Many hope to be able to travel normally again in 2021 despite the corona pandemic.
But when will it finally be so far?
The first prognoses are already being made.
Many people around the world are eagerly awaiting the end of the corona pandemic - and a return to everyday life.
For many, this also includes vacation planning.
But when will we be able to travel normally * again?
Thomas Bareiß (CDU), tourism commissioner of the federal government, made a forecast some time ago.
Vacation 2021: When can we travel again this year despite the corona pandemic?
Enjoying the mountains in spring or going abroad for a city trip - many would like this idea.
However, Bareiß doubted early on that normal holidays would be possible at Easter.
“I believe that traveling is something that will be very difficult to imagine for the next two or three months,” said the tourism officer in the ntv show “Frühstart” at the beginning of the year.
The infection situation in Germany and Europe is still worrying, and there are now the corona mutations.
In fact, the incidence of corona has risen sharply again in this country - only the federal government is even debating a general travel ban for trips abroad.
At that time, Bareiß did not expect improvement until the second quarter: “
It will get better again from the Whitsun holidays
.
And I hope that summer will be a very long time to travel. "
In fact, he is of the opinion that
summer vacation will be possible again
.
Even the coronavirus mutation does not necessarily have to put an end to the summer vacation, as the vaccines are also effective against them, according to the pharmaceutical company.
Nevertheless: “The travel year 2021 will still be very, very extraordinary.
People will still book at very short notice and get ready for vacation on short notice.
However, I believe that a somewhat more normal travel activity will be possible from the third quarter onwards. ”Even
long-distance travel is conceivable again
- depending on the situation in the chosen holiday destination.
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Travel in 2021: will the corona vaccination be compulsory?
This year, however, the tourism industry would
pay
a
lot of attention to the safety
of customers and make sure that everyone comes home healthy: “We don't want conditions like in Ischgl last year.” A
two-class society
- for example on the plane - is allowed From the point of view of the Federal Government, however, there is in no way the following: "We want everyone to be treated normally, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not."
However, hotels and airlines are currently free to decide how they want to proceed in the future.
At least at Lufthansa, there should be no compulsory vaccination - but a mandatory corona test would be possible.
The Australian airline Qantas has already announced that it intends to introduce compulsory vaccinations.
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