Covid-19: the health crisis is redrawing the map of European holidays

By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

Europe is finally starting to project into the summer season, after months of health crisis and confinement. Fewer holidays abroad in sight for European tourists, and a crisis that could deeply affect southern Europe.

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Tourism in Spain is 12% of the GDP. For many professionals in the sector, the season is almost already lost. And for activities like wine tourism, you have to reinvent yourself or disappear. Diane Cambon.

A large part of the Dutch are used to going abroad in the sun, often in southern Europe. But with the health crisis, some of them are now considering vacations in the Netherlands. Antoine Mouteau

One in three French people goes on vacation, and traditionally, it is France that he prefers. A phenomenon which should increase with the health crisis. Report in the small town of Chichilianne, located in the Vercors Regional Natural Park, in the south-east of France , at an altitude of 1000 meters. Agriculture dominates there, as well as mountain sports and horse breeding. David Baché went to the Four Roads farm and its center. After three difficult months because of the coronavirus, the Four Roads farm is starting to welcome tourists again.

In short : "Message control"
The word of the week comes from Austria , but it is an English word! A technical term that has established itself in the public debate and which describes the new way in which young Chancellor Sebastian Kurz communicates with citizens. Céline Béal.

(Replay of June 17, 2020)

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