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Swedish Midsummer, Rhodes and how we use emojis

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This week, we report on foreigners who want to experience Swedish Midsummer, Rhodes as the new holiday favourite for Swedes, and how emojis have become an important part of communication around the world.

Germans and Norwegians want to experience Swedish midsummer

The traditional Swedish midsummer celebration is special, with dancing around the midsummer pole and other festivities. Not only Swedes want to experience this, but also foreigners.

According to forecasts from Booking.com, it is mainly Germans and Norwegians who have booked accommodation in Germany. Sweden over Midsummer, but also Brits and Finns. Swedes who want to "avoid" the Midsummer celebrations are mainly travelling to Copenhagen, Croatia or Prague.

Swedish midsummer celebrations are exotic

Rhodes is a summer favourite

A new survey from online travel agency eBeach.se shows that Rhodes is the most booked destination this summer. The second most popular destination is Majorca followed by Costa Brava, Costa del Sol and Crete. The day when most travellers leave is, unexpectedly, Midsummer's Eve.

Torre del mar
Many people want to go to the Mediterranean - the picture is from Torre del Mar on the Costa del Sol.

New flight route Stockholm - Chambéry

In February 2018, SAS will open a new route from Stockholm to Chambéry in the French Alps. Chambéry Airport is the closest airport for travelling to and from popular ski resorts such as Val d'Isere and Val Thorens. The new the food and drink conceptwhich we told you about last week, will be on board.

Franska Alperna

Emojis account for 7% of all communication

Dagensanalys.se reports that emojis account for about 7 per cent of all communication worldwide. By far the most common use of the little characters in Francewhere they account for 20 per cent of communication. The most common emoji by far is 'Face with tears of Joy' (second from the left in the second row), which accounts for 15 per cent of total use. Next comes the heart, with 6 per cent usage.

emoji

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