New Year's resolutions, legal requirements and 2023 travel trends

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It's time for the first travel news of the year here at FREEDOMtravel! If there have been many press releases during the middle days? No, it has been relatively sleepy on that front, but We can still start the year with some interesting news!

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Swedes drop their New Year's resolutions

Nearly seven out of ten Swedes choose not to vote. new year's resolution. This is according to a new Sifo survey conducted on behalf of ViktVäktarna. Resistance to making a New Year's resolution is stronger among men than among women. Among those who still have a New Year's resolution for 2023, most promise to exercise more and stress less. Most people who want to challenge themselves with a promise are in Stockholm (32 %) and Gothenburg (29 %), while there are significantly fewer in Malmö (21 %) and central Norrland (9 %).

High Coast aims even higher in 2023

2022 was the year when High coast beat all time high record on guest nights - by a wide margin. 2022 was also the year when the destination actively began to make business plans that strive towards the goals of Strategy 2030: to double tourist turnover, to be a carbon-neutral destination, for locals to be the main ambassadors and for the High Coast to be perceived as international top class. For 2023, the High Coast looks forward to taking the destination to another level.

8 out of 10 car drivers want mandatory reflectors for pedestrians

Of Sweden's nearly 7 million car drivers, 80 per cent, equivalent to about 5.6 million, want to see a law requiring pedestrians to wear reflectors at night. This is according to recent figures from Synbesiktningen, Sweden's largest vision test of car drivers, conducted by Synoptik in collaboration with Bilprovningen. More results from Synbesiktningen 2022:

• 10% have illegal vision, i.e. visual acuity below the current driving licence requirements.
• 74% of drivers aged 45 and over find it difficult to drive in the dark.
• 88% want to make vision checks mandatory for driving licence renewals from age 55 or earlier.

Husbil Stockholm will be held 31 March - 2 April 2023.

From 31 March to 2 April, the "Husbil Stockholm" motorhome fair will once again be held at Kistamässan in Stockholm. During the fair, motorhomes and accessories will be on display, and you will also be able to listen to lectures on motorhome life. Here you can read about last year's fair - Husbil Stockholm 2022..

5 travel trends for 2023

Ving has looked into the crystal ball and sees five travel trends for 2023:

1. Safe holidays in times of turmoil - the renaissance of package holidays. Many choose familiar and safe destinations and do more research.
2. Once in a lifetime trips vs. wallet-friendly holidays. Both premium travellers and bargain hunters are on the rise. Those who can want to make up for lost travel years and visit places on their bucket list.
3. The dream of Greece. Already in 2022, Greece became a favourite, and all signs point to a real Greek summer in 2023. 
4. More people want to do yoga and family exercise is on the rise. Ving sees an upswing in both yoga and family exercise, which will continue in 2023.
5. Go local - experience the destination with all your senses. They seek the more authentic, such as places off the beaten track and local food culture.

Reflection of the week

"Vings' forecast sounds reasonable and in line with the signals we are also receiving. Then we also see a trend towards car holidays and camping, but this is of course not relevant for a travel company that arranges flights and packages.

Did you miss the last travel news? Read the New direct flights, flea market holidays and lots of cars this winter?

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