In these times it is difficult to stay positive... the soft lock down turns into a hard lock down and there are more and more doubts about the skiing season 2021. The e-paper traveller-online.at published a research about the Austrians' feeling about winter holidays 2021 which might be true for Europeans in general as well. Let's have a look into the study's outcome and my comments....

#0211w. Vienna is shocked. The second lock down that started yesterday was not enough,.... The more we need to think about  positive times - like Christmas. Christmas time in Vienna is about the illuminated streets and places and of course about the Christmas markets with their smells and tastes and happy people. And yes, I do have good news for you! Even this year there will be the Christmas markets in Vienna, of course with a Covid-19 safety concept, and with a slightly belated start.... 

Holidays are the best time of the year. Well, we have worked so hard for finally going somewhere.... This year - already since March 12 - , however, there is something called Covid-19 that is so unpredictable that even the nicest holiday plans could have to be changed in the very last minute: the holiday destination is on the red list or the boarders are closed. And what about the money invested? Will we get it back? Flexibility is the key.