How do Swedes plan their summer holidays? That and more is the subject of this week's travel news. Tell us how you are planning your holiday this year!
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94% plan to holiday by car this summer
A Scandic survey of 41,000 Scandic members shows that as many as 60% are hoping to book a summer holiday soon, but are waiting for updates from the authorities. Only just under 3% are hoping for a summer holiday abroad. This is how respondents answered multiple choice questions about how they plan to live and travel:
- Accommodation: Hotel (81 %), rent/borrow a holiday home (25 %), family and friends (23 %), own holiday home (22 %) and camping (18 %).
- Mode of transport: Car (94 %), train (19 %), boat (7 %) and air (5-15 %, depending on where you live).
Vings Lollo & Bernie check in at Swedish hotels this summer
When Swedish families with children cannot travel abroad this summer, the popular mascots Lollo & Bernie will come to Sweden instead. In a new collaboration between Nordic Choice Hotels and Ving, Lollo & Bernie will visit six hotels in Sweden and Norway this summer. On site, activities are offered for the very youngest with a children's club and Teen Lounge for slightly older children. The hotels in Sweden are Quality Hotel Friends in Stockholm, Quality Hotel 11 in Gothenburg and Quality Hotel View in Oslo. Malmö.
Croatia opens up to tourists
Since 9 May, 14,000 foreign nationals have entered Croatia, and Croatia has concluded special agreements with some countries, according to a press release from the Croatian Tourist Board. However, citizens of the EU/EEA are welcome to holiday in Croatia. Croatia regardless of specific agreements between the countries. Currently, to enter Croatia, foreign citizens have to present documentation proving home ownership, invitation for business trips, certificate of own boat in Croatian marina, family matters, or confirmation of holiday booking (hotel, apartment, camping, booked boat etc).
The world's largest eagle has landed in Sweden
The giant sea eagle is endangered, and with only around 3,600 individuals left in the wild, efforts are needed to save the species. Recently, two giant sea eagles from Moscow landed by plane at Arlanda airport. The eagles were transferred from the Moscow Zoo at no cost, as is the practice for endangered species moved within the European Zoo Association. It is hoped that the eagles will have young in Kolmården's newly built facility for giant sea eagles.
New ice and snow experience centre at the Icehotel
On 1 July, the "Experience Room" of Icehotel 365 will be opened in the year-round part of the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi. The new room takes guests on a journey through the history of the Icehotel through experiences created by artists Marjolein Vonk and Maurizio Perron. The Icehotel is usually open every day of the year - but due to COVID-19, the hotel will be closed from mid-April to the end of June 2020. The "Experience Room" premieres on 1 July, when the Icehotel also opens for the summer.
2019 was a record year for Swedish camping tourism.
The final figures from SCB/Tillväxtverket show that 2019 was a new record year for Swedish camping tourism, according to SCR Svensk Camping. The number of guest nights increased by 4 per cent to a total of 16.7 million. International overnight stays increased by 7.5 per cent. The largest increase was in the German market, which increased by 20 per cent and passed 1 million guest nights. This year has started differently because of the corona crisis. If the international camping guests fail to show up, this could have a negative impact on the Swedish tourism economy of up to SEK 2 billion.
Reflection of the week
Even though many countries in Europe are cautiously planning to open their borders, many uncertainties remain (not least the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' advice) and we believe that many will stick to their plans for Sweden, regardless of recent developments.
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Ama de casa says:
We will probably stay in Spain, but hopefully a little further from home in the future 🙂 .
25 May 2020 - 9:30
Helena says:
You will probably get further and further, with time 🙂 🙂
25 May 2020 - 16:56
Daniel on FlyingDryden says:
94% says they should drive a car? Another reason to stay home on Frösön then. 😉 But 18% on camping? Didn't that feel rather small?
25 May 2020 - 9:31
Helena says:
I also thought that 18 per cent was a bit low. But the question was asked to Scandic members, so maybe they are more likely to choose hotels 😉.
25 May 2020 - 16:57
Daniel on FlyingDryden says:
Good point. 🙂
26 May 2020 - 12:51
Annika in Spain says:
We are going on holiday in Spain this year! We are planning a visit to the Balearic Islands! Hope it goes well, but you never know, it feels like they can put us in quarantine again at any time. I dare not book anything without the possibility of cancellation.
25 May 2020 - 18:02
Helena says:
Hope you get away! 🙂
26 May 2020 - 8:00
BP says:
94 per cent will go by car... well, there's not much to choose from when there are no flights. You don't want to go by train because of the risk of infection...
Heard on the news that companies selling leisure equipment are having a real boom right now. So it seems that many people are thinking of using the apostle horses too;-)
25 May 2020 - 21:32
Helena says:
Flights go domestically (and also abroad, even if the UD advises, and even if you may not be admitted to all countries), but domestic flights are probably most interesting for those who e.g. live far north and are going south within the country, or similar. And agree, many will probably use their legs more than usual this year 🙂
26 May 2020 - 8:02
Lena - good for the soul says:
Oh, the ice hotel. I want to go back there a little longer than the short visit I made. So delicious! But that will have to wait for another year....
Hug Lena
26 May 2020 - 19:47
Helena says:
I also want to experience the ice hotel on occasion! 🙂
27 May 2020 - 7:29
Mr Stanislav says:
Small correction: Croatia has received 140,000 tourists from other EU countries and not 14,000 as presented in the article.
26 May 2020 - 22:50
Helena says:
Hello and thank you! We appreciate when someone sees a mistake, so we can correct it. I checked the press release again (which we received by email from the Croatian Tourist Board) and it says "Since 9 May, 14,000 foreign citizens have arrived
into Croatia, half of whom are Slovenian citizens, thanks to a special agreement between the countries." As long as I cannot find any other information, I do not dare to change.
27 May 2020 - 7:33