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The federal government is extending its world travel advisory for third countries outside the European Union until September 30. The global infection process makes this necessary, says a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. Starting on October 1, in accordance with a Federal Cabinet decision, there will be assessments tailored to the situation in individual states, as the German Press Agency learned from government circles on Wednesday. The cabinet’s decision was announced at the federal press conference.
A spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office said there would be little change in the ability to travel. However, a differentiated system will be adopted. It will probably be the case that a travel advisory can still apply to countries that are considered risk areas.
The lump sum extension was recently criticized primarily by the travel industry. The DRV travel association had spoken of a “wrong signal” after previous decisions. The main point of criticism was that the travel advisory has so far been valid for more than 80 percent of the world’s countries. The travel advisory is issued regardless of whether a country is classified as a risk zone. Only in Europe has the situation been seen differently so far.
A travel advisory is not a ban, but it is intended to have a significant deterrent effect. However, it also has a silver lining for consumers: it allows travelers to cancel reservations for free.
On March 17, Federal Chancellor Heiko Maas (SPD) announced an unprecedented measure due to the increasing number of corona infections: a warning against tourist travel to the around 200 countries of the world. It was not until June, immediately before the start of the main holiday season, that the countries of the European Union, the Schengen area without border controls, as well as Great Britain, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican State were excluded. .
