Two new direct routes with SAS, this spring's most popular destinations for a city weekend and the food countries we Swedes love the most... These are some of this week's travel news. As always, we'd love to hear your reflections and thoughts!
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New direct route Arlanda - Warsaw
SAS is continuing to expand its route network from Arlanda and is launching a new direct route to Warsaw The direct route between Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) and Warsaw Chopin (WAW) will operate twice daily on weekdays and once on Sundays. The timetable is adapted to business travellers with morning and afternoon departures.
New direct line Luleå - London
On 18 December 2020, SAS will launch a new scheduled direct route between Luleå Airport and London Stansted with departures on Fridays and Mondays until 15 March 2021. "The fact that SAS chooses to add a route from Luleå Airport to London is really a feather in its cap, not only for our airport, but also for the region as an attractive destination," says Ann-Christin Viklund, Air Station Manager at Luleå Airport.
Swedavia has raised millions for the Red Cross
Passengers and employees at Swedavia's airports collected more than SEK 3.2 million for the work of the Red Cross in 2019. At five of Swedavia's airports it is possible to hand in money in special collection bins. "Extreme weather such as hurricanes, droughts, heat waves and floods are becoming more frequent, more intense and more difficult to predict. The hardest hit are often people in already vulnerable areas where many live in poverty. Thank you to everyone who contributed," said Giomar Nilsson of the Red Cross.
Spring's most popular weekend destinations
Despite uncertainty about the spread of the coronavirus in Europe, the number of weekend trips this spring is increasing by 2.5 per cent, according to new statistics from Ticket. The most popular city is Istanbul. Another city with a strong increase this spring is Berlin. Here are the most popular weekend destinations in March, April and May 2020:
Camping companies on the Financial Times list of fast-growing companies
Indie Campers, a motorhome rental company, has been included this year in the Financial Times' prestigious "FT 1000" list of Europe's fastest-growing companies. Indie Campers is ranked 37th in the "Travel & Leisure" category. "This is a clear testimony to how motorhome holidays are becoming established in the tourism industry in Europe," writes Indie Campers in a press release.
These food countries are the Swedes' favourite
A Sifo survey commissioned by Airtours shows that more than half of the Swedes prefer it. Italian cuisine over others. When asked which country the wine should preferably be from, 47 per cent say they prefer Italian wines, followed by French and Spanish. Here are the top 5 food countries, when Swedes get to choose:
- Italian cuisine (55 %)
- Swedish cuisine (41 %)
- Thai cuisine (27 %)
- Greek cuisine (26 %)
- French cuisine (22 %)
Reflection of the week
You keep hearing about how people are cancelling trips because of the coronavirus, and yet we get press releases saying that travel bookings are increasing. It's a bit difficult to make sense of that?
Did you miss the last travel news? Read the Split at the top, cancelled fair and newly awakened bears
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Ama de casa says:
That the Swedish cuisine is popular with Swedes, we also notice that down here. I don't know how many Scandinavian food shops and restaurants there are here in Torrevieja. And they are all very popular.
Hope Helena is feeling better!
09 March 2020 - 12:01
Helena says:
Thank you very much! I feel better! Even if it takes a little while to really recover again ...
09 March 2020 - 18:23
I Monica says:
At Kastrup, it is announced today that the situation is like during the Second World War, yes it affects our economy and the world's this virus, hope it subsides and does not come in spurts like other pandemics. Hope it went well for Helena, grew up with a mother with this type of migraine, she was affected even before school age and then you did not know much about what it was. I remember how I sat next to her and drew and read as a 3-4 year old while my older brothers were out, but then she knew where I was. And when dad came home he would cook. We were very happy about it and he was a good cook. Sometimes the attacks lasted for several days, pain, vomiting, dizziness etc. and could come once a week. After menopause it subsided as someone wrote. Thank goodness for menopause 🙂
09 March 2020 - 13:33
Helena says:
Thanks Monica, I feel better now even though it takes a while to really get in shape after a terrible attack. You know what it's all about I hear. Yes, I hope it gets better after menopause. But my grandmother thought it only got better after 90, and that's a while away ...
09 March 2020 - 18:24
Mr Nils-Åke Hansson says:
The popularity of Italian cuisine is evident in the cookery evenings. There are many recipes related to it. But Swedish is still very good!
Berlin likes Birgitta and me.
Now I have seen the Gold Bridge pass Helsingborg!
09 March 2020 - 14:03
Helena says:
Interesting that you have seen the Golden Bridge pass by!
09 March 2020 - 18:25
BP says:
Drool over the header image - yummie, yummie!
It's a bit contradictory that airlines are reducing the number of flights to different destinations while opening new routes. Oh you are right, how does it go together with allegedly reduced flying and increased bookings. From Sweden there are actually not many options to get out "in the world". Three weeks on a boat or several days on a train are not exactly attractive options, at least not for me.
Nor do I understand why Italian cuisine is always in first place. I wonder what people have eaten here in Sweden, hardly pork knuckles with mashed potatoes I guess;-)
09 March 2020 - 17:59
Helena says:
Yes, there are some contradictory messages, aren't there? The Italian cuisine usually comes out on top, but we would rather vote for the French one 🙂.
09 March 2020 - 18:26