Tourism

Tourists in Porto (Portugal). Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

FROM MONDAY

Portugal reopens to tourism from Finland but not from Sweden

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/16/21

All entrants over the age of 2 must still present a negative PCR coronavirus test.

02 May 2021, Turkey, Istanbul: A general view of closed shops at the historical Tahtakale district on the 3rd day of curfew that has been imposed to curb the spreading of coronavirus. Photo: Tolga Ildun/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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PANDEMIC

'Sorry, I'm Turkish': Tourism promotion triggers outrage in Turkey

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/14/21

A video created by official travel guide Go Turkiye presented Turkey as a "safe haven" for unmasked foreign tourists.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Denmark eases restrictions on tourists

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/14/21

The previously required valid reason for entry - for example, visiting close relatives or partners - will no longer apply to people from EU and Schengen countries.

03 May 2021, Greece, Athens: People sit in a cafe in the Monastiraki district with the Acropolis in the background. Greece relaxes the measures imposed because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

EU executive suggests opening bloc's borders to non-essential travel

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/4/21

This only applies to passengers who had received at least one shot with an EU-approved vaccine.

26 March 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A woman passes past a sign with the inscription "Corona Test Center" at Munich airport. A new requirement for people arriving at German airports to have submitted to coronavirus testing has been postponed from Sunday to Tuesday. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland decreased 90% in Q1

Foreigner.fi 5/2/21

The biggest drop was seen in overnight stays by Russians.

Tourism

REOPENING

Vaccinated individuals can possibly travel to Israel starting in July

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/27/21

Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen said it was time to exploit the great advantage Israel had "as a healthy and vaccinated destination."

Tourism

REOPENING

Malta offers up to € 220 to the country's first 35,000 tourists

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/9/21

Tourists who book a stay of at least three nights directly through a Maltese hotel will be eligible for the financial handouts, with rebates rising according to the category of accommodation.

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Tourism

TOURISM

Demand for accommodation services in Finland fell to 1990s level

Foreigner.fi 4/8/21

Hardly any foreign tourists visited Finland in 2020 and many accommodation establishments were forced to close doors temporarily because of the pandemic.

27 March 2021, Spain, Palma: German tourists from Leipzig Lucas and Marcel relax on the beach of Arenal. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Coronavirus situation in Mallorca relaxed after influx of tourists

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/30/21

At the weekend alone, 129 planes from Germany landed on the Mediterranean island.

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Tourism

TOURISM

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland fall by 90%

Foreigner.fi 3/25/21

The biggest drop was recorded in overnight stays by British tourists, 96.3% less than a year earlier.

Tourism

OFFICIAL ESTIMATE

Tourist spending in Finland will fall between 6 and 8 billion in 2021

Foreigner.fi 3/21/21

According to estimates, demand will not reach the level of 2019 before 2023.

21 February 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Warnemuende: Members of the ice-bathing club "Rostocker Seehunde" run for a swim in the Baltic Sea on the beach of Warnemuende. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Tourism

PANDEMIC

EU governments seek ways to recover tourism after the crisis

Foreigner.fi 3/1/21

In Finland, the tourism sector employs more than 140,000 people.

Tourism

TOURISM

Overnight stays of foreign tourists in Finland fell 93%

Foreigner.fi 2/25/21

Overnight stays did not increase from any of the most important foreign markets.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Iceland, the European country that has best tackled Covid-19

Foreigner.fi/dpa 2/24/21

The North Atlantic nation is the undisputed leader in Europe in terms of keeping infections down.

Tourism

PANDEMIC

Coronavirus reduced tourist spending in Finland by €7 billion

Foreigner.fi 2/22/21

Domestic and foreign tourists spent 9.3 billion euros in Finland in 2020, which represents a fall of 42% from the amount spent in 2019.

Tourism

CRISIS

Government warns: Finland's tourism recovery will take years

Foreigner.fi 2/10/21

After four consecutive years of growth, the Covid-19 pandemic brought the sector to a halt in spring 2020.

HANDOUT - 21 January 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Council President Charles Michel takes part in a EU summit video conference at the European Council headquarters. EU leaders were striving to forge a strategy to keep in check fast-spreading new coronavirus variants, with some nations warning they may have to tighten borders. Photo: Dario Pignatelli/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CORONAVIRUS

EU borders to stay open but pre-travel virus testing to be amped up

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/22/21

Several states dependent on tourism are meanwhile to introduce a European 'vaccine passport,' which would allow restrictions to be lifted for those who have received a jab.