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Castle hotels at Legoland, entrepreneurs in camping and WiFi on trains

This week, we can tell you about an upcoming castle hotel at Legoland, that more entrepreneurs are staying at campsites and that SJ will introduce WiFi in many train carriages that currently lack WiFi. There will also be lists of both the world's hottest cities and the world's most elegant (!) cities.

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LEGOLAND builds castle hotel

The groundbreaking ceremony for a brand new hotel at the entrance to Legoland. The hotel is inspired by LEGO castles and will be decorated with over 900 LEGO models. Guests will be greeted by knights, princesses and dragons from the LEGO world and will have no doubt that they are in a fairytale world. 

The new the castle hotel Expected to be completed in spring 2019, the hotel will be the largest investment in the park's history with an investment of DKK 200 million.

Lego hotell

8 leftovers 2018

Booking.com presents 8 travel trends for 2018 based on insights from over 128 million guest reviews and a survey of 19,000 travellers from 26 countries. 

  1. New technologies - taking virtual experiences to a new level
  2. From dream to reality - we tick off dream destinations from lists
  3. Nostalgic journeys - we return to childhood travel destinations
  4. Pop culture pilgrimages - we visit sights from films
  5. Walk your way to better health - more hiking holidays
  6. Economic intuition - we make decisions on economic grounds
  7. The big buddy trip - more group travel
  8. Live like a local, but not with and - we want local experiences
Öga med spegling av stad

More entrepreneurs are staying in campsites

It is becoming increasingly common for companies to check in at Swedish campsites. The camping chain First Camp reports a clear upward trend throughout the country. Construction companies and salespeople are among those who book the most. 

In terms of turnover, corporate bookings account for 20 per cent of First Camp's turnover, even though it has not actively pursued this new business segment. To meet the demand, First Camp is now launching the corporate offer Smart Stay.

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2018's hottest cities

Guidebook publisher Lonely Planet has once again named next year's hottest cities. The 2018 winner is ... Seville in Spain, which according to Lonely Planet has flourished while revitalising its artistic past. In tenth place is Oslo, which it says is no longer overshadowed by its stylish Scandinavian neighbours. Top 5 hot cities in 2018:

  1. Seville, Spain
  2. Detroit, USA
  3. Canberra, Australia
  4. Hamburg, Germany
  5. Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Sevilla, Spanien
Seville is the hottest city of 2018, according to Lonely Planet.

Wifi on almost all SJ carriages

Previously, WiFi was available on SJ's more modern trains, but not in the 1980s carriages pulled by locomotives. Now SJ has conducted successful tests and decided to install WiFi in many of its regional and intercity trains.

As a start, WiFi will be installed in 132 wagons, which corresponds to about 45 per cent of all wagons in the local trains. The installations are expected to start in early December and as the wagons are completed, they will be released into traffic. A wagon with WiFi can be recognised by a WiFi symbol inside the wagon, above the doors at both ends.

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The world's most elegant cities

Fashion retailer Zalando evaluated and ranked the world's most stylish cities. Criteria for being considered stylish included an active fashion scene, significant cultural and historical architecture, being an attractive tourist destination and affordable accessibility. Stockholm was ranked 26th. The five most stylish cities:

  1. Paris
  2. London
  3. Vienna
  4. Venice
  5. Florence
Paris
Paris is the most stylish city according to Zalando

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