Apollo has decided to increase the number of departures from Skellefteå Airport in the summer of 2022 with trips to popular Crete and Rhodes with the newly opened sports hotel Levante powered by Playitas.

In the wake of the pandemic, the interest in safe forms of travel has become something we prioritize. Package and charter trips are a very attractive choice for many more people than before. Among the trends, you can also see that destinations that we have traveled to in many, such as Greece and Spain, are at the top. The high number of bookings at Apollo's sports hotels, including at the Playitas hotel group, also confirms that 2022 will be a year when we continue to prioritize an active vacation.

Traveling safely means that direct flights are more interesting. Apollo has therefore chosen to increase the number of direct flights from Skellefteå Airport in the summer of 2022. During the summer season of 2022, Apollo will offer seven direct charter departures to Crete and Rhodes directly from Skellefteå Airport.

– The Skellefteå region is growing at the same time that the airport has an optimal location in the middle of the cities along the Nðrland coast. Apollo has therefore chosen to establish and increase the number of charter departures from Skellefteå Airport. We see that there is a large pent-up travel need and therefore want to ensure the need for sun travel for our customers in the area, says Sandra Miller Kinge, Apollo's Head of Communications.

Apollo will fly three charter flights to the popular Greek island of Rhodes in early summer, starting on May 4, where the new sports hotel Levante powered by Playitas is also opening. In August, four charter flights will start to the classic travel destination Crete – also with news for the summer of 2022.

– This year's travel trends are definitely safety, activity and interest-based travel. Our form of travel with packaged trips is more popular than ever and for the active we are opening new sports hotels such as Levante powered by Playitas in Rhodes. Interest also guides our hotel choices so we are opening more concept hotels with activities, environment and food tailored to our Scandinavian needs, continues Sandra Miller Kinge.

In Crete, the doors of Apollo's new Mondo Duo hotel for adults, Amira Beach Resort & Spa, will open in 2022, and for families, Alegria Beach Resort, an Apollo Mondo Family hotel, will open in 2021. Alegria Beach Resort is located in the little gem of Plakias on the south coast of Crete, surrounded by dramatic rock walls and lush greenery. The crystal clear water, its salts and minerals, mean that the fish dishes are of a completely different dignity than many other places in Greece.

– We at Skellefteå Airport are very pleased with Apollo's decision to expand its charter departures from Skellefteå. The growth of the Skellefteå region with new companies and thousands of new residents means that the need for solar travel is increasing, which gives Apollo good conditions, says Skellefteå Airport's CEO Robert Lindberg.

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