This is reported by the industry magazine “touristik aktuell”.

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In Germany, bathing temperatures have long been a thing of the past. But in the eastern Mediterranean the water still reaches 24 to 28 degrees Celsius. This is announced by the German Weather Service (DWD). In Antalya, for example, the water is still 26 degrees.

The Canary Islands also invite you to swim, where the Atlantic can reach temperatures of up to 25 degrees. The front runners on the long haul are Hawaii and the Philippines with 31 degrees.

Water temperatures in Europe

Water temperatures at long-distance travel destinations

Temperatures at the holiday destination: Current travel weather

A 20-year-old German died on Tuesday on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui. She came into contact with a poisonous box jellyfish. The hotels on the island are now reacting and warning the vacationers.

A hotel on popular Lamai Beach has a jellyfish protection net around its private beach. That said a manager of the hotel. There have been warning signs on this beach for several days.

The employees of other hotels had verbally warned the guests about box jellyfish on the coast on Tuesday, it said. There are also first aid stations with vinegar on the beach. Vinegar alleviates the pain that occurs as a result of the poison.

Third case in 14 months: jellyfish kills German tourist in Thailand

The young woman from Göttingen went into the water on Lamai Beach on Tuesday evening. She came into contact with the tentacles of a box jellyfish, up to three meters long. The poison of these cnidarians is one of the most dangerous in the world. It causes paralysis and shortness of breath. The young woman died in the hospital on Wednesday night. A friend was slightly injured.

Drivers have to get used to full roads again, because the autumn holidays begin in ten federal states. They end in Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia. So if you are planning a trip by car on the weekend from October 16, you need a lot of patience.

The ADAC even speaks of one "the hottest weekends of the autumn travel season". Especially towards the south it gets crowded.

Traffic jams can be expected on the following motorways:

A 1 Puttgarden – Lübeck – Hamburg – Bremen – Cologne, both directions A 2 Oberhausen – Dortmund – Hanover – Berlin A 3 Cologne – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Passau A 4 Aachen – Cologne – Olpe, Kirchheimer Dreieck – Erfurt – Dresden, both directions A 1 / A 3 / A 4 Cologne bypass A 5 Frankfurt – Karlsruhe – Basel A 6 Kaiserslautern – Mannheim – Heilbronn – Nuremberg, both directions A 7 Flensburg – Hamburg – Hanover – Würzburg – Füssen / Reutte, both directions A 8 Karlsruhe – Stuttgart – Munich – Salzburg, both DirectionsA 9 Munich – Nuremberg – Berlin, both directionsA 24 Hamburg – BerlinA 61 Mönchengladbach – Koblenz – Ludwigshafen, both directionsA 67 Frankfurt – Mannheim, both directionsA 72 Hof – ChemnitzA 81 Singen – Stuttgart – Heilbronn, both directionsA 93 Kufstein – Inntaldreieck, both directionsA 95 Munich – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, both directions A 96 Munich – Lindau A 99 Munich bypass

Traffic jams abroad too

The Auto Club Europa (ACE) points out that there are also autumn holidays in several Swiss cantons, parts of Holland and France. At least in the Alpine countries, long traffic jams are unlikely, according to ADAC, despite the heavy tourist traffic. There is a risk of delays in Austria on the A 1 (west), A 10 (Tauern), A 12 (Inntal) and A 13 (Brenner motorway) and the Fernpass (B 179). In Italy it gets full on the Brenner route (A 22 / SS 12) and the roads around Lake Garda. On Swiss territory, the A 2 between Basel and Chiasso and the A 1 between St. Gallen and Bern are Staufallen.

Current traffic information can be found in the route planner from t-online.de.

Even if the weather on land doesn’t always play along, the water of the Mediterranean is still warm enough for swimming in many places. In Antalya, Turkey, the German Weather Service (DWD) measures a solid 26 degrees Celsius this week. In the Eastern Mediterranean, the DWD even measures up to 28 degrees in isolated cases.

Corfu still reaches 22 degrees, as does the Adriatic Sea and Tunisia. Really warm bathing water awaits tourists in Egypt with 29 degrees in the Red Sea or, for example, in the Dominican Republic with 27 degrees.

Water temperatures in Europe

Water temperatures at long-distance travel destinations

Temperatures at the holiday destination: Current travel weather

The streets fill up just in time for Christmas. It will start on Tuesday, December 22nd. This is what the Auto Club Europa ACE expects. The traffic jam wave begins in the early afternoon, especially in metropolitan areas. Even on Wednesday (December 23) it will be full in many places.

