Hopes for a summer vacation abroad are subdued in view of the corona pandemic, as a current survey by the booking portal HomeToGo shows.

The motto for the upcoming holidays: near instead of far, nature instead of metropolis, cancellation surcharge instead of early booking discount. Because in the midst of the third corona wave and in view of the sluggish progress in vaccination, many seem unsure about which trips will be possible and when. WELT gives an overview of the conditions and restrictions under which summer vacation will be possible this year - in Germany as well as elsewhere.