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Many do not feel like hassle at the airport with customs and luggage.

With the problems at the airport and rail, the traffic on the road and the discussion about emissions, the question of how to travel this summer is extra topical. If the platform LinkedIn is to be believed, more than 51% of the respondents set out with their own car. Only 8% take the train or bus and more than 27% board the plane without any shame. Platform figures that are striking, because according to the Netherlands Bureau for Tourism & Congresses (NBTC), 46 percent of their respondents take the plane, but holidays in their own country are also popular again, partly due to inflation.

Many do not feel like hassle at the airport with customs and luggage. A decision not motivated by emissions, but own convenience. Although the numbers are and remain low, a trip with InterRail through Europe is a must. If you visit a city abroad, you usually also have a hotel somewhere in or near the center, and always leave the central station there. Nevertheless, many people still find traveling by train too expensive, too complicated and not comfortable if you have to carry the suitcases yourself with children in the hand or on the arm.

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To keep your own footprint small, you can of course also opt for a holiday in your own country. A short holiday in your own country is even possible by car, but then take your bicycles with you, because at your destination you should enjoy all the beauty that the region has to offer by bike as much as possible. Let everyone make their own choices, think carefully and then everything will be fine. The weather is of secondary importance as there is always something to do.

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As tempting and cheap as air travel may be, this year's holiday with an electric car may be the challenge. In the Netherlands we have excellent coverage with charging stations, but abroad this is considerably less extensive the further south you go and you can even have to deal with a charging desert. Electric driving can be recommended for people who want to go on an adventurous holiday.

If you are going to travel in Europe, it helps to plan your charging options well in advance. The anticipation of going on vacation has turned into uncertainty for many. A challenge of whether or not to be able to fly on holiday. So many people have become powerless this summer because of the misery at the airports and at airlines. You read the wildest stories and the most serious thing is that they are often true.

And how about just staying home for a while?

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