“Fewer booking resorts and air travel in the summer”
“at the same time increasing the attractiveness of rail travel.”
“Fewer swedes are booking summer trips compared with the previous year. nEn hot fjolårssommar, a intensive climate debate and the krona’s low value makes the swedes hesitate to buy travel.nSamtidigt increasing the attractiveness of rail travel. “
“The big charterbolagen Ving, Tui and Apollo has recorded a lower pressure at this year’s summer trips compared with last year, reports the Dagens Industri. One explanation for the reluctance is that in the summer of 2018 invited to the rekordvarmt weather. But it is also about a reluctance to fly after a more intense climate debate. Furthermore, the weak krona has made it much more expensive for swedes to holiday abroad. “
“the Airline SAS reported a loss in the company’s broken fiscal year. The loss is greater than 2018, but the result is still slightly better than expected. SAS ceo Rickard Gustafson is not happy but has several explanations to the development.”
“the exchange rate is weak against the dollar”
“– It is possible to refer to two very specific things: that the price of oil is higher today than a year ago, and that the Swedish krona has developed very negative against the dollar, ” says Rickard Gustafson, TT.”
“Even the SAS notice of a lower pressure on the tickets during the summer season. “
“– at the height of summer it is perhaps a little slower than what we hoped for, during certain weeks and to certain destinations. It can be due to many will remember the fine scandinavian summer last year and maybe wait a while before booking their travel, ” says Rickard Gustafson, who at the same time say that his overall view is that the booking situation looks as expected.”
“the climate Debate has got many people to think about their flights and it has got several tour operators to change their range. Ving make a fresh start on rail travel with a charter-train ride from Stockholm to Davos. The journey takes 26 hours with the exchange and go via Copenhagen, Hamburg, Basel, Landquart and Davos.”
“the Increased demand for trains”
“– Ving has arranged holidays for over 60 years and had the last rail journeys in the 2010 program. We have noticed the increased demand for travel by train and are now pleased to be able to present premiärresan to the beautiful mountain locations make it in the vicinity of Davos, ” says Fredrik Henriksson, head of communications Ving.”
“Many travelers have had to travel far by train in Europe because of the different way railway companies are managed has not had any cooperation or coordination of schedules. Companies have in addition had different rules and technical standards. “
“But in november voted in favour of the EU parliament through a bill that will make it easier to go by train through the union. If the law proposal passes EU council of ministers and the EUROPEAN commission, we expect a number of improvements when it comes to connecting train, delays and compensation for delays. “
“Soon launches SJ a digital solution on the reservations of train travel in Europe. “
“It’s not a full solution, but we are now entering a system that should make it easier to book,” says SJ’s editor-in-chief Tobbe Lundell to the TT.”
