Autumn holiday travel by train - and where Swedes are travelling this Christmas

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It's time for this week's travel news! As usual, we have botanised in the pile of press releases and selected some we find interesting. Where are Swedes travelling this Christmas? And what are they prepared to pay extra for? This week's news is all about that and more.

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High demand for SJ's autumn holiday trips

According to a press release from SJ, travel during week 44 looks set to increase by 13 per cent compared to last year. The most popular holiday destination is Stockholm, followed by Gothenburg and Uppsala. Here are SJ's tips on autumn holiday destinations that can be reached by train:

• Åre - Watch the northern lights or experience Åre Park
• Örebro - Running from zombies in the 'Run For Your Lives' race
• Strömstad - Relax at Strömstad Spa & Resort
• Söderåsen National Park - Experience nature and meet animals
• Stockholm - Visit Djurgården with Gröna Lund and Vikings

Halloween in camping

Halloween celebrations are not only organised in amusement parks. You can also celebrate Halloween at a campsite. Nordic Camping organises Halloween celebrations at its campsites in Röstånga, Råå Vallar in Helsingborg, Hagön in Halmstad, Ånnaboda in Örebro and in Västerås. The campsites offer a spooky three-day package with many activities for children.

Where Swedes are travelling this Christmas

This year is the workers' Christmas and a smaller number of holiday days means a long Christmas break. According to a press release from Resia, many people are choosing long-distance destinations, and both Australia and New Zealand is growing in popularity. The city with the largest increase is London, with a 204 per cent increase since last year. The charter list is topped by the Canary Islands, Thailand and Mexico. Here is the top list for scheduled flights:

1. Miami, USA
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Phuket, Thailand
4. Sydney, Australia
5. Cape Town, South Africa

One in four travellers hope for bad weather at home

A survey by online travel agency eBeach.se shows that one in four Swedes hope for bad weather in Sweden when they are abroad. In addition, the weather can lead to some people stretching the truth, with 16% stating that they have lied about the weather when on holiday. This is what Swedes want the weather to be like at home when they are travelling abroad:

1. It doesn't matter (54 %)
2. As nice as I have it (18 %)
3. Worse than I have it (14 %)
4. Poor (10 %)
5. Better than I have it (3 %)

Swedes are prepared to pay extra for direct flights

9 out of 10 Swedes are willing to pay extra to make their air travel smoother in some way, according to a Sifo survey commissioned by Ticket. Swedish travellers are most willing to pay extra to fly directly to their destination - 72% are prepared to pay extra to avoid stopovers. Only 6 per cent are out-and-out bargain hunters. This is what Swedes are willing to pay extra for:

1. Direct flight without stopover (72 %)
2. Convenient departure and arrival times (45 %)
3. Well known, stable airline (42 %)
4. Travelling from/to a nearby airport, short transfer (28 %)
5. None (6 %)

2020's most affordable weekend destinations

The travel industry magazine TravelNews, in collaboration with the research company YouGov, is selecting the 2020 destination of the year. This is done in nine different categories, and the three most popular in each category are presented at the Travel News Market on 7 November. The nominees in the budget weekend category have been selected by the Travel News editorial team in collaboration with a number of travel profiles. The nominees are: Belgrade, Bratislava, BudapestBucharest, Gdansk, Istanbul, Krakow, Ljubljana, Prague, Riga, Warsaw and Zagreb (pictured).

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