almost three months that we dream of escape towards horizons where exit does not rhyme with certification, masks and distancing. In France, as in most countries, the déconfinement began. “The French can go to France in July and August,” said Edward Philip on 14 may, encouraging bookings. There is no doubt that the Hexagon is full of nooks and crannies where the adventure and believe in the stranger. For many, a desire remains. That take these eternal, that we thought was missing and yet have re-emerged so suddenly : the border. In France, they will remain closed until June 15.
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But after this date, he will be able to go abroad for the summer holidays and beyond ? While several countries are discussing possible agreements to allow a circulation tourist framed by steps, the european Union calls for a gradual return to tourism. Every day, The Figaro selects the information concerning the potential for re-opening of the international tourism.
June 9
Iceland: test or quarantine this summer for travelers
The impressive canyon Studlagil. The natural wonders of Iceland will be accessible to French tourists this summer. Jag_cz – stock.adobe.com
Iceland, which has no more than three cases of active Covid-19, relaxed the conditions of entry into its territory. From Monday 15 of June, all international travellers will be able to perform a screening test for the coronavirus when they arrive in the country, says the website of the icelandic government. The test will be available at Keflavik airport. “Passengers arriving at other international airports (Reykjavik, Akureyri, Egilsstadir) port (or ports) can be tested at the local health centre nearest to you. “
Free of charge during the first fifteen days, the test will then be charged 15.000 icelandic kronur (ISK), which is 100€. The children born from 2005 are exempt. The travelers who refuse to submit to this control should follow a period of quatorzaine, as is currently the case.
Before departure to Iceland, travellers will be invited to complete an online questionnaire on the site covid.is. They will have to fill in their contact information, their flight numbers, dates and address(s) of their stay in Iceland and the countries visited prior to arrival. Tourists should also indicate if they have symptoms of coronavirus, if they have received a diagnosis prior to their arrival or if they have been in close contact with an infected person.
read more : How Iceland prepares to welcome tourists this summer
In South Africa, the national parks re-opened under terms and conditions
Giraffes and elephants in the Kruger park, accessible again since the 8th of June. vencav – stock.adobe.com
national parks of South Africa, which welcome every year over 6 million tourists, are re-opened since Monday, after more than two months of closure.
These parks, including the famous Kruger is very popular with safari lovers, will initially be available, for health reasons, the only motorists who wish to visit them in their vehicles.
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“We are obliged to ensure that the reopening of our parks for trips in personal cars obey the health measures are the most stringent to protect our personnel and our visitors,” explained their manager, Fundisile Mketeni.
excursions accompanied by “rangers” and the hotels and campsites located in parks will re-open at a later time.
Irons of the tourism industry in south africa, the parks have closed at the same time that most of the public places of the country on the 27th of march, the entry into force of the strict confinement decreed by the authorities against the Covid-19. This regime has been considerably eased in the beginning of the week, with the gradual resumption of almost all activities in the country.
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The Balearic islands will host the German tourists from the 15th of June
Cala Fornells, Mallorca. Pierre BRUMDER
In Spain, the Balearic islands will host the German tourists from the 15th of June in the framework of a “pilot project” of tourism recovery two weeks before the opening of the Spanish borders, on the 1st of July, announced Tuesday the local authorities.
This project provides for the “reopening of a controlled manner of the connections to allow the arrival in the Balearic islands to tourists from Germany (…) from the 15 June”, announced the regional government in a press release.
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Nearly 11,000 Germans will be able to take advantage of these sunny islands even before the freedom of movement is restored from the 21 June to the Spaniards to the interior of the country. The Spanish borders will be fully open to foreign tourists as from the 1st of July.
Following a strict health protocol”, a maximum of 10.900 tourists would come in “installments” during “14 days” with “taking the temperature” on arrival and “follow up call” on the part of the authorities to control the possible appearance of symptoms of the Covid-19, specified the region.
The government has given its green light to the pilot project conducted in the framework of an agreement between the regional government and three tour operators in germany.
the ministry of Health reiterated on Tuesday that the government was open to proposals from other Spanish regions such as Andalusia, Catalonia or Valencia, if they wished to participate in such a pilot project. A project is examined in the Canary islands.
