https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Is travelling to another federal state allowed during the Christmas holidays? https://www.thelocal.de/20201214/christmas-is-it-possible-to-travel-within-germany-under-new-rules Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:07:04 +0100 christmas-is-it-possible-to-travel-within-germany-under-new-rules Germany's patchwork of internal travel restrictions put in place over rising Covid-19 rates have caused major confusion this week. A reader shared what it was like when he travelled from Berlin to Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20201009/we-werent-allowed-to-check-in-guests-report-confusion-over-germanys-internal-coronavirus-travel-rules Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:48:25 +0200 we-werent-allowed-to-check-in-guests-report-confusion-over-germanys-internal-coronavirus-travel-rules Travelling to Germany on holiday? Here's what you should know. https://www.thelocal.de/20200703/explained-the-health-rules-tourists-in-germany-should-know-about Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:02:07 +0200 explained-the-health-rules-tourists-in-germany-should-know-about Four German citizens have been expelled from northern Norway after they entered the country in a camper van, after suspicious locals tipped off the police. https://www.thelocal.de/20200706/german-tourists-expelled-from-norway-after-breaking-tourism-ban Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:28:27 +0200 german-tourists-expelled-from-norway-after-breaking-tourism-ban The coronavirus crisis led to many people having to cancel trips, including to Germany. Here's some of the people who've been affected and when they hope to visit again. https://www.thelocal.de/20200615/im-cautiously-optimistic-about-visiting-at-christmas-how-the-pandemic-hit-readers-trips-to-germany Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:55:03 +0200 im-cautiously-optimistic-about-visiting-at-christmas-how-the-pandemic-hit-readers-trips-to-germany A planeload of German tourists flew Monday to Spain's Mallorca island, taking part in a test of plans to reopen the popular destination as the country emerges from its coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.de/20200615/we-are-very-glad-to-be-here-german-tourists-fly-to-mallorca-in-post-covid-pilot-project Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:55:26 +0200 we-are-very-glad-to-be-here-german-tourists-fly-to-mallorca-in-post-covid-pilot-project Italy lifts its lockdown and presto! The forlorn sunbeds of a hotel on the Venetian coast fill up once more with German and Austrian tourists. https://www.thelocal.de/20200611/we-really-feel-safe-in-this-hotel-german-tourists-revive-pandemic-hit-italian-coast Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:21:31 +0200 we-really-feel-safe-in-this-hotel-german-tourists-revive-pandemic-hit-italian-coast Some 120,000 Germans stranded abroad as borders slam shut because of the coronavirus pandemic have been flown home in a massive rescue effort over the past few days, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200323/120000-germans-stranded-abroad-over-coronavirus-flown-home Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:20:03 +0100 120000-germans-stranded-abroad-over-coronavirus-flown-home German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he will travel to Madeira on Thursday with a team of doctors and psychologists after 29 German tourists were killed in a bus crash on the Portuguese island. https://www.thelocal.de/20190418/heiko-maas-travels-to-madeira-after-horror-crash-kills-29-germans Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:26:01 +0200 heiko-maas-travels-to-madeira-after-horror-crash-kills-29-germans Twenty-nine German tourists have been killed after a bus crashed on the Portuguese island Madeira. https://www.thelocal.de/20190418/29-german-tourists-killed-in-portuguese-bus-crash Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:22:42 +0200 29-german-tourists-killed-in-portuguese-bus-crash Authorities in the German capital Berlin decided to soften one of Europe's strictest regimes for short-term rental firms such as Airbnb, allowing private individuals to rent out their main home without time limitations. https://www.thelocal.de/20180323/berlin-drops-airbnb-ban Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:34:05 +0100 berlin-drops-airbnb-ban Two Chinese tourists were detained in Berlin for making the straight-armed Hitler salute for photos in front of the Reichstag parliament building, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170807/chinese-tourists-detained-in-berlin-for-making-hitler-salute Mon, 07 Aug 2017 10:50:47 +0200 chinese-tourists-detained-in-berlin-for-making-hitler-salute An elderly German couple have been found dead in Australia's outback after becoming disorientated and wandering from the official path, police said Tuesday, following a record-breaking heatwave in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20170214/elderly-german-couple-found-dead-in-australias-outback Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:44:38 +0100 elderly-german-couple-found-dead-in-australias-outback A taxi driver had to be hospitalized in Munich on Monday evening after three British tourists refused to pay their fare and then attacked him. https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/british-tourists-arrested-after-beating-up-munich-taxi-driver Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:20:49 +0200 british-tourists-arrested-after-beating-up-munich-taxi-driver The German Foreign Ministry has announced that three Germans were injured in a series of explosions which hit southern Thailand on Thursday and Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160812/three-germans-injured-in-bomb-attack-in-thailand Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:57:01 +0200 three-germans-injured-in-bomb-attack-in-thailand A court just issued a small blow to the capital city's ban on Airbnb-style holiday flat rentals. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/court-rules-small-victory-against-berlin-airbnb-ban Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:16:17 +0200 court-rules-small-victory-against-berlin-airbnb-ban Police are searching the greater Schengen area outside Germany for a couple who went missing a month ago at the iconic Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20160802/germany-widens-search-for-chinese-tourists-missing-at-disney-castle Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:58:55 +0200 germany-widens-search-for-chinese-tourists-missing-at-disney-castle Bavarian King Ludwig II's insane creation, most famous today for being the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland, attracts between 1.4 and 1.5 million visitors per year. https://www.thelocal.de/20160714/neuschwanstein-nothing-special-or-fit-for-a-princess Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:44:58 +0200 neuschwanstein-nothing-special-or-fit-for-a-princess A Chinese family went to the police in desperation after losing a wallet containing thousands of euros in cash as well as their travel documents – only to be presented with a welcome surprise in double-quick time. https://www.thelocal.de/20160119/honest-taxi-driver-returns-14000-find Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:25:25 +0100 honest-taxi-driver-returns-14000-find A Berlin policeman chased two British tourists and injured one with a knife in the Neukölln neighbourhood early on Monday morning after deciding they were crossing the road too slowly. https://www.thelocal.de/20151026/berlin-policeman-stabs-meandering-british-tourist Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:45:29 +0100 berlin-policeman-stabs-meandering-british-tourist