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Which destinations have become cheaper, now that the Swedish krona is so weak? And which municipality will be Sweden's most motorhome-friendly in 2023? It's Monday and time for travel news here on FREEDOMtravel!

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First Camp launches Resort & Easy

For the upcoming summer season, First Camp is launching two new sub-brands, First Camp Easy and First Camp Resort. This is an important step in achieving the goal of making it easier for guests to find their favourite campsite. Most destinations will remain regular First Camp destinations. Six selected destinations will be part of the new "First Camp Resort". For guests looking for a simpler camping experience, eleven destinations will be part of the new 'First Camp Easy'.

Uddevalla named Sweden's most motorhome-friendly municipality

Uddevalla has received the award as "Sweden's most motorhome-friendly municipality 2023". The award was presented by Husbilsklubben.se during a ceremony at Färjestad racecourse in Karlstad.

The motivation reads: "Uddevalla municipality seems to have understood this with motorhome tourism. There are already a number of motorhome pitches both in the centre and out in the archipelago. In addition, the municipality is in the process of completing further pitches at Gustafsberg, which will be ready in spring 2024. The municipality's website also contains information about what applies to motorhomes in the municipality. You feel welcome as a campervan driver in Uddevalla."

The Riksbank's interest rate announcement - the starting shot for increased travel

The economic situation has governed travel patterns and had an impact on Swedes' travel behaviour in recent years. With last week's announcement of an interest rate cut by the Riksbank, the door is opening for increased travelling. This is because more than a third of Swedes say that higher mortgage rates have affected their holiday travel and 43% say that a change in the economy would make them take more trips abroad in 2024, according to the latest Sifo survey by the travel agency Tickets.

More expensive holidays abroad - where to go!

The weak Swedish krona means that Swedes need to travel far to experience a cheaper summer holiday, according to Danske Bank. In fact, there are only five countries in the world that Swedes can travel to where they feel that it has become cheaper, that is, where the purchasing power of Swedes has increased. Countries where it is cheaper to go on holiday this year with Swedish kronor in your pocket are - Lebanon, Chile, Japan and Czech Republic.

How expensive theme parks will be in summer 2024

Summer is approaching and many families are planning for holidays. Summer holidays are also the time of year when the country's amusement parks flourish and attract visitors from all over the country. Expressen Låneguiden has compiled prices from some popular parks in Sweden and Scandinavia.

Amusement park	Price Adult	Price Child	Price Senior	Ticket type
Gröna Lund, Stockholm	395-595 kr	345-545 kr (4-8 years)	325-450 kr	Entrance + free yoke
Liseberg, Gothenburg	365-595 kr	275-390 kr 195-285 kr (below 110 cm)	195 kr (65+, not in years)	Entrance + free yoke
Astrid Lindgren's World, Vimmerby	495 kr	375 kr (3-14 years)	375 kr (65+)	Entrance
Skara Summerland, Skara	389-489 kr	Free of charge (under 1 m)	199-249 kr	Entrance
Kolmården, Norrköping	299-579 kr	199-479 kr (3-12 years)	–	Entrance
Skansen, Stockholm	265 kr	80 kr (4-15 years)	245 kr	Entrance
Tivoli, Denmark	657-783 kr	329-392 kr	–	Entrance and carriageway
Legoland, Denmark	516-673 kr	516-673 kr (3-12 years)	–	Entrance
Tusenfryd, Norway	396-525 kr	396-465 kr (95-120 cm)	367-387 kr (60+)	Entrance
Dyreparken, Norway	278-753 kr	247-723 kr (3-13 years)	–	Entrance

New report on travel trends: last minute, solo travel and AI

Ahead of the summer and holiday season, Klarna has produced a new travel trends report showing that Swedes are keen to go on solo trips and make last-minute bookings this year. Another trend that is on the rise is the use of AI technology to select travel destinations. The report shows that Swedes are using different strategies to make their money go further by looking for cheaper accommodation (29 %), cheaper transport (23 %) and reducing the number of trips (23 %) and to wait for last minute offers (21 %).

Reflection of the week

It's still a bit shocking that Astrid Lindgren's World in Vimmerby is twice as expensive for adults as Skansen. But maybe there's a reason, we don't have a good overview?

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