spaniards are preparing for the reopening of the country for mass tourism on July 1, 2020 with great optimism but also a downward feeling in the stomach . After the horror reports from the Corona hotspot, will the holidaymakers venture back to the beaches and tapas bars? Almost everywhere in the country, but especially in Mallorca, visitors from Germany are counted on.

"For a German, a trip here to Mallorca is like a trip in their own country, you don't consider this to be particularly risky," said the head of the Palma Beach interest group, Juan Miguel Ferrer.

Read here : On vacation! A travel warning is not a travel ban - what you should know about it.

Holidays in Switzerland: Border opening on June 15, 2020 to all EU and EFTA countries

On June 15, Switzerland opens its borders not only to Germany, France and Austria, but to all states of the EU and the European Free Trade Association (Efta). The pandemic situation made this possible, the government in Bern said on Friday. This line corresponds to that of many European countries. In addition to the EU countries, free travel also applies to citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, who like Switzerland belong to Efta.

Holidays in Cyprus: opening for tourism - Corona test compulsory until June 20, 2020 

Tourists from Germany and twelve other countries can travel to Cyprus without a quarantine from this Tuesday. However, they must undergo a corona test before entering the country; this obligation applies until June 20, as reported on Monday by the state television (RIK), citing the government in Nicosia.

Accordingly, tourists from the following countries are already allowed to enter freely :

  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Malta
  • Greece
  • Israel
  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Lithuania
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Hungary

If tourists or other travelers get the consequences of a coronavirus infection during their stay in Cyprus, the government of the island republic wants to cover the costs, it said.

Vacationers from a second group of countries could only travel to Cyprus from June 20 . This affects travelers from the following countries:

  • Switzerland
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Croatia
  • Estonia.

Travelers from these countries would then have to submit a corona virus test.

Read here : Relaxation of the corona rules for hotels and swimming pools - the current status in the federal states.

Vacation in Germany: App is supposed to regulate who can go to the beach and when on the Baltic Sea

Towel over the couch was yesterday. In the future, a new app will regulate who can go to the beach and when on the Baltic Sea . Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther wants to use the smartphone to book coastal areas during the vacation in Germany during the Corona crisis. "You can register via the app that you want to go to a stretch of beach within a certain period of time ," the CDU politician told the "Tagesspiegel am Sonntag" about the plans for the booking system. "If there is still space, you log in and then have access authorization." The community Scharbeutz on the Bay of Lübeck developed the system according to his information, now it could also be used by other places.

Günther announced: "We will continue to carry out strong controls . We will not ensure that everyone is as close together as in the sardine can." The Prime Minister saw the course of the Ascension and Pentecost weekends as a good sign for tourism in Schleswig-Holstein. "Both weekends went well in the tourist resorts. There were occasional closures when there were too many day guests. But the first test for the summer season worked."

Also interesting : New freedom of travel: insider tips for a short vacation in Europe.

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