Economics
Germany’s Aid for Europe Starts Now as Tourists Seek Sun
- Some may brave travel for ‘beach to get away from it all’
- Southern Europe waits in suspense for northerners to turn up
Photographer: Isaac Buj/Europa Press via Getty Images
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To Philipp Schertel’s delight, Europe’s coronavirus lockdown is easing, just as family vacation time looms.
“You can’t imagine how happy we are,” said Schertel, 50, a golf course manager from southwest Germany, who has rented an apartment on the Spanish island of Menorca in September. “We’re really looking forward to a nice beach to get away from it all.”