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in The United Kingdom, the quarantine of travelers from abroad starts
the deck of The Millenium, in London. The quarantine affecting all travelers arriving from abroad will be reviewed every 3 weeks. Boris Stroujko
Any person arriving in the United Kingdom from abroad must observe from this Monday, a quarantine of 14 days in order to avoid importing new cases of coronavirus, a measure found to be poorly timed and that panics the air and tourism.
This quatorzaine, which will be reviewed by the british government every three weeks, for all arrivals by land, sea and air, travellers are resident or not in the United Kingdom. It is designed to prevent the importation of new cases of the disease Covid-19 while the country has started to lift at the beginning of June the restrictions put in place at the end of march to contain its spread.
random checks will be implemented and violators will be subject to a fine of 1.000 pounds (1.122 euros). Exceptions are provided for road transport operators, healthcare workers, gatherers of fruit or travelers from Ireland.
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But the desirability of such a measure is discussed. The scientific advisor to the government, Patrick Vallance, has himself estimated, in front of the press, that the decision to impose this quarantine was more political than scientific, although the government prides itself to follow strictly the scientific advice.
Brought to the ground by the pandemic, the professionals of the aviation and tourism are very raised against this measure. The airlines British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair have called Sunday on the government to abandon this “quarantine ineffective, which will have a devastating effect on the tourism industry in british and destroy (…) thousands of jobs”. They have co-signed an official letter addressed Friday to the government, a preliminary step to a possible court action.
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“thousands of Europeans who would normally be in the Uk in July and August, during the high season will not come because they are terrified of this quarantine,” explained the boss of Ryanair, Michael O’leary on Sky News on Monday.
As the exit door, the government of Boris Johnson’s is thinking of establishing air bridges with some tourist destinations, such as France or Spain, which would bypass the quarantine. According to the Sunday Times, the officer requested the Transport minister to find a solution before the end of June.
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Sri Lanka will re-open to tourism on the 1st of August
A tea plantation in Sri Lanka. The tourists will have to undergo strict rules and tests for the detection of coronavirus. Kennymax – stock.adobe.com
foreign tourists can pay a visit to to Sri Lanka from the 1st of August, but on condition of submitting to strict rules, and several tests for detection of the novel coronavirus just before and during their stay, announced this weekend the ministry of Tourism.
The tourists are required to be fitted to their arrival a certificate attesting that they are not carriers of the coronavirus, the test has to be done in less than 72 hours prior to their landing. Even with this document, they are required to undergo a new test to the airport, and then yet another four to five days later, and a third if the duration of their stay exceeds ten days, said the ministry.
In addition, the fee for the visa will increase from 40 to 100 dollars, visitors will stay in hotels approved by the department, and will not be allowed to use the public transport on the island. Only stays of a minimum duration of five days will be allowed.
The number of tourists visiting Sri Lanka had reached 1.91 million in 2019, in sharp decline compared to the 2.33 million tourists recorded in the previous year.
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Towards a reopening of the EU’s external borders from the beginning of July
The slovenian border. ffolas – stock.adobe.com
The european ministers of Interior agreed on Friday to coordinate a progressive reopening of the external borders of the european Union and the Schengen area, which is not expected before 1 July, said the Council, the institution representing the member States.
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The prohibition of travel is non-essential to the EU, currently in effect until June 15, has been put in place on 17 march in a coordinated manner between the member States and the european Commission for the fight against the spread of the pandemic coronavirus, and twice extended.
An extension “has been proposed until the end of June to allow for a good prepare for a gradual opening” then ” of these external borders, said the secretary of State Croatian Terezija Fat, whose country holds the six-month presidency of the EU. This re-opening to travellers coming from countries outside the Schengen area and the EU must be coordinated, proportionate and non-discriminatory, she said.
The Commission, which hopes for a lifting of all controls and restrictions to intra-eu border “by the end of June”, is favorable to a gradual lifting of the restrictions at the external borders from “early July”.
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It should make next week a proposal in this sense, even if the decision is up to each member State.
“many member States support the idea of a prolongation of the restrictions at the external borders for two weeks,” said the commissioner for home Affairs Ylva Johansson, adding that countries were not in complete agreement on the criteria to be taken into account for a reopening.
