Ended lockdown, stricter rules and rowing across the Atlantic Ocean

First of all, we want to wish all our readers and friends a really nice Lucia! But even if it is Lucia, it is also Monday, so we run travel news here as usual on Mondays. Stay tuned!

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Austria ends lockdown and opens winter season

On 19 November 2021, Austria introduced a lockdown to curb the spread of infection. The number of new cases has now significantly decreased and vaccination coverage has increased. As a result, Austria will gradually reopen the lockdown as of 12 December. The opening is subject to safety measures and takes into account the situation in different regions. You can find more information at austria.info. At the end of the lockdown, the "2G rule" (vaccinated or recovered) applies again, as well as FFP2 mask requirements in various indoor locations.

Germany introduces stricter pandemic rules

Germany introduced stricter pandemic rules at the beginning of December, especially for unvaccinated people. People who are not vaccinated are not allowed to visit restaurants, cinemas, theatres, nightclubs or shops other than grocery stores and pharmacies. In addition, restrictions are imposed on the number of people in the same venue/event regardless of vaccination, and face masks are generally required throughout the country.

Please note that rules vary between Länder and can change at short notice. For example, Saxony is closed for tourism and some other Länder have closed all Christmas markets (Bavaria, Brandenburg and Thuringia).

Substantial increase in travel offer from Norrköping Airport with Detur 2022

Already at the beginning of April 2022, the charter organiser Detur will start up the summer season trips to the Mediterranean from the Norrköping Airport and the season will be long. Journeys will go to the Greek island of Crete and to Alanya in Turkey. Turkey and from June, Detur will also offer trips to Rhodes from Norrköping. The destinations will have one departure per week.

Ryanair expands with a 36th direct route from Arlanda.

The connection to Rijeka in Croatia will be a new addition to Arlanda's destination offering, and the 36th new direct route that Ryanair is launching from its new base at Arlanda. Starting on 27 March 2022, Ryanair will fly from Arlanda to Rijeka, twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays.

Swedes want to travel again - guarantees and reliability are most important

A new report from Schibsted shows that the majority of the population (58%) is planning at least one trip within the next 12 months, which is a higher proportion than in 2020 (50%). This means that Swedes' interest in travelling is back to the same levels as before the pandemic when 61% planned at least one trip within the next year. Here are the five most important factors for air travellers when choosing a trip:

1. Getting there
2. Coming home
3. Reliability
4. Price
5. Repayment guarantees 

They row across the Atlantic for the Baltic Sea porpoise!

After a year and a half of preparation, Sören Kjellkvist and Måns Kämpe will now row across the Atlantic, with a scheduled departure on 14 December 2021 from the Netherlands. Lagos The Atlantic row is estimated to take about 3 months, the distance across the pool is more than 6000 km, which is over 3 million rowing strokes, and the final destination is the Caribbean. The goal of the expedition is to raise awareness and help drive the decisions and actions needed to save the endangered species. the Baltic Sea tumbler, the only whale species in the Baltic Sea. Read all about the adventure here.

Reflection of the week

Wow, three million rowing strokes, phew! We wish the adventurers good luck and hope that their project will help the Baltic Sea harbour seal. We wish you a happy Lucia day and evening!

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