The Swedish government is annoyed that Denmark doesn't want to fully re-open to Sweden until weeks or more after Denmark has re-opened to Germany and Norway. The Danish government is telling Sweden that Denmark won't re-open to Sweden this month and will re-examine the border control matter closer to June 1st and see how Sweden is doing at that point.
When Denmark doesn't even want to quickly agree to open up to Sweden by June 1st, it's wishful thinking to think that Denmark is going to want open up to US and Canadian tourists coming into the Schengen zone two weeks later.
There are other places where this kind of internal friction is also in play. When there is so much friction in play between long-time siblings Denmark and Sweden, the idea of getting the critical mass of the EU to agree to opening up to US and Canadian tourists on June 15th seems like wishful thinking.
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MSPeconomist
If restaurants and hotels aren't open, where are tourists supposed to sleep? Visit relatives or camp? AirBnB seems less safe to me than chain hotels because hotel chains have implemented housekeeping standards and procedures. And how will they get food? Regular hotel rooms don't work with self catering, and many people staying in suites or apartments wouldn't want to cook all the time on vacation. Plus, often part of the fun of a vacation is going to great restaurants. Others associate vacations with bars, pubs, and clubs, and some destinations in Europe are (in)famous for this.
There are hotels open across various parts of the EU/Schengen area, and probably more will be more open at some point in June or at least July. Even when the internal borders have been shut in parts, those countries have mainly had some hotels still operating. But I wouldn't be surprised if hotel service levels this summer are a shadow of their former self in many parts of the area -- even with government restrictions easing up and internal border controls becoming more relaxed.