The European Commission's guidelines for the reopening of tourism destinations cover several topics:
Guidelines for governments include:
- Not reopening until COVID-19 is under control
- Ensure sufficient healthcare system capacity
- Have good testing and contact tracing capabilities
Guidelines for hotels and restaurants include
- Train staff to recognize symptoms of COVID-19
- Decrease physical presence of employees
- Limit guest capacity in restaurants and lobbies to maintain social distancing
- Slot bookings of restaurants and swimming pools to limit occupancy
- Provide new arrivals latest information on COVID-19
Guidelines for airlines include:
- Strengthen ventilation
- Avoid passenger concentration
- Promote use of electronic booking and payments
- Reduce cabin movement - less baggage, less contact with crew
- Crew and passenger face masks