Travel and vacation in 2021 could change due to the corona crisis.
Which trends are already emerging.
The Corona crisis * is having an enormous impact on the
vacation
and
travel industry
.
Some new
travel trends could
emerge
from the
pandemic
.
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Frankfurt - Finally out of the gray
Corona everyday life
and into the vacation - that's what many people want.
A change of scenery, even if it is only brief, can at least pass the dreary period of lockdown a little out of your mind.
But when
planning a trip
in 2021, there is one thing above all: the fear of being infected with the
coronavirus
.
This is precisely why the trends in
vacation and travel
in 2021
paint
a completely different picture than in previous years - apart from the first
Corona year
2020
.
But what changes have you seen so far?
Corona: Holidays in 2021 are strongly linked to pandemic factors
An important point is the dependence of vacation planning on politics and infection rates.
The corona vaccination pass will play an important role on summer holidays *.
With it, EU citizens should be able to prove that they have already had a vaccination.
It is still unclear exactly when the vaccination certificate will come.
However, the EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas told the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung": "The evidence should be usable until the beginning of summer, and
summer
begins on June 1st."
It is also currently unclear whether a
corona vaccination certificate will
actually
guarantee
free
travel
within the EU.
Vacation countries such as
Spain
and
Greece are
repeatedly demanding that such a vaccination certificate be combined with easier travel.
Countries such as Iceland and Poland have already stipulated in their entry regulations that a ten-day quarantine is no longer required for vaccinated travelers.
Other countries could follow this trend.
Corona pandemic: Holiday and travel trend in 2021 - Can travel agencies benefit?
The uncertainties that go hand in hand with the dependence on politics and the incidence of infections will cause another trend on vacation in 2021.
"People are booking more in travel agencies instead of online portals so that they have a contact person in an emergency," explains travel researcher Jürgen Schmude to the "editorial network Germany".
There are currently around 10,000 travel agencies in Germany.
In addition to
travel agencies
, however, a completely different trend is emerging.
Package tours
could also
gain more and more popularity in 2021.
These are usually booked directly with the tour operator.
Many offers include free cancellation - which is an important point for many when choosing a trip in uncertain Corona times.
Nevertheless, customers have to be careful when booking their vacation, because not every provider can cancel shortly before departure.
Corona: New trends in means of transport for vacation and travel in 2021
The means of transport people use to set out on their journey could also change in 2021.
Ingo Burmester, CEO of “
DER Touristik
”, told the “Westfälischer Anzeiger”: “
There is
particularly high demand for car travel *.” Not surprising, because
flexibility is particularly important in
times of Corona
.
In your own car this is of course higher than, for example, when flying.
The Germans' favorite travel destinations: In 1991 |
In 2019 (applies to the main holiday trip of five days or more) |
---|---|
Germany: 37.2 percent |
Germany: 26.0 percent |
Spain: 11.0 percent |
Spain: 12.7 percent |
Austria: 9.5 percent |
Italy: 8.7 percent |
Italy: 8.9 percent |
Turkey: 6.3 percent |
France: 5.0 percent |
Austria: 4.7 percent |
Source: Forschungsgemeinschaft Urlaub und Reisen eV: Reiseanalyse 1971, 1991, 2020, Kiel |
In times when
vacationers
want to focus more on sustainability,
traveling
by train
could also
play an increasingly important role.
The European
railways are
currently investing more and more in expansion.
Deutsche Bahn, together with ÖBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the French state-owned company SNCF, want
to expand
night train connections in Europe
again
in the coming years, for example
.
Plans provide for connections between Zurich and Cologne to Amsterdam, as well as a route from Vienna via Munich to Paris.
(Sophia Lother)
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