Paris had mentioned last week the idea of a re-opening July 1, with restrictions for travelers from certain countries. Greece, whose economy largely depends on tourism, however, announced on 29 may that it would restart from the 15th of June its sky to a list of countries, including States outside of the EU/Schengen, such as Australia, China, South Korea.
4 June
Spain “studying” a re-opening of its borders with France and Portugal on June 22,
The beach of Port Bo, on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia. stock.adobe
Spain plans to raise as of June 22, all restrictions on cross-border transfers with France, and Portugal are neighbors, we learned Thursday of a government source, attenuating the ads more categorical of the minister of Tourism, Reyes Maroto. This project is the study and will be discussed with France and Portugal, adds the same source.
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The ministry of Tourism said in a press release that the control at the border could be extended beyond June 21, and that the international tourism could be resumed on the 1st of July.
Reyes Maroto had also said in the morning to journalists that Spain would lift probably the quarantine imposed on travellers arriving from France and Portugal by land, while stating that this measure had yet to be formally approved.
Spain was initially set to reopen its borders as of 1 July, before discussing these last few days a gradual lifting of the restrictions from the 22nd of June.
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The Spanish minister of Tourism has stated the plan on Thursday, saying that Spain was working on experiments in the tourism sector in some provinces during the second half of June, referring in particular to the planned visit of 6,000 German tourists in the Balearic archipelago with the operator TUI.
In France, the Prime minister Edouard Philippe said last week in favour of a lifting of restrictions on internal borders in Europe from the 15th of June, in function of the evolution of the health situation.
In Portugal, the frontier with Spain is officially closed until June 15, but the Portuguese government has indicated that it would in fact close up to the end of the month because of the restrictions imposed side Spanish, one that would eventually be lifted earlier.
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Air France, easyJet… airlines resuming their flights
In France, the paris Orly airport is back in service on 26 June. frank peters – stock.adobe.com
With the déconfinement, which operates across Europe, the carriers re-open their service in France, while preparing for the recovery of destinations in Europe.
” Our info updates : Flights in France and Europe, here is the program of major airlines
The netherlands will soften the warnings on the tourist travel in Europe
The Dutch government has announced easing from the 15 June to the warnings on travel to several countries of Europe, up here not a good choice for the fight against the spread of the Covid-19. This announcement comes after a similar decision of the German authorities.
In view of summer vacations, non-essential travel will not be deprecated in 12 european countries, including Germany, Belgium and Italy, said the Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte during a press conference.
for travel advisories for these countries will move from a code orange to code yellow, which requires travelers to pay “attention to the risks of security”, he added.
The Prime minister hoped that the notice of travel to countries such as laFrance and Spain, who have not yet indicated whether it will allow the Dutch tourist to travel on their territory during the summer, will be relaxed by 5 July.
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Germany will lift the June 15, his warnings on the tourist travel in Europe
A few weeks of the summer holidays the German government decided Wednesday to waive from the 15th of June his warnings on the tourist travel in Europe decreed at the height of the pandemic Covid-19.
The council of ministers has decided not to extend the warnings on travel to the EU and associated countries, to replace them with travel advice, country by country. 70% of the German tourists spend usually their summer vacation abroad.
The government has however not yet pronounced on the destinations outside of Europe, pending a decision of the EU on this subject is expected next week.
The tour operator TUI, was very affected by the crisis, has announced that it affrèterait a first flight to Portugal from 17 June.
The most important destinations for this season will be the Balearic islands, the Canary islands, Greece, Portugal and Cyprus, he added.
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Italy reopens its borders
The gentle landscapes of Tuscany are again accessible to tourists French. Konstiantyn – stock.adobe.com
Italy reopens its borders to european tourists on Wednesday, a month after the gradual recovery of business activity in the country, which hopes to be the approach of the summer to save its tourism industry, a key sector of its economy undermined by the pandemic Covid-19.
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gondolas can sail on the canals of Venice, the lovers play “Romeo and Juliet” on the balcony of Verona and, since Monday, the Coliseum in Rome or the Vatican Museums welcome to new visitors.
But the tourist sites, such as hoteliers and restaurateurs are concerned that tourists may not be this year at the rendez-vous of Italy, one of the countries in Europe most affected by the coronavirus, which has made more of 33,500 victims.
