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In Germany, until October 2022, according to the Robert Koch Institute, a person is considered "fully vaccinated", who: [citation needed] was vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine approved in the EU and at least 14 days have passed after administration of the last vaccine dose. Two vaccine doses are necessary for obtaining complete vaccine protection.
The blocking of YouTube videos in Germany was part of a former dispute between the video sharing platform YouTube and the Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA, or "Society for Musical Performance and Mechanical Reproduction Rights" in English), a performance rights organization in Germany.
Since 1999, the German National Tourist Board has also been responsible for the marketing of domestic tourism from one region to another. Its strategic goal is the responsible marketing of inter-regional Vacation Themes in Germany. The GNTB works in close cooperation and economic partnership with all levels of the tourism industry in Germany.
On 8 November 2021, after nearly 20 months of travel ban, vaccinated international tourists were allowed to travel to the USA. [214] United States Virgin Islands: As of 1 June 2020, United States Virgin Islands are officially open for tourism. Tourists must undergo temperature checks and health screenings upon entry. [194]
The German Travel Association (DRV) is the umbrella association for developing and managing outbound tourism (tourists from Germany visiting other countries).. DRV represents the interests of small, mid-sized and large companies in the travel industry vis-à-vis German, European and international policy makers and vis-à-vis service providers from Germany and abroad.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimated that global international tourist arrivals could have decreased by 58% to 78% in 2020, leading to a potential loss of US $0.9–1.2 trillion in international tourism receipts. [2] In many of the world's cities, planned travel went down by 80–90%. [3]
Physical map of Germany. Germany is the eighth-most-visited country in the world, [1] [2] with a total of 407.26 million overnights during 2012. [3] This number includes 68.83 million nights by foreign visitors, the majority of foreign tourists in 2009 coming from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland (see table).
In July 2022, the protective mask industry in Germany, which had started early in the pandemic with government subsidies of millions of euros, was predicted to likely falter and the dependency on mask imports from China to likely revert to the pre-pandemic state by 2025.