Tourism Law in Europe

9 market share of the domestic travel by air. Air traffic within Swedish territory is regulated by Act on Aviation 14 . 6.4. Boat Sweden is to a great deal surrounded by water, with the North Sea on the west coast and the Baltic Sea on the east coast. Along the coastline there are a large number of islands, especially in the Stockholm and Gothenburg archipelagos. The Stockholm archipelago itself comprises more than 24 000 islands. Passenger ferries go directly from Stockholm and Gothenburg to many of these islands. There are also lots of tours, with or without guide, trafficking the waterways. Several cruise lines are trafficking the surrounding seas with passenger ferries to Finland, the Baltics, Germany, Poland etc., as regular passenger transport or as cruises, which falls under the package travel legislation. Sweden’s largest island, Gotland, has no fixed connection with the mainland, and is therefore subject to ferry lines between different cities on the East coast and Gotland. It is also possible to go there by air. 6.5. Car rental To rent out a car as an individual in Sweden is not regulated, as long as it is not considered as a business. If it is considered to be a business a permit is needed according to the Act on car rental 15 . The Swedish Transport Agency is the competent authority, which grants permits. The rental agency must ensure that a person renting the car has a driving license for the vehicle in question. In Sweden there is a wide range of car rental agencies. They range from small local companies to large international companies. In Sweden it is very common for gas stations to also provide car rental for shorter or longer periods. During the last years, car pools has, become increasingly more popular. In some of the larger cities companies allowing indviduals to let their cars for shorter periods have been 14 Luftfartslag (2010:500). 15 Lag (1998:492) om biluthyrning.