Corona virus: At home instead of on the road – and now?
A topic no-one can avoid: the Corona virus is steadily spreading through all areas of life and is keeping us all busy. Tourism especially continues to be severely affected by it. We are gradually learning about the dramatic consequences that the worldwide slump and travel bans have had on our partner hotels. For many of the hotels and holiday homes, this is a matter of survival, because they have decided to remain committed to social interaction and want to continue to pay their employees even in crisis situations. But if the hotel has to close temporarily and it is not clear when guests are expected again, there can be dramatic consequences. Ultimately, it is the small, owner-managed hotels and thus their employees - from Asia to Europe to South America - who suffer because of cancellations.
Therefore we have a request for you: Keep dreaming about your holiday and plan it for the time after the Corona crisis. It really helps the hotels and tour operators if you don't cancel your booking completely but rather postpone it to a later date. Some hotels have introduced special policies especially for this situation in these difficult times, especially since nobody can say for sure when the situation will begin to ease. With your rebooking, you are supporting livelihoods and above all, you are supporting the people who are already feeling the challenging impacts of this crisis. These tips are already circulating in the media in a similar tenor for musicians and artists: If you can afford it, support them by simply letting the tickets for the events expire or buy their books and CDs for enjoyment at home to help make sure that their very survival is not threatened.
We will continue to provide you with travel inspiration for the time after the Corona crisis and try to remain as positive as possible. We wish you much strength and perseverance.
We all slipped into this crisis together, so let us all find a way out together.
Stay home and healthy!
Your Green Pearls® Team
Stefany, Nadine, Anke, Anca, Hanna
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