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Regardless of whether you go on vacation to relax, discover a new culture, visit friends or find yourself, the need to face an unexpected emergency is unlikely to be included in your dream schedule.
Traveling to Europe, especially in summer, is accompanied by growing problems, since climate change brings the weather curves to Epirus and more rules and tourist taxes.
To avoid unpleasant surprises, while you should enjoy ice cream or observe the sunset, below, below you will find things that you can find and the ways that you can be better prepared as travelers.
Heat and fiery waves burn Europe
In Europe, there are several risks of natural disasters that travelers should know in the summer.
Heatly burns the epirus since June, creating the best conditions for the event fireField
On weekends, Spain and Portugal were a guard from a deterioration in the risk of fires in the midst of severe heat.
On Sunday, the temperature was about 40 degrees Celsius or more in the areas of the Iberian Peninsula.
Greece and Türkiye fought with fires during the summer, when thousands of residents were forced to leave their homes and tourists left.
Some areas of Italy were also affected, including the island of Sardinia and France.
OurselvesThermal waves They are also dangerous for travelers. They are accompanied by high risks of health, especially for the elderly or those who have previously existing medical diseases.
Southern Europe sees an increase in seismic activity
Popular festive places around the Mediterranean, such as CreteSantorini, Naples, Sicily and Türkiye were influenced by earthquakes or eruptions of volcanoes this summer.
Although they did not cause serious damage or victims, they still cause anxiety to perceive them as a visitor and can mean that you must evacuate your housing in the middle of your journey.
Travelers have more and more preoccupied reservation to visit places of destination, which are subject to earthquakes. In Santorini, one of the most visited places in Greece, local tourism officials believe that arrival can be reduced to 25% this year.
How travelers can prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather conditions
A key preventive measure when visiting destination with extreme weather phenomena is to keep abreast of any local warnings.
Before the trip, examine a specific area that you will visit and learn about anxiety, seismic risks, degrees of risk of fires and local emergency procedures.
Make sure your mobile phone is registered to receive emergency notifications in the area where you live. You can do this by going into the settings, and then notifications and activating notifications.
Follow local news, weather forecasts and fire updates through official channels, such as emergency applications and websites.
If there is a warning about the heat during your trip, take precautions, such as the transfer of additional drinking water Or avoiding high -energy open air in the middle of the day. Follow local tips on what to do and what you should not do during periods of high temperatures.
Elderly travelers and those who suffer from some health diseases should be very careful and not exaggerate themselves.
If your program includes open -air adventurePerhaps you should ask your travel supplier if you can change your plans or dates if the heat is expected.
Make sure you have the right travel insurance to cover extreme weather conditions
When you close the travel insurance, make sure that you have chosen a contract that will compensate you, or give you the right to compensation if extreme weather or natural disaster will affect your vacation.
This is especially important if you decide not to continue your journey, even if the airline, travel agent or housing did not cancel your orders.
This is due to the fact that without the government’s official warning, the government to ban travel, travelers who decided not to make a trip are unlikely to receive compensation or compensation, as this is considered a “reluctance of travel”.
The vast majority travel Insurance contracts also do not cover the situations of “loss of pleasure” from natural disasters or extreme weather conditions, including the inability to leave your hotel.
Travelers can wait for a refund only if flights or stay are canceled by airlines, suppliers or travel agencies.
Some insurance policies include a stop or natural disasters, but not all companies offer it, so make sure that you have the right insurance before leaving.
New tourist taxes, entrance fees and maximum visitors
Dozen directions This year they brought tourist taxes, fees for entry into sights and maximum visitors.
The Greek Islands of Santorini and Mikonos are currently contributing to 20 euros on cruise passengers during the peak period, while Santorini supports daily visitors of the cruise of 8,000 people.
The capital, Athens, presented the maximum visitors to protect her most popular ancient site.
OR Acropolis Now it allows only 20,000 visitors per day with mandatory input tickets with the times.
In Spain, Barcelona increased the tax on municipal tourism to 6.75 euros per night for visitors living in five star hotels.
The increase is added to regular night tourist tax (now 3.50 euros) paid in the area, which means that a weekly stay in a five -star hotel will cost 47.25 euros in addition to the price of the room.
Ibiza began limits the number of tourist cars And caravans who can visit him.
From June 1 to September 30, the number of vehicles used by non -residents will be limited to 20 168 years, and if you want to go to the island, you will need to get a license that costs 1 euros per day.
In Italy, the archaeological place Pompeii presented a maximum of 20,000 daily visitors. It is advisable for visitors to buy tickets in advance in advance to avoid high queues.
The capital of Italy, Rome, at the same time presented a maximum of 3,000 visitors.
The impressive beaches of Sardinia feel pressure, and many of them now have the boundaries of visitors or the requirements for detention.
The TuerredDA -capered -TuerredDA beach requires visitors to booked until preliminary use and install a maximum of 1,100 visitors from 2020.
Complete list of beaches with restrictions, see HereField
The collection for which you do not need to worry this year is the entrance to Venice, which ended in July.
If you are flying to Turkey, know that the Turkish civil aviation department (CAA) has imposed a new rule.
Demands from passengers to remain sitting with Their belts tied the place Until the plane reaches the specified parking point, and the sign will not be disconnected.
They must also wait until they are asked to land on the plane. Passengers who violate the rules are at risk of $ 70 (62 euros).
For other fees and taxes introduced this year, see HereField
Blows and with all their might try to control the air traffic
Given the increase in the passenger traffic in the summer, strikes are more likely to take place, as they can have a greater effect.
For example, the general association of workers (UGT) announced Spain strikes In the processing of azul, which belongs to the Ryanair group, from August 15.
This will foresee a number of stops in all working centers and operating bases, including airports of Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Alikant, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorka, Girona, Tenneraphis, tenneerifis, south.
They will take place every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 31, 2025.
This summer, it is also expected that tens of millions of travelers will face delays from mass cancellation caused by his blows. Air traffic control (ATC) during peak times of movement.
Strike Mobilesations has already plunged into chaos in FranceSpain and Italy.
What can travelers do to prepare for blows?
There are several measures that travelers can take to be prepared and better inform about strikes.
This includes control over state websites for official information about strikes, as well as the question of specific airlines and Airports For the latest updates. Travelers are also recommended to confirm their flight status before leaving for the airport.
If travel plans cannot be changed to the dates of the impact, avoiding the peak watch can also help while traveling to the airport and for a long time at your disposal.
It is also recommended to have an integrated insurance coating. If your flight is canceled for what reason, the airline is obliged to provide you with a choice between Re -Rote as soon as possible, repeatedly within a later or complete return within seven days.
Nevertheless, the airline is not responsible for any losses associated with stay, booking or other consequences of delay or cancellation – only for the flight.
To make sure you cover additional losses, add riots to your insurance policy before the trip.