The autumn holidays have been around for four years – they have changed the travel behavior of Upper Austrians, but also cause significant price explosions. Franz Krautgartner from the travel agency specialist group WKO describes this autumn’s most popular travel trends.
The new school year has only just started and the autumn holidays are just around the corner – and many families from Upper Austria are moving to warmer regions. “The most popular place to visit during the autumn holidays is Egypt. “That is of course a blast at this time with a water temperature of 28 degrees,” says Franz Krautgartner from the travel agency specialist group of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) about this autumn’s hippest travel trend.
Changed travel behavior
The autumn holidays have been around for four years and for the travel industry it is of course “a nice story because the children have time off, making it an absolute high season,” says Krautgartner. “You could sell a plane to Hurghada in Egypt three times during the autumn holidays.” The new holiday week has also changed the travel behavior of Upper Austrians in other respects: “Many people go on holiday abroad in the autumn because they were at home. in the summer.”
A flight to Hurghada on holiday is three times more expensive
The fact that tourism is in the high season is also reflected in the prices: during the holiday week, from October 26 to November 2, the cheapest direct flight from Vienna to Hurghada and back currently costs 3,260 euros for a family of four, according to a online comparison platform. A week before the holidays it is ‘only’ 1980 euros, two weeks later you can get by with 1118 euros.
Other destinations are also popular
The Upper Austrians also diligently left Egypt this year. According to Krautgartner, the other top destinations for beach holidays during the autumn holidays are the Greek islands of Crete, Rhodes and Kos, Turkey and Cyprus. “I still have somewhat guaranteed weather there,” the travel expert explains the strong demand.
But not everyone goes on a beach holiday in the near south. City trips to Barcelona, London, Hamburg and Rome are also popular, as are long-distance trips to Mauritius, Cuba, Thailand, the Dominican Republic, the Maldives and the Seychelles. “Such long-distance trips are also convenient during the autumn holidays,” says Krautgartner.
Source: Krone
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