Despite the corona pandemic, many people have high hopes for a normal holiday on Whitsun 2021.
But where do Germans go most?
Tourism officer Thomas Bareiß recently made hope for vacation trips from Pentecost *.
The Germans appear to be ready to travel from May: the leading online travel company
www.Skyscanner.de has been observing
a
25 percent increase in searches from Germany for flights for travel dates around Whitsun 2021
since the beginning of January
2021
.
The sought-after destinations are not only domestically or in other European countries: Tokyo, New York and Bangkok are also among the top 10 most sought-after destinations.
Holidays on Whitsun 2021: Where do Germans want to go by plane?
The Germans' favorite island is in first place:
Palma de Mallorca
is the most popular destination airport for travel dates between May 9th and June 6th - since the beginning of January 2021 the number of searches for Mallorca has even increased by 40 percent.
Anyone looking for Mallorca flights now will find bargains: According to Skyscanner, there are currently
return flights to Mallorca in May 2021 from 53 euros
.
That is more than half cheaper than the average price over the past two years in the same travel period.
The same applies to June 2021: Here, air travel can currently be
booked from 57 euros
- 61 percent cheaper than the average for the past two years.
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Despite Corona: These are the most popular travel destinations for Whitsun 2021
Mallorca
Berlin
Frankfurt
Cancun, Mexico
Crete, Greece
Tokyo
new York
Bangkok
Hugh Aitken, Vice President Flights at Skyscanner, explains: “Our analysis of the most popular flight destinations for what may be the first possible travel period in 2021 shows an
interesting mix of European short-haul
routes
that are not that far from home.
The
popular long-haul destinations in Asia and America
are also surprising, as
they are a sign that Germans have a strong need to discover distant countries and to really experience something. "
(fk) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
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: Summer vacation 2021: 50 percent of the holiday homes on this popular holiday island are already fully booked.
Source: www.skyscanner.de
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