With a 9-euro ticket to Sylt?
German holiday paradise fears invasion of cheap tourists - network rages
Created: 05/07/2022, 11:41 am
By: Patricia Huber
Sylt was previously the preferred vacation spot for the "beautiful and rich".
But with the 9-euro ticket everyone will soon be able to travel cheaply to the holiday island.
Sylt - In a few weeks, all Germans can travel through the country by bus and train at a bargain price.
From June 1st, the 9-euro ticket from the relief package will be available for purchase.
Then everyone has the opportunity to use all of German regional transport for a month for only nine euros.
Of course, you think twice about going on vacation in your own country.
9-Euro-Ticket: That's how long you take the regional train to Sylt
The North Sea island of Sylt could become a particularly popular travel destination, as it can also be easily reached by regional train.
ZDFheute
compared the timetables and listed the respective travel times from various major German cities.
If you start in Hamburg, you can be at the sea in four to five hours.
From Berlin it takes eight to nine hours to get to Sylt.
If you want to travel cheaply from Munich, you have to bring a little more time with you - from there the journey takes about 16 hours.
But for nine euros you can actually take on a longer journey.
Some Twitter users seem to think so too, making fun of the storm on the holiday island.
Because Sylt is a popular travel destination, especially for the beautiful and the rich.
But that could change now, after all, you can save a lot of money when you arrive.
9-euro ticket: Twitter users plan "Liberation of Sylt"
A Twitter user shared an image of a replica Wikipedia info box.
It describes the "9-euro revolution" as "part of the liberation of Sylt".
The date given is July 2022.
Under the keyword "exit" it says: "Expulsion of the rich, establishment of the happy Twitter community Sylt".
The jokes about the onslaught of the supposed mob have developed into wildfire.
9-euro ticket: will Sylt become Mallorca 2.0?
Many joke that the Germans are now taking over Sylt as the next island for “booze tourism” after Mallorca.
Another Twitter user suggested that the island could become a destination for rockers.
He writes: "I have the feeling that Sylt has the potential to overtake Wacken this summer." Meanwhile, another user ponders: "Are there any other destinations than Sylt, where the rabble will invade in the future with their 9-euro ticket." to harass the upper class?”
It remains to be seen how many tourists will ultimately really flock to the island.
In any case, Schleswig-Holstein is already preparing for a rush to travel.
Transport Minister Bernd Buchholz has already taken precautions and ordered additional capacities for the routes to Sylt and the Baltic Sea.
