Four out of ten Swedes want to do yoga on holiday, according to a new SIFO survey conducted on behalf of Apollo. Can it be true? In today's travel news, we can also tell you about new cruise routes, more trips to Egypt and a new departure hall at Bromma Airport. In addition, we can tell you what Swedes spend their money on during their holidays, according to a survey. What do you think of this week's travel news?
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4 out of 10 want to do yoga on holiday
As many as 45 per cent of Swedes say they want an active holiday with some form of physical activity, according to Apollo's latest SIFO survey. Yoga is at the top, after hiking, as the form of exercise Swedes would most like to do. 66 percent of women want to do yoga on holiday compared to only 15 percent of men. There is also greater interest among the younger target group (under 44).
New routes with Norwegian Cruise Line
The cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line has launched new bookable tours for 11 of their 17 ships. Among other things, Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Jewel will cruise to Alaska.
Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Dawn are making their European debut with 9-day cruises from Copenhagen to St Petersburg and other destinations, and 7- or 11-day cruises from London. Venice to Croatia and Greece.
Apollo doubles capacity to Egypt
Apollo doubles its capacity to Egypt for the winter from Arlanda, and opens completely new departures from Landvetter. The number of travellers to Egypt is expected to increase by more than 100 per cent, which is the highest volume since 2011. This year, Swedish travellers will be able to fly to Hurghada from Arlanda, Landvetter and Kastrup.
New departure hall at Bromma Airport
Bromma Stockholm Airport has now opened a new departure hall, which will be more spacious and have more efficient gates to facilitate travelling. The old gates will be closed and modernised. By the end of March 2019, the refurbished gates will be reopened and the airport will have 13 gates.
What Swedes spend their travel money on
According to a new SIFO survey commissioned by Resia, as many as 70 per cent of Swedes say that food and drink is what they spend most of their travel money on. Those who spend the most money on food and drink are women, younger travellers and Gothenburg residents. This is what Swedes prefer to spend money on while travelling;
- Food and drink/accommodation
- On-site experiences
- Air travel
- Shopping
- Physical activities
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Snows says:
So Egypt is coming up again. I think that's nice because it's a fantastic country in many ways. However, all the unrest has made things difficult.
24 September 2018 - 7:23
Helena says:
There are many interesting things to see in Egypt!
24 September 2018 - 17:02
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
Egypt, with all its attractions, is really something that has always attracted me. However, I want a certain amount of security that I may not feel right now. It's nothing for us to travel there and have to feel confined to some all-inclusive hotel with walls and gates.
As usual, we are lucky to be different.
We definitely don't spend our holiday money on shopping, food and drink are also further down the list, while experiences are expensive.
Cruises can be taken to any number of destinations. They go away completely, at least as long as we can travel in other ways.
24 September 2018 - 9:02
Helena says:
We do not spend money on shopping while travelling, at least rarely. Although it sometimes happens that we buy clothes abroad instead of at home 🙂.
24 September 2018 - 17:04
Ama de casa says:
So many people want to do yoga? Doesn't really sound like it's true. I don't know anyone who does yoga (that I can think of) but many people are travelling.
We have actively avoided Egypt. Would love to see the pyramids, but it feels like there has always been unrest there and that they "target" tourists. In addition, the risk of getting stomach flu seems to be very imminent.
We probably won't contribute to that 100% increase 🙂 .
24 September 2018 - 10:38
Helena says:
I also wondered a bit about yoga? Yoga is indeed popular, but it's not like "everyone" does yoga on holiday 😉.
24 September 2018 - 17:05
Lindha Älenmark says:
I think it's very interesting with just the yoga, doesn't it feel a bit like you have just ticked that it would be nice to have to do on holiday 🙂 Egypt is fun that it comes back, I think!
24 September 2018 - 13:07
Helena says:
That might be the case! How many people actually do yoga while travelling is another matter 😉.
24 September 2018 - 17:06
Anna | Boihusbil says:
1 & 2 - absolutely major expense items when travelling. Whether it's by motorhome or by plane. But. The food is much cheaper when we travel with FrankieBoy because we cook more food ourselves then, fewer restaurant visits. Egypt has never appealed to me.
24 September 2018 - 16:20
Helena says:
We also spend money on both food and experiences, although like you we keep the food account down by often cooking ourselves.
24 September 2018 - 17:07
BP says:
I also have doubts about yoga...
I have not heard anything good about Egypt from friends who have travelled there. Especially Hurghada has a very bad reputation. All-inclusive hotels are a big no-no for me, and the current political situation sounds even less appealing. How was Apollo thinking there?
24 September 2018 - 19:22
Helena says:
Agree that Hurghada does not only have a good reputation. I think the destination can work depending on the price actually.
26 September 2018 - 6:09