– People book four-star hotels and spend money, because now they are going on holiday, says commercial director Terje Berge in FINN travel. Concerns about raising interest rates, electricity prices and fuel do not seem to put a damper on people’s holiday plans in Norway. Last year, there were record prices for hotels during the summer holidays, and people stood in line to rent holiday homes for NOK 100,000 a week. This year it will be even more expensive. – The holiday homes that last year cost 95,000 kroner a week cost 120,000 this year, says Terje Berge, commercial director of FINN travel. Although people can now go abroad, many will stay in Norway this summer. 8 out of 10 are planning a summer holiday this year. 66 percent plan to holiday in Norway. TNS Gallup for NHO Reiseliv with 1025 respondents. – It may be due to uncertainty related to the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, increased costs and passport problems. That said, it is quite possible that we see the beginning of a lasting trend where fewer people travel abroad and more people choose short-distance holidays at home in Norway, says Kristin Krohn Devold, CEO of NHO Reiseliv. Kristin Krohn Devold. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB Up to NOK 4,000 a night for hotels NHO reiseliv has also asked its member companies about the situation. It shows that: three out of four tourism companies have the same number or more bookings now, compared to before the pandemic. three out of four tourism companies have as many or more bookings from foreign tourists as before the pandemic. Commercial director of FINN Reise says that unrest in the world economy has not yet gone beyond tourism. Photo: Finn – We already notice that there is greater demand this year than last year, says Hege Julianne Nevestad. She is hotel director at Hotel Caledonien in Kristiansand. In many places in the country you may have to pay 4000 for a night in a hotel, because the demand is great. – It just means that people are ready to do things. They want to go out and are hungry, and then the price goes accordingly, Nevestad says. Already in April, Dyreparken had sold 10,000 more tickets compared to the same time last year. Even without counting the bookings for the Palmesus weekend, the hotel director in Caledonia is experiencing higher pressure this year than last year. Photo: Eirik Damsgaard / news Going on holiday despite high prices Many Norwegians are also going on holiday abroad. Sixty percent of those who have booked flights and hotels on FINN have booked abroad. Prices are also rising there. Holiday-loving Norwegians notice that the prices are high. But for some, the holiday is still too expensive. A survey conducted by Storebrand shows that more than half of Norwegians with holiday plans have been forced to cancel or postpone their holiday. But so far Berge has not seen anything of this trend. – As of today, there is a huge push on FINN, and it does not look like most people have made any changes to their orders.
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Interest rate anxiety and inflation do not stop Norwegians’ holiday plans – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
