Denmark lacks the cottages: We have a very, very great need

Several months of shutdown and uncertainty about the possibilities for the trip has been unusual for many danes to put this year's summer vacation in a Danish holiday cottage.

in Fact, the demand has been so high that it in many places is no longer possible to rent a cottage in the school holidays. It says Poul Fejer Christiansen, who is deputy director of the Feriehusudlejernes trade Association, opposite the DR.

– There are sold out in most places in the country at the moment. Also in the right-hand extent than usual, he says to the media.

the DR has been in contact with several rental agencies, confirming that the Danish sommerhusgæster fills significantly more in statistics than usual.

To return, are the German tourists, as the industry usually is highly dependent on, shrunk to a minority. At Feriepartner Denmark in Hvide Sande is for example used to have 80% German guests, but this year the Danish names of 75 percent of the leases.

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the Situation gets Poul Fejer Christiansen to advertise multiple holiday homes for rental in Denmark.

– We have a very, very great need for more homes, says the deputy director to DR.

He hopes that the government's summer package can get more people to rent the cottage out. With the package follows namely a temporary increase of bundfradraget for summerhouse from 41.800 to 60,000 dollars, writes the media.

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