What are air bridges, where will they cover and how will they affect my holiday? Q&A
With many UK holidaymakers desperate to go abroad, here’s what to expect from next week’s eagerly awaited announcement on air bridges
‘Go Ape gone Viking’ – Denmark’s newest treetop attraction
In the Danish town that is home to Lego HQ, Wow Park is a forest wonderland of swings, ziplines and treehouses immersed in nature
Which European countries are easing travel restrictions?
As some countries in Europe restart tourism, we round up lockdown-easing measures and restrictions country-by-country. Information will be updated as the situation changes
Life after lockdown on Germany’s Baltic coast
The mood in the seaside town of Warnemünde is upbeat as tourism begins to recover, but foreign visitors are still thin on the ground despite the opening of Germany’s borders this week
UK travellers unable to fly to Greece as country reopens
Ban on air travel between Britain and Greece to continue until 30 June, unlike other countries
‘We need the Brits’: Benidorm banks on August tourist surge
Spanish resort ‘like a ghost town’ as UK’s Covid-19 lockdown keeps its best customers away
‘Baby dragons’ go on display for the first time in Slovenia
World’s first public exhibit of juvenile olms, mysterious underground amphibians, will open on 11 June in Slovenia’s famous Postojna Cave
Britain left off ‘safe list’ of countries free to holiday in Greece
UK fails to fit epidemiological profile demanded by Athens, which has kept Covid-19 in check
Life after lockdown in Athens: ‘The marble had space to breathe’
With Greece slowly opening up again, the crowd-free Parthenon looks more monumental than usual – even with its ‘keep safe distance’ yellow stickers
Amsterdam mayor urges extreme caution over return of tourism to the city
Femke Halsema angers hoteliers by warning against an excessive return to ‘regional, national and international traffic’
Life after lockdown in Porto: returning to my local cafe
With Portugal easing out of confinamento, the second city’s residents are enjoying cafes once again, but miss the tourists more than they were expecting
Life after lockdown: ‘Rome is trying to find her equilibrio’
Italy’s bars, shops and salons reopen, but amid the relief Romans are still waiting to find out what life will be like post Covid-19
Hotels in Spain reopen with new Covid-19 measures – but no guests
As Spain eases out of quarantine, hotels are opening to a ‘new normal’ of strict health and safety protocols, and no tourists from outside their province
Sicily to subsidise post-Covid holidays as Italy considers reopening to tourists
Offer may include three-nights-for-price-of-two deal on accommodation in Sicily
Helsinki’s huge VR gig hints at the potential of virtual tourism
Finland’s biggest online event – a gig by JVG – was ‘attended’ by over half a million but Helsinki has even more ambitious plans to become the virtual capital of the world