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Motorhomes hot on the block - and so many want to travel despite Covid-19

It's time for travel news again! It was a long time ago. We have taken a break during the summer motorhome trip in Sweden, but now we are home again and back in everyday life. Of course, we will do more travelling, but we also have to hold down the fort at home from time to time! Here is this week's selection of news from the travel industry.

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Viking Line has released autumn cruise tickets

On 5 August 2020, Viking Line released the tickets for the autumn Baltic Sea cruises with Viking Cinderella. The cruises depart every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 20 August. Even shorter archipelago trips during the day can be made with the ship Rosella. On board, everything from the Swedish National Culinary Team's gourmet meals and shopping to stand-up, acoustic artist performances and private dance classes for individual couples with Tony Erving. 

Motorhome, caravan and boat hot on the block

One way to finance summer fun is to sell things second-hand. The fastest selling items on Blocket now (July 2020) are refrigerators and freezers, kayaks/canoes, bicycles, gardening equipment and washing machines and tumble dryers. Here is the top list of what is most searched for on Blocket (July 2020):

  1. Dog
  2. Cars
  3. Motorhome
  4. Boat
  5. Caravan

78 % wants to travel despite COVID-19

The ferry company Stena Line has asked customers across Europe about their attitudes to travel and choice of travel mode in the wake of COVID-19. With 84,309 responses from 11 countries, the trend is clear: 78 per cent want to continue travelling as much as before, or more, despite COVID-19. The same figure applies to the 17,972 Swedish respondents. The most popular destinations for Swedes, according to the survey, are Germany (34 %), Denmark (22 %) and Poland (14 %). Southern Europe is also attractive.

StenaLine

Canary Islands insure infected tourists

The Canary Islands want their income-generating tourists back. The regional government has now signed an insurance policy to cover the cost of tourists who contract the coronavirus while on holiday in the islands. All tourists who test positive for COVID-19 during their stay in the Canary Islands - unless they were aware of the infection before travelling - will have access to free medical care, repatriation and accommodation if quarantine is required. Tourism accounts for around 35% of the Canary Islands' economy, and the economy has been hit hard by the drop in tourism due to the pandemic.

Airport bus services are now being expanded

On Friday 7 August, Flygbussarna expanded its traffic to Arlanda and Landvetter. The expansion of the service is a natural step as there has been an increase in flights in both Stockholm and Gothenburg. Every 20 minutes an airport bus will run between Stockholm and Arlanda and every 30 minutes an airport bus will run between Gothenburg and Landvetter. The decision by the airport buses to increase the number of journeys is partly about meeting greater demand and partly about taking responsibility for avoiding the spread of infection in crowded buses.

Reflection of the week

We understand that motorhomes are hot - and that's been evident on the roads this summer. We're also not surprised that people want to travel. Perhaps some people still want to travel in a slightly different, or more cautious, way.

Did you miss the last travel news? Read the Camping, travelling abroad and Birka Cruises stop cruising

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