What are the travel and entry requirements for each of these destinations? Our colleagues from RTL have provided us with an overview of all pertinent measures.
After a year of spending most holidays back home in Luxembourg, travel is slowly picking up again as more and more countries across Europe begin easing restrictions.
In France, bars and restaurants were allowed to open their terraces for the first time in over six months. Similarly, shopping malls, museums, cinemas, and theatres can welcome guests again. Nevertheless, a curfew still comes into effect at nine o'clock in the evening.
While Belgium and the Netherlands keep their cultural and recreational sectors closed for the most part, both countries have decided to open terraces again.
In Germany, matters are slightly more complicated, since many states have their own rules and regulations. This means that at the moment, some allow both inside and outside dining while others have to remain closed altogether. Furthermore, once the incidence rate in Germany goes above 100, everything will have to shut down again. Despite this, the popular amusement and theme park "Europa-Park" in Rust reopened its doors as of Friday.
In Austria, the hospitality sector fully reopened on 19 May. However, clients either need a negative Covid test or proof of vaccination. FFP2 masks remain mandatory, both inside and outside, if no two-metre safety distances can be guaranteed.
Entry requirements
Naturally, travel conditions also vary across the aforementioned countries. In the Netherlands, travellers need a negative PCR test and have to quarantine for ten days. The same rules apply in Belgium, but only if people stay longer than 48 hours. People travelling to France will also need a negative PCR test, but no quarantine period is imposed.
Austria and Germany also offer the possibility of a negative antigen test. Furthermore, fully vaccinated people are no longer subject to any entry restrictions in both countries. Except when travelling to the Netherlands, people still need to fill out an entry form before starting their journey.