The government also authorizes this Wednesday, June 3, the free movement between the regions, but bans large gatherings and the requirement to wear a mask in enclosed areas and public transport remain.
The health crisis is “not over,” has warned Tuesday, a national Holiday, the president of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.
international flights are expected to resume on Wednesday in three major cities – Milan, Rome and Naples – and the government is concerned that those who usually come into the peninsula from neighboring countries by car, train or ferry will choose other destinations.
The Swiss has warned that its citizens who move to Italy from Wednesday, would be subject to “sanitary measures” upon their return. It will open its borders with Germany, France and Austria on 15 June, but not with Italy.
The minister of foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio has warned countries against treating the country “like a leper”.
It was announced that he would be at the end of the week in Germany, Slovenia and Greece to persuade them that Italy is a safe country for tourists. He should receive this on Wednesday with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.
people arriving in Italy from Europe will not be required to isolate, unless they have recently traveled from one continent to another.
restaurants, cafés and bathing establishments have slowly reopened during the past two weeks, even if the government said that it reserved the right to impose closures localized in case of resumption of the epidemic.
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But only 40 of 1,200 hotels in Rome have reopened, said on Monday the Corriere della sera, and a dozen only in Milan, their owners believing it’s too expensive to reopen them if they remain empty.
The national tourism agency said that some 40% of Italians usually go abroad for their holidays, but they could decide this year to spend their vacation on their land, which would help local businesses.
Not enough to comfort the big museums or tourist sites such as the leaning Tower of Pisa, Pompeii and the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, which have opened their doors these last few days, but who are still waiting for the return of their foreign visitors.
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Belgium will re-open on June 15, its borders with its european neighbors
Belgium will re-open starting June 15, its borders with other countries of the european Union, the United Kingdom and the four countries of the Schengen area non-EU member states, announced on Wednesday the First minister Sophie Wilmès.
She has, however, recommended to travellers to ensure that their move was possible because “each country will decide on its own to open its borders to” its own terms. Furthermore cafes, bars and restaurants will reopen in Belgium under the conditions from the June 8, she said during a press conference.
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United Kingdom: air bridges to bypass the quarantine?
from the June 9, travelers arriving in the United Kingdom by air, land or sea will have to remain isolated for fourteen days. A project is disapproved of by the professionals of tourism. Beboy – stock.adobe.com
The british government is thinking of introducing air bridges with certain countries, in order to avoid passengers entering the United Kingdom to observe a quarantine, feared by the professionals of tourism, report of the media.
Second-largest country in the more grief-stricken by the new coronavirus, the United Kingdom operates very slowly, a relaxation of the containment. To prevent a recrudescence of the case, London announced the establishment of a quarantine for international arrivals.
from next Monday, travelers arriving by air, land or sea will have to remain isolated for fourteen days, a project frowned upon by the professionals of the aviation and tourism.
But more easing of this measure are being considered, report the Times, the Telegraph and the Guardian. The government, which has stated that it would be reviewed this measure every three weeks, considering allowing air bridges at the end of the month, at the approach of summer vacation, reports the Times.
The countries with which the Uk could establish air bridges will be selected based on their economic importance to the United Kingdom, the level of risk of transmission of the virus, the number of passengers, and the measures in place at airports, reports the quotidien.
travellers arriving from Greece, Australia and Portugal could avoid the quarantine, according to the Daily Telegraph. The conservative daily reports that the Prime minister Boris Johnson is “personally in favour” of air bridges.
The project must be presented in the coming days to members of parliament, to return Tuesday after the holiday.
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EasyJet would operate approximately 75% of its bonds in August
The british company has announced on Tuesday that the traffic would resume in August on about three-quarters of its links, the gradual provided on the service, by doing so, however, at a frequency that is greatly reduced compared to that of last summer.
EasyJet expects to resume flights – mainly domestic – Great Britain and France from the 15th of June and will then add gradually of the destinations with the lightening of restrictions to serve half of its 1.022 links in July and three-quarters in August.
