Monday and time for travel news! This week we tell you what percentage of Swedes would consider a mobile-free holiday. And there's a Christmas theme: Europe's Christmas markets, this year's Christmas gift and an advent calendar to support school children around the world.
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One in seven Swedes want a mobile-free holiday
A Sifo survey commissioned by Ticket shows that one in seven Swedes can imagine a completely mobile-free holiday abroad in the coming year. This is how respondents answered the question "Would you consider having a mobile-free holiday abroad in the coming year?".
- Yes, I am interested in a completely mobile-free holiday abroad (14 %).
- Partially, I want to opt out of social media, but have access to other features (32 %)
- Partially, I want to opt out of email but have access to other functions (8 %)
- Partially, but in a different way than above (12 %)
- No, can't imagine having a mobile-free holiday abroad (27 %)
- Doubtful, don't know (7 %)
SJ named Sweden's most digital travel company
SJ is ranked as Sweden's most digital travel company in management and technology consultancy BearingPoint's major study Digital Leaders in Sweden 2020. The study, which is being conducted for the fifth year in a row, has taken a closer look at how 84 major Swedish companies fare when it comes to digital customer interaction. In the passenger transport category, SJ tops the list ahead of companies such as SAS, Stena Line and SL.
Europe's Christmas markets open
This is the time of year when European cities open up their Christmas markets. In a press release, Ticket recommends a number of good Christmas markets in Europe and here is a selection of them:
- Berlin: several different ones, around 25 November - midweek
- Copenhagen: 16 November - 5 January
- Lübeck: 25 November - 30 December
- Riga: 30 November - 7 January
- Strasbourg: 22 November - 30 December
- Tallinn: 15 November - 7 January
- Vienna: several different ones, around 16 November - midday/early January
Train journey could be the Christmas present of the year
On 20 November, for the 32nd consecutive year, HUI Research will announce the year's Christmas present. According to betting company Betsson, there is a sustainability theme among this year's favourite products, with 'train travel' topping the list. Here are Betsson's candidates for this year's Christmas gift:
- Train journey 3.00
- Electric scooter 4.00
- Metal water bottle 5.00
- Voice controlled speaker 5.00
- Scooter 6.00
Advent calendar supports school children around the world
You may recall that last summer we visited a Summer camp for poor children in Latviawhich is funded by the New Hope Children's Fund? Before Christmas, New Hope sells advent calendars. A calendar costs SEK 100 and provides school meals to a child somewhere in the world for a month or a pair of school shoes to a child in India or Kenya. If you want to buy an advent calendar, you can do so at newhope.se.
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Emma, sun like sun? says:
What is not shown in the statistics is the age of the participants.
I don't need to have all the functions of a mobile phone all the time, but it feels like the phone/WhatsApp and the ability to find information on the spot is something I would like to have access to.
By the way, how have you been doing with your thoughts (plans?) about not working every day?
18 November 2019 - 9:16
Helena says:
I think it was mixed age (adults) if I remember correctly. I wouldn't want to be without social media. I have never used Whats app (not much used in Sweden.) And thanks for the question! We will probably work every day, but we are still thinking about a week's holiday!
18 November 2019 - 17:16
Ann says:
Oh I am super keen to go to Tallinn for their Christmas market 🙂 .
18 November 2019 - 9:40
Helena says:
Certainly cosy I can think! 🙂
18 November 2019 - 17:17
Ama de casa says:
I could definitely go on a mobile-free holiday, but never without my computer. Haha! It has all the functions including telephony and a keyboard that I can hit the keys on 😀.
Have a great start to the week!
18 November 2019 - 10:13
Helena says:
Haha, great solution! 😉
18 November 2019 - 17:17
BP says:
I can safely say that I absolutely cannot and will not give up a mobile-free holiday. All social media, except the blog of course, I can do without. On the other hand, I would like to have access to a phone.
Missing Munich's Christmas market from the list...
Talk about comparing apples with pears, I mean train journeys with scooters;-)
18 November 2019 - 16:26
Helena says:
I don't want to be without my mobile phone on holiday either ... and yes, Germany has a lot of great Christmas markets!
18 November 2019 - 17:18
Jossus Travelpics says:
Well, I don't want to be completely mobile-free. I use it to take pictures and then I spend some time getting some of the pictures over to some good place, so I am not completely without in case I should happen to a pickpocket or be clumsy and forget the mobile phone somewhere.
Then I think Youtube is a nice way to pass the time, whether it's at the airport or in the hotel bed waiting for the breakfast buffet to open.
But I try to avoid social media,
18 November 2019 - 19:22
Travelsis says:
Maybe not a mobile-free holiday, but more mobile-free moments?
I have just booked Lubeck with a Christmas market so I am looking forward to that. /P
18 November 2019 - 21:02
Lena - good for the soul says:
Wow, holidays without the phone... well, that would definitely be difficult! Even though I don't spend a lot of time on the phone, I still want to share a little from time to time. Or search for information.
Hug Lena
24 November 2019 - 8:42