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2020-05-19 Europe

[France24] The Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa in Cyprus is known for its boisterous parties. Each summer, thousands of young foreign tourists pack the dance floors of its nightlife district after a day at the beach.

But the pandemic silenced the exuberant Napa Strip district as the island nation of Cyprus went into a lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Now nightclub owners wonder when social distancing rules will be eased enough for the party to resume — and what those new parties will look like.

"We know at nightclubs, young people will go to dance and have a good time. But then you have to tell them that they have to keep 2 meters (6 feet) apart from each other?" asked Charalambos Alexandrou, the spokesman for a group representing local clubs, bars and restaurants.

Across southern Europe, in places where tourism drives much of the economy, officials are weighing how to entice travelers to come back, even while the pandemic remains a threat. Juggling the sometimes-competing needs of health and business, authorities are introducing measures to reassure visitors that taking a holiday is safe again.

Still, those are not likely to solve the quandary facing Ayia Napa’s nightclub businesses.

Alexandrou said this will be "a season of trying to survive," not seeking a profit.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-19 04:56|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Anybody gets on the plane to get to these parties is, IMO, crazy.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-19 07:48|| 2020-05-19 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting -

Guests eyeing a vacation in Portugal, another major southern European holiday destination, will probably look beyond a hotel’s online reviews to see if it has the “Clean&Safe” seal now being awarded by local tourism officials. The seal indicates that the establishment, be it a hotel, restaurant or other venue, has enacted recommended hygiene and safety procedures to protect against the virus.

Whatever those procedures are.

Posted by Bobby 2020-05-19 08:17|| 2020-05-19 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 This is turning out to be a bureaucrat's wet dream.

Posted by Raj 2020-05-19 08:31|| 2020-05-19 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Indeed. Thanks to Whitless, Michigan bureaucrats are having more fun than ever.

Just imagine the indescribable joys in store for the Eurocrats tasked with devising new rules related to bars beaches clubs sidewalks bedrooms

Posted by Lex 2020-05-19 08:43|| 2020-05-19 08:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Glad to meet you, Grom. I'm Crazy!

Posted by Iblis 2020-05-19 10:44|| 2020-05-19 10:44|| Front Page Top

#6 At the time, a social distance champ, to my dismay.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-19 13:03|| 2020-05-19 13:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Every party will have to be a foam party.

It's the only way to be safe.

Posted by charger 2020-05-19 13:10|| 2020-05-19 13:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Blacklights.

Minimum clothing as well.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-19 13:21|| 2020-05-19 13:21|| Front Page Top

#9 You are all right. Like you are right about coronavirus spelling the end of large cities.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-19 13:42|| 2020-05-19 13:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Nah, Dubstep can do that just fine.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-19 18:15|| 2020-05-19 18:15|| Front Page Top