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New Year holidays - where Swedes are travelling

Swedish travellers are going on New Year's trips like never before. The trend is that more people than ever before are choosing to go abroad to celebrate New Year's and over the past 5-year period, bookings during the New Year's weekend have increased by 33 per cent, according to Ticket Privatresor's statistics. So where is the most popular place to travel to toast the champagne? We present the Swedes' top 10 list.

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Swedes' top 10 for New Year holidays

London is Sweden's number one favourite city for New Year's travel. "It is a powerful experience to toast the new year with New Year's fireworks at the London Eye and singing when Big Ben strikes twelve," says Karin Starkman Ahlstedt, Communications Manager at Ticket Privatresor.

1. london

In the centre of London, the London Eye is abuzz with fireworks. As Big Ben strikes midnight, visitors break into song. The festivities continue on New Year's Day with a festive parade through the streets of central London.

2nd Berlin

1-2 million people gather on the two-kilometre long party route to the Brandenburg Gate. A huge light and laser show lights up the sky at midnight and ends with one of Europe's best fireworks displays at midnight.

3. New York

Hundreds of thousands gather in Times Square in the heart of New York to celebrate the New Year. The most famous tradition is the 'ball drop', where a large crystal ball slides down from a tall pole to reach the bottom at midnight.

4) Amsterdam

Amsterdam residents love to party, especially on New Year's Eve, with festivities and fireworks in many of the city's squares. There's everything from exclusive fancy dress balls to street parties.

5. Barcelona

On the city's beaches and large squares, such as Placa Catalunya, people gather to celebrate the 12th stroke. Don't forget to buy twelve grapes, one grape for each beat, to bring good luck for the next twelve months. To be consumed with cava!

6. paris

7th Prague

8. Helsinki

9th Rome

10. Copenhagen

Vi har aldrig lyckats pricka städerna på listan - men vi har firat nyår på Filippinerna
We've never managed to tick off the cities on the list - but we have celebrated New Year in the Philippines

Have you celebrated New Year abroad?

We have celebrated New Year's abroad a few times, including in New Zealand, Budapest, Kiev, Malaysia, the Philippines and Portugal. But mostly we have been away on longer trips, that is, we have not travelled just to celebrate New Year. Twice we have been lucky enough to celebrate with other Swedish travel bloggers!

In the new year 2012-2013 we managed to join the round-the-world sailing family from Mary of Rövarhamn at a beach bar in Langkawi, Malaysia. Last New Year's Eve we were lucky enough to be invited to the home of Åsa and her family who have moved to Portugal and blog at Bortugal. Have you ever celebrated New Year abroad and where? Is there a place where you dream of celebrating New Year?

Nyårsfirande på en strand på Langkawi i Malaysia
New Year celebrations on a beach in Langkawi, Malaysia, 2012-2013, where lanterns are lit on New Year's Eve.

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