The capabilities will be, however, limited to approximately 30% of their usual level during the summer season, a more cautious approach than that of its main competitor low-cost airlines, Ryanair, which operate 40% of its fleet in July.
read more : EasyJet plans to operate about 75% of the links in août31 may
Greece: the French will finally come in from the 15th of June, but…
Santorini, in the Cyclades. The tourist season starts on 15 June in the country. Without the French for the moment. Photocreo Bednarek – stock.adobe.com
Greece has just announced the opening of the airports of Athens and Thessaloniki (north) to tourists from June 15, the date of the beginning of the tourist season in the country. But to the tourists from which country? This weekend, the government hellene “what ifs”. At the outset, in view of the balance sheet of the epidemic of Covid-19, the French were excluded from an initial list of european countries (Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Serbia…) or not (Australia, Japan, Israel…) and could not consider going sunbathing in the Cyclades this summer before the 1st July, at best.
Change of tone, the 31st of may. Greece is going to finally allow flights from more countries of the EU, of which France, from the 15th of June, said an official of the government.
The passengers of these aircraft will not be subjected to strict measures of quarantine, with the exception of those arriving from the regions most affected by the coronavirus in these european States, such as the Île-de-France (Paris and its surroundings), or four Italian regions (Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto). “It will now depend on the airport of origin, not the country (of origin)”, he said.
From 15 to 30 June, the aircraft will not land in these two cities. The other regional airports and on the Greek islands will not be back in service as on the 1st of July.
according To a document of the Greek ministry of foreign Affairs, Greece has relied on the recommendations of the european Agency for aviation safety (EASA) to determine which airports in the EU are still at high risk of a pandemic.
“If your travel has origin in an airport which is not on the list of the EASA in the affected areas (the novel coronavirus) (…) you are then subject to random testing on arrival” in Greece, explained this ministry.
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“If you come to an airport that is on the list of the EASA in the affected areas (the novel coronavirus), you will be subject to a test to your arrival”, he continued. “One night should be spent in a hotel designated. If the test is negative, the passenger puts himself in quarantine for seven days. If the test is positive, the passenger is quarantined, under surveillance for 14 days”, according to the same source.
After a déconfinement gradual began on may 4, the Greece has announced the opening of its hotels in the year on the 1st of June, before the hotels seasonal, June 15.
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Croatia reopen its border for ten countries of the european Union, but not France
The countries have been chosen according to the trend of the epidemic, said the Croatian Prime minister. Friedberg – stock.adobe.com
when is the France ? Croatia opened on Thursday its border to nationals of the ten countries of the european Union, announced by the Prime minister Andrej Plenkovic. On the list of these countries include Germany, Slovenia and Austria, whose citizens are among the most numerous to visit every year in Croatia, mainly its Adriatic coast. The measure concerns also Czechs, Estonians, Hungarians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Poles, and Slovaks.
Mr. Plenkovic explained that the countries have been chosen according to the trend of the epidemic, similar to the one in his country. Now, nationals of the ten countries will not be obliged to justify their trip. They will have to submit their personal data on a special website, before you travel to reduce the waiting time at the border.
member Country of the EU, Croatia has made in 2019 and the visit of nearly 20 million tourists, of which nearly 90% are foreigners. The country has been relatively spared by the Covid-19, with a little over 2,000 people affected and about a hundred deaths, for a population of 4.2 million inhabitants. And the government is counting on these circumstances to attract tourists during the summer.
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This summer, Cyprus promises to pay for the healthcare of tourists if need
The port of Kyrenia, northern Cyprus. The country reopened its airports and flights from countries of “low-risk” for which France is no party at this point. Sazonov Vladimir
Cyprus hopes to attract tourists déconfinés for the summer holidays 2020. The country promises to cover the medical expenses of any visitor tested positive to the new coronavirus during his stay on the mediterranean island.
In a letter sent to tour operators and airlines, the ministries of foreign Affairs, Transport and Tourism have detailed health measures and protocols put in place for the safety of tourists. With its low mortality rate and transmission of the Covid-19, Cyprus is sold in the mail as a destination “secure” and “committed to take care of the travelers tested positive during their stay, and their loved ones.”
The government promises, in particular to support the costs of accommodation, food but also medical care if the tourists infected with the virus fall ill on the island. According to the letter, the traveler will have at its charge as the “cost of the transfer to the airport and the flight repatriation”.
