By way of January, February and March, Norwegians went on 8.24 million journeys, which is 1.4 million greater than on the identical time in 2023, in keeping with Statistics Norway (SSB).
It’s the highest variety of journeys measured for a primary quarter in Statistics Norway’s journey survey because it was began in 2022. Norgesreiser contributed notably to the document.
Early Easter
Within the first three months of the 12 months, Norwegians took 6.6 million journeys inside their very own nation. There are 1.14 million extra journeys to Norway than on the identical time final 12 months and is subsequently defined by an early Easter vacation.
– Easter is a vacation for travel-loving Norwegians. Since this 12 months’s Easter fell within the first quarter, whereas final 12 months it was within the second quarter, this is a crucial cause for the marked improve in journey exercise within the first quarter, says senior adviser Guro Henriksen at Statistics Norway.
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An earlier one examination from NHO confirmed that round half of Norwegians deliberate to go on Easter vacation this 12 months. The final time Easter fell in March was in 2018, however in comparison with then, Norwegians journey extra inside their very own nation and fewer overseas.
– Throughout the pandemic and within the time since, we’ve got modified our journey habits. We journey extra inside our personal nation and take fewer journeys overseas, and this growth continued into the primary quarter of this 12 months, says Henriksen.
Norwegians went on 1.65 million journeys overseas within the first quarter, a rise of 270,000 in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months. In comparison with the identical time in 2018, nevertheless, there’s a slight lower, in keeping with Statistics Norway.
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2024-05-30 09:17:04
