Overview

• Average camping fees on Germany’s Baltic coast have jumped to €52 per night for a family of three, making it the most expensive domestic camping region.
• Visitors on Norderney are now paying up to €32 for a Wiener Schnitzel as seaside dining prices soar.
• Italy has toughened animal cruelty penalties to up to four years in prison with fines up to €60 000 and banned winter tyres from mid-May to mid-October under penalties of €431–€1 734.
• Dutch authorities have rolled out an expanded beach flag system featuring new symbols to warn of hazards such as strong currents, water pollution and offshore winds.
• With mainstream destinations growing costlier, travellers are shifting toward Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, where hotel and restaurant rates average about half of German prices.