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About six in ten say it greatly influences this year's vacation choice. It appears from Travel Travel 2018 of European Travel Insurance, which is part of If.
– It is clear that the fear of this type of event has been in the backbone of many. The places we want to go on vacation, like Turkey, Egypt and Russia, are eliminated because we want to avoid possible situations. Instead, we are looking for more well-known and established destinations, "says Jon Berge, head of information in European Travel Insurance and If.
Even the destination that is at the top of dream travel – USA – is one of the countries that Norwegians avoid
According to the Travel Inspection of the European Travel Insurance 2018, Norwegians s & # 39; 39, are increasingly concerned about crime, violence, terror and natural disasters
– Women and people over 60 are overrepresented among Select destinations because of this type of crime. ;event. At the same time, three in five under 30 also say that they are influenced by the political situation and turbulence when planning a destination, "said Berge
. A total of 992 interviews were conducted by Kantar TNS on behalf of Europeans
Evoiding Middle East
Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (including Dubai) and the Middle East arrive in head of the list next year. 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. Last year, 18 percent said that they wanted to travel to Russia, but because of fear of crime, terror, negative news about the site or fear of natural disasters, but the most of the political situation. This year, one in four will avoid Russia
Greece is "well known"
At the same time, Greece, as one of the five foreign-speaking Norwegians elected two years ago, was almost declared a destination
. reflects in increasing proportion traveling to Greece. According to the director of information, Jon Berge, Norway and Spain, with the Canary Islands, are more popular than Greece for holidays,
The proportion of natural disasters seems to have increased during of the last year. This includes, among others, regions such as Japan and South America. The same trend is also visible for Central America and the United States. This may also be due to the so-called Atlantic hurricane season, which often affects these areas.
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These countries / territories we want to travel, but exclude
1. Middle East – 51% (compared to 35% last year)
2. Egypt – 42% (compared to 36% last year)
3. Turkey – 41% (compared to 54% last year)
4. United Arab Emirates (including Dubai) – 32% (compared to 19% last year)
5. Russia-25% (against 18% last year)
6. Africa – 12% (unchanged from last year)
7. India – 11% (against 6% last year)
8. South America – 9% (compared to 6% last year)
9. Central America – 9% (compared to 5% last year)
10. United States – 8% (unchanged from last year)
11. France – 7% (against 11% last year)
12. China – 5% (unchanged from last year)
Source: Travel Survey 2018 / European Travel Insurance
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