Swimming holiday activities, mountain experience and Sweden's 5-star campsites

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Increased travelling during low season

The desire to travel is high among Swedes and 55% say they will go abroad on holiday this year, compared to the 48% who took a trip abroad last year. This year, however, 38% intend to take their holiday during the summer, compared to 43% last year and 56% before the pandemic, according to travel agency Tickets' latest Sifo survey. This indicates an increase in travel outside the high season, and shows an ongoing trend to spread travel more widely throughout the year.

Great interest in a summer in Europe

After a long winter, hotel and travel search site momondo's new report shows Check-in: Summer 2024 that a sunny holiday in Southern Europe ranks highly among Swedish travellers. momondo's top 10 most searched flight destinations for summer 2024:

1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Alicante, Spain
3. Malaga, Spain
4. Split, Croatia
5. Palma de Mallorca, Croatia
6. Barcelona, Spain
7. Antalya, Turkey
8. Ankara, Turkey
9. Istanbul, Turkey
10. Nice, France

If you look instead at which destinations are trending among Swedes this summer, Ulan Bator stands out in Mongolia with a doubling in flight applications compared to the previous year.

Sweden's 5-star campsites in 2024

14 campsites - from Piteå in the north to Landskrona in the south - receive five stars according to SCR Swedish Camping's classification for the 2024 season. To become 5-star, a wide range of campsites is required and an overall rating of over 90 per cent in the various categories assessed. Sweden's 5-star campsites 2024 (from north to south):

1. Pite Havsbad - Piteå
2. Byske Havsbad - Skellefteå
3. Leksand Resort - Leksand
4. Gustavsvik - Örebro
5. Årjäng Camping & Cottages - Årjäng
6. Daftö Resort - Strömstad
7. Kronocamping - Lidköping
8. Ursand Resort & Camping - Vänersborg
9. Hafsten Resort - Uddevalla
10. Västervik Resort - Västervik
11. Kneippbyn Resort - Visby
12. Böda Sand Beach Resort - Löttorp Öland
13. Destination Apelviken - Varberg
14. Borstahusen meeting place - Landskrona

What Swedes want to do on their dream holiday in Sweden

Summer is just around the corner and holiday plans are being made. But how do we prefer to spend our weeks off? Motorhome and caravan dealer Forsbergs Fritidscenter has conducted a survey in which over 1,000 Swedes were asked to describe their dream holiday in Sweden with at least 20 words. The answers were then analysed using AI. Here are the identified keywords that were used the most:

1. Sun and swimming - 142 times
2. Travelling and exploring - 76 times
3. Hiking in the mountains - 74 times
4. Holiday cottage life - 73 times  
5. Food experiences - 64 times
6. Nature and silence - 58 times
7. Hiking - 56 times
8. Family holidays - 48 times
9. Motorhome - 42 times
10. Holidays with friends - 39 times

Inlandsbanan launches unique mountain experience

Destination Inlandsbanan AB is proud to present its new product, Mountain recreation with flavourThis four-day trip gives you the opportunity to explore the beautiful mountain world of autumn in a relaxed and tasteful way with Inlandsbanan. This trip is perfect for those who need to unwind and really enjoy the peace and beauty of nature. Highlights of the journey:

• Mountain yoga and cold baths in the fresh mountain air
• Guided walks with a local nature guide
• Flavour experiences with local food straight from nature's pantry

TUI launches ski holidays to Canada

Two years ago, TUI launched ski holidays to the Italian and French Alps, and shortly afterwards Austria to the range of destinations. In the past year, bookings of ski holidays with TUI have more than doubled. Now they are adding Canada to the range of three premium ski resorts on the east and west coasts. The news includes trips to Whistler in British Columbia, Banff in Alberta and Tremblant in Quebec, departing between 7 December 2024 and 29 March 2025.

Reflection of the week

Interesting that mountain hiking comes so high up on the Swedes' holiday wish list! "Camping" came first in place 12 but on the other hand, based on the FB discussion after this post) that some people prefer to use other words, such as motorhome or haik, instead of camping.

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