ANWB: many questions from holidaymakers | Inland

“People want to know, for example, how old a PCR test can be. Or how to prove that their children have been tested negative,” Josje Majoor, who is responsible for the ANWB Reiswijzer, told NOS. The answers to those questions vary quite a bit, because the corona rules differ in every country.

Puzzle

It is certainly a puzzle for those who go on holiday by car and have to cross several countries, according to the ANWB. According to the rules, Italy requires a PCR test that is not older than 48 hours (also for children from 6 years). This means that holidaymakers from the Netherlands have to drive quite a bit to ensure that the test certificate has not expired on arrival in the country. On the way, such a test certificate is not necessary: ​​Germany has no entry restrictions for those who leave within 24 hours and Switzerland has no restrictions for transit passengers. “It is always a good idea to travel prepared. But now everything is ten times more complicated. You really need to have your ‘corona administration’ in order,” says Majoor.

This also applies to holidaymakers who take the plane. “We hear that airlines sometimes impose additional requirements. For example, they want you to be able to show a negative PCR test in addition to a vaccination certificate. They are therefore stricter than the country they fly to. That is because they bear the responsibility for entry.”

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