Avisa Nordland – Fear makes us abandon these countries

It shows a new survey

About six out of ten indicate that this greatly influences this year's vacation choice. It appears from the travel inspection of the European Travel Insurance 2018.

– It is clear that the fear of this type of event has been attached to many. The places we want to go on vacation, like Turkey, Egypt and Russia, are eliminated because we want to avoid possible situations. Rather, we are looking for better-known destinations, "says Jon Berge, director of information at European Travel Insurance and If.

Even the destination that has long been among the dream destinations – the United States – is among the countries that Norwegians avoid

According to the survey, Norwegians are increasingly concerned about crime , violence, terror and natural disasters.

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– Women and over 60 are overrepresented This type of events At the same time, three in five under 30 years of age say they are influenced by the political situation and distress when planning a destination, Berge

Egypt, United Arab Emirates (including Dubai) and the Middle East by the way, the list of destinations often would have considered but ruled out the year next.

Although the situation has improved for Turkey, the country still ranks third on the list. Many more foreign travelers are also worried about traveling to Russia

At the same time, Greece, as one of the five foreigners that Norwegians chose two years ago, was almost declared a destination [19659012] – Only Norway and Spain with the Canary Islands until here more popular to spawn the main holiday than Greece, says information manager Jon Berge.

PS! 992 people participated in the survey conducted by Kantar last April. (ANB)