TUI nudi paket aranžmane za Kanarskim otocima unatoč vladinim upozorenjima

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Njemački turoperator TUI nudi domaćim turistima paket aranžmane na Kanarskim otocima od početka listopada, unatoč službenom savjetu njemačke vlade građanima da ne putuju u Španjolsku.

"Naš je cilj korisnicima ponuditi mogućnost izbora - krenuti na putovanje, besplatno ga otkazati ili promijeniti rezervaciju", rekao je glasnogovornik TUI-a Aage Duenhaupt u ponedjeljak za dpa.

"Činimo to zato što klijenti to žele", dodao je.

Kanarski su otoci smješteni blizu obale Maroka i već su dugo popularno odredište Nijemaca koji u zimi traže sunčana odredišta.

Zbog preporuka vlade da se ne putuje u Španjolsku TUI je drastično smanjio letove za Španjolsku i otkazao sve paket aranžmane.

Odluka da u ponudu ponovo uključe popularne paket aranžmane donesena je u očekivanju školskih praznika.

TUI ne vidi veće rizike u letovima na te destinacije. "Sve ocjene i brojke pokazuju da putnici s paket aranžmanima nisu u opasnosti ako poštuju propise", ustvrdio je Duenhaupt.

Napomenuo je i da su putnici s TUI-jem osigurani, ukaže li se potreba za testiranjem na koronavirus, karantenom ili liječenjem.

Njemačke vlasti redovito ažuriraju popis regija koje smatraju visokorizičnima u pandemiji koronavirusa.

Putnici koji se vraćaju iz tih regija moraju u roku od 48 sati prije ili nakon ulaska u Njemačku proći testiranje i ostati u karanteni dok ne dobiju rezultate, podsjeća dpa.

Media Type: TextGerman travel firm TUI offers packages to Canaries despite warnings

Hanover (dpa) – The TUI travel group said on Monday it would offer package holidays to the Canary Islands to German tourists from early October, despite an official advisory from the German government against travel to Spain.

"We aim to provide the choice to the customer whether to embark on the trip, cancel it free of charge or change their booking," TUI spokesman Aage Duenhaupt told dpa on Monday.

"We are doing this because it is what the customers want," he said.

The Canary Islands, off the Moroccan coast, have long been a popular destination for Germans seeking midwinter sunshine.

But the official German advisory against travel to Spain has led TUI, the largest company in the sector, to drastically scale back flights to Spain and cancel all package deals.

The decision to reinstitute the popular package deals – which include accommodation and board – was taken with a view to the upcoming school holidays.

TUI said it saw no major risks in flying to the islands. "All the evaluations and numbers show that travellers on package holidays who stick to the rules are not in danger," Duenhaupt said.

And he noted that TUI travellers were insured, should testing for the novel coronavirus, quarantine or treatment be necessary.

The German authorities regularly updates its list of regions considered high-risk for the virus.

Travellers returning from these regions must undergo testing within 48 hours before or after entering Germany, and stay in quarantine until they receive the results.