The hotels, which will re-open from 1st June – in which have stayed the tourists have tested positive will not be closed “, but the rooms used by the person and his or her loved ones will be properly disinfected before being used again”.
After you have lifted the containment, curfew and travel restrictions, Cyprus is about to reopen its airports from the 9 June of flights from 13 countries of “low-risk”, of which France is not a part.
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air corridors for tourism recovery ?
“air corridors” between countries with a low risk of contagion of Covid-19 ? It is one of the tracks issued on Wednesday by the world tourism Organization (UNWTO), to allow for a recovery of world tourism.
These corridors are the first step to establish initial communications. (…) These corridors will develop”, said the secretary general of this UN agency, Zurab Pololikashvili.
In Spain, the Balearic archipelago called, for example, to use this solution to allow German tourists, very many to spend their holiday, to be able to return as quickly as possible.
UNWTO has also called for a better coordination of the re-openings of borders post-pandemic, especially in Europe, where it also recommends opening the external borders to the Schengen area.
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Montenegro wants to attract tourists
Montenegro hopes to see the tourists come back quickly into the mouths of Kotor. JFL Photography – stock.adobe.com
Latest European country to detect a case of coronavirus and the first to declare themselves free : the Montenegro intends to play the card of health security to encourage tourists to come back on its spectacular shores.
Since the authorities have announced the healing of the last case active Covid-19, the hope comes back. To the extent that no new contamination, domestic has not been recorded since the 5th of may. “Let me remove my mask”, launched triumphantly on Monday, the Prime minister Dusko Markovic, announcing the good news to a country where tourism represents one-fifth of GDP and employment.
tour operators have jumped on the deal, broadcasting images of azure waters and sumptuous mountain landscapes stamped with “the first destination of Europe without corona”. “People want a destination where they can feel safe, be confident that nothing bad will happen to them,” says Ana Nives Radovic, director of the tourism association of Kotor.
In a first time, Montenegro will open only to tourists from countries considered safe, or those who were less than 25 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. The Croats, Austrians or Greeks should be in the nails. But the British and the Russians, the wholesale markets for the local tourism industry, will surely not come back quickly, which suggests a slow recovery of tourism in Montenegro.
may 26
Spain and Italy are calling for a reopening of common borders of europe
The castle of papa Luna, Valencia. The Spanish government, the Europeans must agree on the rules on the internal and external borders of the Schengen area. maylat – stock.adobe.com
Spain has invited its partners from the european Union to establish common rules on the opening of borders within the Schengen area, on the bottom relief of the containment measures with the slowdown of the outbreak linked to the coronavirus.
Even if the EU member States have set different dates for the reopening of borders, said the minister of foreign Affairs, Arancha Gonzalez at the microphone of the radio Cadena Ser, there must be principles and common rules for the re-opening of the internal borders of the Schengen area. Similarly, continued the minister, the Europeans should agree on the rules on the external borders of the area.
In a written contribution submitted in the framework of the consultation on the future of Europe between the member States, Spain also suggests “health checks” for the tourists. These would be carried out “in coordination with the world tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the world health Organization (WHO), either at the time of purchase of the ticket, either at airports, subject to the results of these reviews to be available within a reasonable period of time”.
The Spanish government, anxious to revive a tourism industry that is crucial to its economy, announced on Monday that the quarantine measures imposed on travellers would be lifted from 1 July.
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Italy push also to a recovery of coordinated movement in Europe on 15 June, said on Monday evening the minister of foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio. “We are working to be able to go all together on the 15th June in Europe. For tourism, the 15 June is a bit of a D-Day europe, was stressed in a broadcast television Rai 1. Germany aims to reopen on June 15, ( … ) we are working with Austria and other countries”.
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The ancient city of Pompeii reopens to the public
Several measures of hygiene should accompany the re-opening of the famous archaeological site. sola_sola – stock.adobe.com
This disaster-there has not buried the buildings under the ashes but emptied the streets of their tourists. The archaeological site of Pompeii, a world heritage site and the second tourist site the most visited in Italy, was closed for two and a half months due to the Covid-19. It has re-opened today to visitors, even if journalists and the guides were more numerous than the tourists.
