The big Elmia Husvagn Husbil trade fair has just ended, and we are full of impressions after five packed days. We will tell you more about this, but first there will be travel news, as it is Monday today. Stay tuned!
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Strong positive figures indicate a turnaround for the motorhome and caravan industry
This year's edition of Elmia Husvagn Husbil gives clear signals that a turnaround is underway in the caravan and motorhome industry. A total of 34,100 visitors attended the fair, which is an increase of 10 per cent compared to last year. "The great interest in the fair is obviously very pleasing. We had close to 10,000 people staying at the fair campsite this year and it's been many years since we've had this kind of booking pressure," says Klas Brandt, who is responsible for the fair.
Destination of the Year 2024 presented at Elmia Caravan Motorhome
The "Destination of the Year Europe 2024" and "Destination of the Year Sweden 2024" awards were presented on the Destination Stage during the Elmia Husvagn Husbil trade fair, 11-15 September in Jönköping. The award was established by the travel magazine FREEDOMtravel, and aims to highlight destinations that offer unique experiences, where motorhome travellers feel welcome. A novelty this year was that you could vote for five nominated Swedish destinations, in order to select the Swedish winner destination. You can read more about the prize and the award ceremony here.
- European Destination of the Year 2024: Miltenberg, Germany
- Destination Sweden of the Year 2024: High Coast
Pressure on late summer travel is increasing - Amsterdam the rocket of the year
More and more Swedes are extending their summer by travelling abroad, and the latest booking statistics from the travel agency Ticket show continued strong interest. Mediterranean destinations such as Majorca and Malaga are still at the top, but big cities such as Amsterdam, which has been named Rocket of the Year, are now attracting a growing crowd. The top 5 destinations for late summer:
- Mallorca, Spain
- Malaga, Spain
- Larnaca, Cyprus
- Crete, Greece
- Rhodes, Greece
Where to get the most hours of sunshine for your money this autumn
Summer may be coming to an end in Sweden, but in many other parts of the world you can still get sun and sea. But where should you go to get the most sun for your money? Sambla has done the maths, taking the 50 most popular tourist countries in the world, and calculating hotel and flight prices and average hours of sunshine. The survey shows that Poland gives the most sun for your money, closely followed by Turkey.
New exclusive tasting menu on Tallink Silja Line
Tallink Silja Line is launching a new version of its tasting menu, Nordic Menu. The new five-course menu has been created by the Finnish National Culinary Team, and is based on their gold-winning entry in the Culinary Olympics 2024. From 11 September 2024 to 14 January 2025, the menu will be offered on board Silja Serenade, Silja Symphony, Victoria I and Baltic Queen. The ships will operate on the Stockholm-Helsinki, Helsinki-Tallinn and Tallinn-Stockholm routes.
Liseberg launches child-friendly "horror attraction"
On 4 October, this year's Halloween season opens at Liseberg, where everything is exactly the same, but nothing is the same. The amusement park changes shape and visitors are greeted by cuddles, scarecrows, a candy mystery and as many as 30,000 pumpkins. This year also sees the launch of two exciting new attractions, an interactive experience in the form of The sago forest for the younger children and Night black on the Ghost for the more adventurous.
Odd things people have forgotten in hotels
Hotels.com presents its annual Hotel Room Insights report, which tells us, among other things, about astonishing items left behind and the most unusual room service orders. Some forgotten items:
- The most expensive: A Rolex, a Birkin bag and a watch worth SEK 65 million.
- Pets: A chicken and a lizard.
- Only the essentials: Two complete full leg casts and enough false teeth to supply an entire hotel.
- The inexplicable: A rice cooker, a car tyre, a mixer and construction pipes.
And some strange room service orders:
- A bathtub filled with Evian water for a child to bathe in
- A tailor-made allergy menu for pets
- A burnt toast
- A hot dog with caviar
- Fresh goat milk
- Two kilos of bananas
- A high-five from a staff member to ensure that their room service order was read.
Reflection of the week
It was great that Elmia Husvagn Husbil attracted so many visitors this year! It felt like there were a lot of people, and the atmosphere was wonderfully energising. What we reflected on was that many people wanted to talk to us about travelling in Europe with the motorhome or caravan. Visitors talked to us about many different destinations such as Spain, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Albania, Germany and Poland.
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Anna Nilsson Spets says:
Haha, I'm terrified of forgetting my false teeth.
16 September 2024 - 6:24
Helena says:
Not good to forget ....!!! I forget things from time to time, in hotels we have, among other things, forgotten the passport once, it became stressful when we were going back ... 😉
16 September 2024 - 14:09
Lena - good for the soul says:
My goodness, there were so many visitors! There were a lot of people on Saturday, but the other days, it still felt pretty ok. And that there were so many people staying at the campsite did not feel either. Probably because it is so big.
You have a lot of money if you buy a watch for 65 thousand, but then to forget it! 🙂
Thank you for the good time at the fair and the great lecture!
Hug Lena
16 September 2024 - 7:56
Helena says:
Yes, on Saturday it was really packed! 10,000 at the campsite sounds like a lot, but that's what the press release from Elmia said.
I don't risk forgetting a watch for 65 thousand anywhere ... haha
16 September 2024 - 14:10
Lena - good for the soul says:
I imagine they take all the camping tickets sold and multiply by four to make it sound "good". If I remember correctly, the ticket was for two adults and two children. You did have a "child" with you 😉 but most were probably only two.
17 September 2024 - 13:05
The Dream Team says:
You fought magnificently all three of you great honour for your work ❤️
Hope you have time to rest up now for the next adventure 🙏
Hugs on your 😝
16 September 2024 - 8:09
Helena says:
Thank you!!! Yes, we are home for a whole day, before we leave for Greece ...;) (It may not be that much rest though ... but it would be needed!!) Have a good time!
16 September 2024 - 14:11
Elisabeth Jansson says:
Poland then - I was very doubtful that it would be better than Sweden haha! But it's supposed to be 26 degrees tomorrow, so surely there is something good in the survey by Sambla. Nice!
16 September 2024 - 10:50
Mr Marcus says:
I'm glad you wanted to highlight our survey - towards Warsaw and the Polish Riviera!
16 September 2024 - 10:55
bmlarstravellingblog says:
The fact that there were so many visitors at the fair was not really noticeable, nor was the fact that we had 10,000 people living there. We understand if you are tired standing in the middle of everything, with lectures and many meetings, when even we who could retreat and eat lunch and just walk around and enjoy thought we were tired in the evenings. Have a really nice time in the Greek islands, here we pack Laikan in a few days and on Friday we call at Travemünde, then we will see if it will be right or left....
16 September 2024 - 12:06