Hunden styr semestern - och hundvänliga roadtrips

This week, it is man's four-legged friend the dog that dominates the travel news. According to a survey, Swedish dogs determine how their owners holiday. Meanwhile, Sembo has picked out road trips that are just right for dogs and their owners.

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Nature most popular - but big cities growing as holiday destinations

For the second year in a row, SJ has asked over 3,000 travellers how the pandemic has affected their holiday plans. Compared to a year ago, more people can imagine travelling outside their local area. Nature experiences and visiting family and friends are still most popular with just over half. Interest in visiting a big city has started to come back and is the holiday experience that is increasing the most, from 13% last year to 24% this year. It is mainly the over 39s who are interested in big city holidays this summer.

Snälltåget night train to Berlin starts service on 27 June

On 27 June at 21:55, the Snälltåg night train left for Berlin. This time the journey is across the Öresund Bridge and Denmark to Germany. It is the first night train to cross the Öresund Bridge and the first Snälltåget train in Denmark. The new night train line runs between Stockholm and Berlin via Malmö and Denmark to Germany replaces the old Malmö-Berlin route via the Baltic Sea. Trelleborg-Sassnitz which Snälltåget has been running since 2012.

easyJet expands in Sweden with new air routes

British low-cost carrier easyJet sees more opportunities in the Swedish market and is expanding its destination offering from Stockholm Arlanda Airport with two new routes to Palma de Mallorca. Majorca and Málaga this summer. They return to Göteborg Landvetter Airport after a break with a new route to Palma de Mallorca.

Swedish dogs determine how we holiday - new survey finds

Our four-legged friends are not staying home this summer - as many as 92% of Swedish dog owners are packing the leash in their suitcase and taking their dog on holiday. Moreover, a recent survey conducted by dog and cat food producer Doggy shows that holidays are planned with the dog's needs in mind. How the dog influences travelling:

9 out of 10 dog owners take their dog with them when travelling domestically
4 out of 10 dog owners always take their dog with them when travelling domestically
19 % of Swedish dog owners take their dog with them when travelling abroad
7 out of 10 dog owners say their dog influences their choice of accommodation on holiday
63 % states that the choice of activities is influenced by the dog.
4 out of 10 dog owners say their choice of travel destination is influenced by their dog

Sembo launches dog-friendly road trips

In May, Sembo launched a new and unique booking experience in the travel market, where travellers can book their car holiday based on pre-established themes and suggestions. A new theme has now been added: "Dog Friendly". To begin with, 10 different Dog Friendly road trips are being launched in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Poland where the dog has its own bed, food and water bowls and toys at the hotel. In addition, dog owners are advised of areas where they can be off-leash, beaches where they can swim and restaurants where they can join them.

Reflection of the week

We can imagine that the dog affects the holiday for many people! When we travel by motorhome, we meet many people who have their dog with them, and some may even have chosen motorhome life just to be able to take their four-legged friend on holiday.

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