To enter the town buried near Naples by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, each visitor must submit to a control of temperature with a thermal camera, and a disinfection of the hands with gel. A route has been established along the main streets and in some of the villas spacious enough. Site managers have also planned to limit access to 40 people every 15 minutes and make the wearing of masks compulsory throughout the visit.
as of 9 June, new routes will be opened to the tourists, who will have to book their tickets online by selecting the timeslot of their visit.
In Rome, the basilica of Saint Peter is once again open to the public, and the Borghese Gallery and the Capitoline museums. The Museums of the Vatican, the mecca of world tourism with nearly 7 million visitors per year, announced Saturday their reopening on the 1st of June, on reservation. The Colosseum still stays closed.
Andorra will reopen its borders to visitors in French and Spanish on the 1st of June
may 25
Ecuador, return flights for the 1st of June
The tourism will slowly be able to resume its course from the first of June around the volcano Cotopaxi, in Ecuador. alejomiranda – stock.adobe.com
Ecuador, which suspended flights since march, will allow the resumption of commercial air traffic of international and domestic regular in all airports of the country from the first of June, said Sunday the national Service of risk management (SNGRE).
The Committee of emergency operations (COE) of Ecuador, in charge of the management of the health crisis, resolved to restore the flights “at a frequency of 30% compared to what is allowed to the airline companies”.
The authorities have also announced that from the first of June they would require travelers to present a PCR test (viral load) negative, achieved a maximum of 72 hours before boarding.
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Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy… what will look like the beaches this summer ?
A beach in Polignano a Mare, Apulia, Italy. The country, who wants to welcome tourists this summer, has to deal with the social distancing and the new rules of hygiene. jojjik – stock.adobe.com
The countries of southern Europe have all declared their intention to welcome foreign tourists in the months of July and August. And are already making plans to develop the beaches. Our synthesis to read.
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Spain will open its doors to tourists from July
a View of the Park Güell, in Barcelona. Each summer, hundreds of thousands of French tourists are planning their holidays in Spain. At the present time any holiday before the month of August seems to be a compromise. Mapics – stock.adobe.com
The Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday 23 may open its borders to tourists for the month of July. He hopes this will save the summer period. “I announce to you that from the month of July, the entry of foreign tourists in Spain will pick up again in terms of security,” he said.
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Portugal is ready to welcome tourists this summer
such As Greece and Italy, Portugal, spain wants to rescue its summer tourist season. Nitr – stock.adobe.com
Portugal is ready to welcome tourists, said the minister of foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva. The temperatures of the travellers will be identified upon arrival by airplane, but no quarantine will be imposed at the comers.
flights to and from the european Union remain suspended until June 15, with the exception of the link between the country and other Portuguese speaking countries, Brazil in particular.
The land border between Spain and Portugal will remain as it closed at least until June 15.
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The Seychelles prohibit cruise ships until the end of 2021
All the stopovers of cruise ships and ocean liners will be defended for over a year and a half in the archipelago of Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. 18042011 – stock.adobe.com
To stem the spread of the Covid-19, the authorities of Seychelles has decided to ban the cruise ships on the waters of the archipelago and until the end of 2021, reports the american channel CNN, according to the local newspaper Seychelles Nation. For a little more than a year and a half, all the stopovers of cruise ships and other passenger ships are therefore totally prohibited in particular at the port of Victoria, capitale of the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean.
The measure, already back in force in the territory has been announced by Didier Dogley, the minister of Tourism, civil Aviation, ports and Marine at the beginning of the month of may. In order to preserve the tourism sector, the minister assured the guarantee of salaries up to the month of June and announced other longer-term measures such as subsidised loans or tax holidays. Tourism is the second largest source of income in the country, behind only commercial fishing.
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air Travel: port of the mask and distancing recommended
The european Agency of air security (EASA) and the european Centre prevention and control (ECDC) recommend measures of distance-physical, to the extent possible” and to wear a medical mask for air travel, in a document published yesterday.
These two EU agencies have issued a series of guidelines to “ensure the safety of airline passengers and the staff of the aviation sector at the time of the resumption of the flight programs”. This protocol will be able to reassure passengers about the safety of their plane trip, and as well as help the industry recover from the effects of this pandemic,” said the eu commissioner in charge of transport, Adina Valean, quoted in a press release.
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