Would you cancel your holiday if restrictions were in place?

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As a spike in COVID-19 infections hits countries across Europe, people taking summer vacations face an ever-growing list of restrictions.

A Eurotrack poll conducted by the UK's YouGov, asked people from the five European nations whether they would cancel their holiday if various restrictions were in place.

The poll suggested that more than two-thirds of people in the UK, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden would cancel their holiday if they had to quarantine on their return.

This is not good news for the struggling aviation industry, which desperately needs an increase in tourism to avoid more bankruptcies.

So, which restrictions would cause the most damage to European tourism?

Would you cancel your holiday if you had to wear a face mask on the beach? /AFP

If you had to quarantine on your return

Germany had the highest percentage of people who would cancel their holiday if they faced quarantine on return (85 percent), followed closely by Sweden (84 percent) and Denmark (80 percent). The UK (70 percent) andFrance (65 percent) had slightly lower figures, which could be dueto the tight restrictions already in place in both countries.

Some nations have already implemented this type of restriction. The UK, Norway and Switzerland have all require people to self-isolate for 10 days when returningfrom Spain.

As spikes continue across Europe, more countries could be included in these regulations.

If you had to quarantine on your arrival

More than 75 percent of people asked from each country said they would cancel their holiday if they had to quarantine on arrival at their destination.

The UK had the highest percentage of people who would cancel (93 percent), while Denmark (91 percent), Sweden (91 percent), Germany (89 percent) and France (76 percent) were not far behind.

Unsurprisingly, these figures are very high, with very few people wanting to spend their holiday isolated in a hotel room.

If you had to take a COVID-19 test at your own expense

Germans would be more likely to cancel their holiday if they had to pay for a COVID-19 test (67 percent). This was followed by the citizens of Denmark (54 percent), Sweden (60 percent), France (49 percent), and the UK (45 percent), who were divided as to whether they would cancel their holiday if they had to.

With the price of the trip already paid, some people are not willing to pay extra for a test. However, people would much rather pay to have a COVID-19 test than be quarantined on return or arrival.

If your government advised against it

Denmark's citizens (85 percent) were most likely to listen to government advice and cancel their holiday if the government advised against travel. The majority of the rest of the countries in the poll would also follow government advice (83 percent) of the UK, Sweden (80 percent), Germany (74 percent) and France (70 percent).

Some governments have already advised against going to certain countries or areas because of a rise in infections there. Most recently, Germany has urged its citizens against traveling to the Antwerp region of Belgium unless it is essential.

If you had to wear a mask in all enclosed public spaces

People from Sweden (65 percent) and Denmark (61 percent) are most likely to cancel their holiday if they had to wear a mask in all enclosed public spaces. This would be more restrictive than in their home countries.Sweden's Public Health Agency says there is no need for members of the public to use face masks when in public spaces such as buses or shops, while in Denmark people are only advised to wear them in certain areas.

The countries where face masks are either mandatory or advised in some public spaces, the figures are lower. Only 26 percent of people fromFrance would cancel their holiday in this instance, while the numbers in UK (43 percent) and Germany (51 percent) are alsorelatively low.

If you have to wear a mask at all times

Again, Sweden (74 percent) and Denmark (76 percent) would be most likely to cancel holidays if theywere told to wear a mask at all times.

Most countriesdon't have this rule yet, so even the UK (65 percent) and Germany (72 percent) would be morelikely than not to cancel their holidays in thisinstance.

Meanwhile, citizens in France are split as to whether they would halt their holiday plans, with 49 percent saying they would.

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