When will the Europeans go to the resorts?
European tour operators are determined with approximate dates for the start of the summer season 2020.
The British Foreign Office asks to refrain from all non-essential trips abroad "for an indefinite period."
The UK’s largest tour operator, TUI, announced the cancellation of bookings for beach tours until May 14. Customers are asked to change their travel dates free of charge. Customers with reservations until June 30, the tour operator offers free rebooking tours until May 31.
Jet2 has cancelled bookings and flight programs until June 17, but the decision on the resumption of imported flights will be made with "a look at the epidemiological situation on foreign routes."
Turkey (Antalya), Spain (Balears), Greece, Croatia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Egypt are not on sale.
In Germany, TUI Group received a government loan of 1.8 billion euros. Earlier, the tour operator and other German market players DER Touristik and FTI canceled reservations until April 30.
There is no decision on the start of beach programs from May 1, tourists who had reservations for May are invited to postpone them to a late date. When exactly the tour operator will start the season is unknown, but bookings after June 1 are still valid.
In Germany, there is a discussion of the statement of the President of the German medical Association Klaus Reinhardt, who believes that the Germans this year will have to abandon trips to foreign beaches. “In the current situation, it is completely illusory to think that we could return to Tuscany, Brittany or the Costa Brava in the coming months.”
Germans should think about a relatively safe holiday in the Mediterranean in October-November.
The Austrian authorities took a principled position. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Austrians would not be advised to travel abroad "until vaccinations or effective coronavirus medicines are available." According to Austrian media, citizens are advised to reconsider plans for the summer in favor of domestic resorts.
Source: atorus