I wonder how many different type of fiching cottages there is at our summer paradise island Fårö, Gotland. I can’t resist taking photos of them. this one with a boat wreck with a hole in it at the side of the old worn out fishing cottage.

Look at the sky - so wonderfully summer blue like it can be in Scandinavia this time of the year (July). I had almost forgotten because in the winter it’s mostly gray… *sigh*

©Lifecruiser Love Fishing Cottages
 

The travel sales increased by 3 percent in 2011 in Sweden and it was mostly flights and hotel nights, people in Sweden tend to create their own travel packages now and not book the ready travel packages. Especially when it comes to weekend trips.

All I can say though: it was not us! We did travel way too little in 2011, but planning to change that in 2012 for sure! Both within Sweden and in Europe this year. (Will tell you more later).

Some favorite travel destinations among the Swedes are: Antalya/Southeast Turkey, Gran Canaria, Mallorca, London, New York, Crete, Tenerife, Phuket, Cyprus and Rhodes. London and NY kicked out holiday places like Phuket and Crete.

Spain is still a top country for Swedes, but also Turkey, United States, Greece, Thailand, Great Britain, Italy, Cyprus, France, Egypt and many others. Greece and Egypt has fallen back a little because of the political problems.

Obviously Swedes has not stopped their travel because of the financial crises or political activity, maybe it’s the Viking travel blood, what do you think…?

©Lifecruiser Love Travel
 

A third of the world market passengers are traveling each year by air within the European Union and it makes a huge impact at the air traffic of course. In December 2011 the EU Commission initiated a package of different measures to help against the air capacity shortcoming and to try to increase the quality.

70% of all delays to flights are already caused by problems on the ground not in the air. On present trends, nineteen of European airports will be unable to accommodate any more flights by 2030. Source: EU Commission

The legislative proposals are to be approved by the EU Parliament and then become Community law. Hopefully this won’t take too long. We all know how it is when so many people are involved in a discussion…

…and when it comes to the airports I really think there is a lot to be improved - not only when it comes to the traffic, or what do you say…? Any suggestions?

©Lifecruiser Love Airports Improvements