The latest NMS market survey for ERGO travel insurance shows that four in ten Czech residents intend to spend their main holiday abroad in 2026, matching last year’s figure despite inflation and a weak koruna. Italy, Croatia and Greece remain the top trio, while Spain and Turkey round out the top five.
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Before booking those flights, travelers should also verify whether their destination requires a visa. VisaHQ’s Czech-language portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/) lets residents check entry requirements, submit applications online and receive documents by courier, simplifying the pre-departure checklist alongside insurance purchases.
Thirty-two percent will vacation domestically and 28 % say they will skip a holiday altogether—a five-point rise driven mainly by single-income households. Travel agencies report unusually strong early-season bookings. “July charter flights to Dalmatia are already 90 % sold out,” said Petr Kučera of Student Agency, noting that dynamic-pricing algorithms have pushed average package prices up 8 % year-on-year. The shift reduces the pool of last-minute deals that many Czech consumers traditionally rely on. For corporate mobility managers the trend has two immediate implications. First, leisure demand will squeeze seat inventory on key Prague hub routes such as Prague–Split and Prague–Athens, increasing the risk of price spikes for short-notice business trips. Second, employees’ overlapping holiday windows may complicate staffing rosters; companies should encourage staggered leave where possible. The survey also indicates a rising appetite for multimodal travel: 15 % of respondents expect to combine car and train to reach southern Europe—up from 9 % last year—partly because of aggressive marketing by rail operators and growing eco-concerns among under-35s. Insurance uptake is increasing too: 71 % of foreign holidaymakers will purchase comprehensive coverage, compared with 63 % in 2025, reflecting heightened awareness of medical costs and flight disruption.
Before booking those flights, travelers should also verify whether their destination requires a visa. VisaHQ’s Czech-language portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/) lets residents check entry requirements, submit applications online and receive documents by courier, simplifying the pre-departure checklist alongside insurance purchases.
Thirty-two percent will vacation domestically and 28 % say they will skip a holiday altogether—a five-point rise driven mainly by single-income households. Travel agencies report unusually strong early-season bookings. “July charter flights to Dalmatia are already 90 % sold out,” said Petr Kučera of Student Agency, noting that dynamic-pricing algorithms have pushed average package prices up 8 % year-on-year. The shift reduces the pool of last-minute deals that many Czech consumers traditionally rely on. For corporate mobility managers the trend has two immediate implications. First, leisure demand will squeeze seat inventory on key Prague hub routes such as Prague–Split and Prague–Athens, increasing the risk of price spikes for short-notice business trips. Second, employees’ overlapping holiday windows may complicate staffing rosters; companies should encourage staggered leave where possible. The survey also indicates a rising appetite for multimodal travel: 15 % of respondents expect to combine car and train to reach southern Europe—up from 9 % last year—partly because of aggressive marketing by rail operators and growing eco-concerns among under-35s. Insurance uptake is increasing too: 71 % of foreign holidaymakers will purchase comprehensive coverage, compared with 63 % in 2025, reflecting heightened awareness of medical costs and flight disruption.
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