The pandemic resulted in many Dutch people arranging their holidays nearer to household this yr. According to the travelling agency Zoover, a third of all vacationers is planning a getaway inside the country’s borders.
The most popular Dutch destinations are beach towns, this sort of as Limburg, Overijssel, Gelderland and Zeeland that draw in people with their sunny dunes.
Traveling does not appear to be a common option this 12 months. “Air vacation is even now lagging behind, because of to the superior risk of cancellation”, states director of Zoover, Judith Eyck. In its place, most vacation-goers opt for the automobile as their favored manner of transportation.
Other than their house state, quite a few Dutch are also casting an eye to France and Italy for their summertime vacation – locations that can be attained by auto. Austria continues to be a common destination as very well, mostly due to the chance for winter season sporting.
Several are a lot more cautious in scheduling flight tickets to in any other case well-liked trip destinations, this kind of as Spain, Greece, Turkey and Egypt. All these international locations seasoned a dip in recognition because the commence of the pandemic.
“Some bookings are however staying made”, says Eyck “Egypt and Turkey, for illustration, are nations around the world that are getting regarded for holiday seasons in Could, but for lots of the insecurity is nonetheless too substantial. That is why official reserving quantities are nevertheless low.”
