There has been a sharp descend in the number of tourists visiting places all around the world!
The places which used to be fueled by the income that used to come from tourists, are starving like never before!
In this holiday season, when COVID-19 still keeps raging, we’re going to take you for a walk around the places which are popular spots during Christmas and how they have modified themselves in this situations.
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- JERUSALEM: The city of Palestine is a place where thousands of visitors inhabit during the Christmas Season, ten kilometers from Jerusalem. The calmness of the place is eerie due to the absence of worshippers who come from all around the world, due to the restrictions imposed.
- PORTUGAL: There will be rules and regulations which would be applied for the 2020 festive season in Portugal. Businesses along with everything else would remain closed on the 25th of December. Big events like candlelight concerts are also cancelled and the fund is used to help families in need. The decorations are of massive importance here.
- SANTA CLAUS VILLAGE, LAPLAND: The Finnish government has lifted up travel restrictions on entry of foreign tourists. One can enjoy a Finnish Meal at Santa Claus’s own village, enjoy a reindeer ride watching the Northern Lights, as well as make a gingerbread home. Some other activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, and ice fishing as well.
- NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: The Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree for 2020 arrived at the Plaza, which is one of the most important as well as famous rituals .Even though most destinations like New York City would not be carrying out the usual events for Christmas, but here’s the good news! There would be other exciting and promising places around, where one can spend their winter holidays. Places like Stowe in Vermont, Scottsdale in Arizona ,Asheville in North Carolina ,Charleston in South Carolina, Taos in New Mexico, Aspen in Colorado and The Florida Keys .