51% of Germans have no holiday plans this year: survey

More than half of German citizens (51 percent) had no holiday plans this year, according to a survey published by the market research institute YouGov on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

Around one in five (21 percent) had "smaller holiday plans" than last year, while 18 percent would spend their holidays largely unchanged, according to the survey among more than 2,000 German citizens on behalf of the Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA).

Among Germans who had holiday plans, more than half expected their holidays to be somewhat restricted by the coronavirus crisis, while 33 percent expected even strong or very strong restrictions. Only 9 percent expected to have no restrictions, according to the survey.

Of those planning a holiday, 36 percent intended to travel within Germany, while 30 percent planned holidays abroad, the survey found.

In mid-June, Germany lifted travel warnings for member states of the European Union (EU), non-EU Schengen states and Britain, replacing them with individual travel advice.

Travelers should take "special caution" and should keep abreast of the situation in their country of destination in regard to travel and safety instructions, according to Germany's Foreign Office.