The citizens of Luxembourg, Sweden, and the Netherlands are the Europeans who enjoy the greatest economic solvency to afford a vacation away from home.
According to the latest data published by the EU statistical office Eurostat, only 10.6% of residents in Luxembourg, 12.4% in Sweden, and 12.8% in the Netherlands declare not having financial leeway to pay for a week of rest per year.
This snapshot of purchasing power provides clues about the countries where Lanzarote's tourism promotion campaigns could have the greatest return.
In the fourth to sixth positions, Denmark (14.1%), Finland (14.8%), and Slovenia (15.2%) stand out. These three countries consolidate the block of northern and central Europe with a high standard of living, where nearly 85% of their citizens have budgetary leeway to travel at least one week a year.
For their part, the seventh, eighth, and ninth positions correspond to Austria (17.8%), Czech Republic (19.0%), and Belgium (19.5%).
In the European Union as a whole, 27.5% of the population cannot afford annual holidays. In Spain, it is 32.2% of citizens.
The EU countries with less availability of money for travel are Romania (where 61.4% cannot travel), Greece (46.6%), Bulgaria or Hungary (both with 39.1%).
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