Christmas holidays with seats left and best destinations in 2019

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Many Christmas holidays to the sun are booked by now, but there are also Christmas holidays with places left. If you prefer snow this winter, we can tell you about two Norwegian destinations with news for this year. Plus, if you haven't seen it yet, we tell you which destinations Lonely Planet recommends for 2019.

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SAS presents Youth Go Light

SAS presents SAS Youth Go Light between the Nordic countries and the USA from 31 October 2018. This means that young travellers, between 12 and 25 years old, can get a better price on the SAS Youth ticket if they choose to travel with hand luggage only. Young people travelling with SAS Youth Go Light can bring one piece of hand luggage and a small handbag or PC bag on board in the cabin.

Solresor flies with SAS and Norwegian

A while ago we reported that Primera Air, which flies for Solresor, has been put into bankruptcy. Now Solresor has signed new agreements and will cooperate with SAS and Norwegian, according to a press release. Solresor flies all winter with SAS and Norwegian and is expected to send 30,000 travellers on holiday from October to April, mainly to the Canary Islands.

75 per cent of Vings' Christmas trips are booked.

At Ving, just over 73 per cent of Christmas holidays have already been booked, which is slightly more than at the same time last year. The destinations that have been booked the most are the Canary Islands, but also Thailand, Egypt, Gambia and the Caribbean. Although many trips have already been booked, there are still opportunities to get away for Christmas. There are mainly places left for Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Thailand, Cape Verde and Egypt.

News and early snow in the Norwegian mountains

The ski destination Hafjell in Norway is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new six-seater lift and a new top station. The new lift is an express lift with heated seats and protection from the wind, and runs from Mosetertoppen up to Hafjelltoppen. This is the new summit at 1059 metres above sea level, with a 360 degree view of the valley and the high mountains. Kvitfjell is already open for skiing, as snow has been stored during the summer in order to open on 29 September.

Best travel destinations 2019

Lonely Planet has unveiled its list of top travel destinations for 2019. The 'best cities' category is topped by Copenhagen, the 'best regions' category is topped by Piedmont in Italy and the 'best value' category is topped by the South Nile Valley in Egypt. Best countries to visit in 2019 according to Lonely Planet are:

1. Sri Lanka
2. Germany
3. Zimbabwe
4. Panama
5. Kyrgyzstan

Get paid to travel around the world

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