According to ADAC estimates, drivers will get through better on the following two days: Christmas Eve (December 24th) and Christmas Day (December 25th). On Boxing Day (December 26th) the first major wave of ski vacationers rolls towards the Alps and low mountain ranges. According to ADAC, the risk of traffic jams is sometimes high on the routes there. Sunday (December 27th) will be a bit more congested everywhere, because some Christmas vacationers are returning.

There is a threat of traffic jams in both directions on the following motorways

A 1 Cologne – Dortmund – Bremen – HamburgA 2 Bremen – Hanover – BerlinA 3 Frankfurt – Nuremberg – PassauA 4 Görlitz – AachenA 5 Kassel – Frankfurt – Karlsruhe – BaselA 6 Kaiserslautern – Mannheim – Heilbronn – NurembergA 7 Hamburg – Hanover – Kassel – Würzburg – Füssen / ReutteA 8 Karlsruhe – Stuttgart – Munich – SalzburgA 9 Munich – Nuremberg – BerlinA 10 Berliner RingA 24 Hamburg – BerlinA 61 Hockenheim – Ludwigshafen – Koblenz – VenloA 93 Rosenheim – KiefersfeldenA 99 Munich bypass

Traffic jams abroad too

It gets full in neighboring European countries too. Especially in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France, traffic jams must be expected not only at Christmas and after the turn of the year. Here, traffic jams can occur in winter sports centers, especially on days when the bed is changed – usually on Saturdays. In Austria, according to ADAC, the A 1 (west), A 10 (Tauern), A 12 (Inntal) and A 13 (Brenner motorway) get full. In Italy, the A 22 / SS 12 (Brenner route) is affected, in Switzerland, among other things, the A 2 (Gotthard route). According to ACE, waiting times at the borders must generally be expected due to stricter controls.

Current traffic information can be found in the route planner from t-online.de.

The bathing season is far from over in the Mediterranean. Many destinations attract with pleasant bathing temperatures. In Mallorca, for example, the sea is 23 degrees warm, reports the German Weather Service (DWD). If that’s too cold for you: In Antalya, temperatures of up to 27 degrees are reached.

A bath in the Red Sea gives you the feeling of a bathtub: Egypt has 28 degrees warm water. The Canary Islands are still good for splashing around. The water temperatures this week are between 23 and 25 degrees.

Temperatures at the holiday destination: Current travel weather

Train tickets cheaper than direct from Deutsche Bahn: With a little trick (and a bit of luck), customers can still get unrivaled cheap train tickets from price comparison portals for long-distance buses. But that will soon be over, Deutsche Bahn will discontinue the offer from 2016. The industry magazine reports "current tourism".

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The most "Railway special" (at L’tur "Wanderlust tickets") mentioned offers were never found on the website of the railway, at ticket machines or counters. Customers could only book them on five comparison portals for long-distance bus https://topadultreview.com/japaneese-brides/ tickets or L’tur.

The highlight: There were remaining seats on the trains that could be booked a week before departure. In return, the tickets at the comparison portals cost fixed prices of 19 or 29 euros for a single journey, at L’tur from 17 euros. For comparison: The cheapest saver prices for a single journey on Bahn.de start at 29 euros and are often sold out very quickly. 

Strongly limited future promotions

The special offers expire at the end of the year. With the decision you want "strengthen your own sales channels" quoted "current tourism" a railway spokeswoman. There will also be promotions from partners in the future, but the contingent and offer period will be severely restricted. According to "current tourism" The different booking options also caused confusion even among specialized travel sellers.

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However, if you are looking for a cheap train ticket for the beginning of 2016, you will find a really cheap offer on the train itself from December 16-19. The "Gift ticket" costs 55 euros and is valid for two single 2nd class journeys in Germany. This means that a trip of EUR 27.50 is even below the minimum price for a regular booking. The journeys must be started between January 4th and March 17th, Friday is excluded as a travel day.

The motorways will be full again and on the fourth Advent (December 18-20) there will be a lot of drivers. The holidays start in six federal states and the ADAC expects a lot of traffic.

In the direction of the Alps and low mountain ranges, long traffic jams will remain the exception despite the large number of holidaymakers, estimates the car club. Many use the last weekend before Christmas for shopping.