Tourism in Portugal: Alone on the beach

Who likes to go these days in Portugal, baden, to consult to the desire of the authorities of the Smartphone: An App that helps you to find beaches where there

Tourism in Portugal: Alone on the beach

Who likes to go these days in Portugal, baden, to consult to the desire of the authorities of the Smartphone: An App that helps you to find beaches where there is space. In the first days after the Opening of the beaches just over a week ago, it looked not so, as this measure was necessary. The beaches in the Algarve, in the South of the country were empty of people. Almost no one was on the sun, which were positioned with an appropriate distance.

Leonie Feuerbach

an editor for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin.

F. A. Z.

Hans-Christian Rößler

Political correspondent for the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb, with its headquarters in Madrid.

F. A. Z.

The people who make a living from tourism, are saddened. "Corona is a big Problem for us", says on the day of the beach opening, the operator of the Lazulibar on the beach of Praia da Luz, in the district of Faro. "The borders are not closed, the airports are still functioning properly again, the place is empty," said the frustrated Café operator, the mouth-nose-wearing protection. "There are no tourists, but the Locals stay home because you are afraid."

it had hoped for in Portugal, with the opening of the bathing season on tourists from abroad. More than 27 million visited the country in the past year. Tourism is important for the economy, whose performance in the spring to 25 percent collapsed. The tour operator TUI received from Portugal, and already the Signal that one is ready to receive foreign guests. The first flight with German tourists will start next Wednesday, according to Faro.

Already have to now, who's flying these days in Portugal, not in quarantine. In the air, passengers receive an information leaflet of the government, the question is asked, in the presence of symptoms such as cough, fever and shortness of breath calling a Hotline. Fever is not measured at the port of entry contrary to announcements. Some people fear, therefore, that Portugal could compromise their own success in the fight against the Coronavirus by a to tabs dealing with travelers.

Date Of Update: 14 June 2020, 17:19