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Environmental villain, competition and self-driving hotel rooms

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In today's travel news, we report on a study that identifies a worse environmental culprit than air travel. We also suggest a competition where you can win a ski trip for two and report on self-driving hotel rooms. And a few other things, of course! Every Monday (if we're not travelling) we present 5-6 travel news items, based on press releases or newspaper stories.

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More people want to cycle and walk

As Rolfs Flyg & Buss launches its 2019 travel catalogue, it is presenting statistics showing that Swedes are increasingly looking for trips with a focus on hiking, cycling and other activities. Of the company's approximately 110,000 travellers, more than 4,000 chose a cycling or hiking trip in 2018, and the company expects an even higher figure for 2019. These were the most popular walking holidays in 2018:

  1. Tuscan coast
  2. Majorca
  3. Dolomites
Cykel i Flandern
New for 2019 are cycling holidays to Flanders. Photo: ANADMAN BVBA

Cruise worse than air travel, says study

A Danish study shows that cruising causes up to three times more carbon dioxide emissions than getting on an aeroplane. This is reported by the industry magazine TravelNews. A Danish marine consultancy firm, HOK Marineconsult, produced the figures.

According to the study, a cruise ship emits up to three times as much CO2 per passenger per kilometre as an aircraft. The results are based on average emissions from 157 cruise ships of different sizes.

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New entertainment programme on Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line launched the ship Norwegian Encore, and at the same time presented the entertainment offer for autumn 2019. The ship will include the Broadway hit Kinky Boots, with songs by Cyndi Lauper.

There is also the largest go-kart track at sea, a 900 square metre VR centre with interactive games and a water park with two water slides, one of which extends more than three metres above the ship. Norwegian Encore will depart from Miami every Sunday from 17 November 2019 for 7-day Caribbean cruises. 

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Win a ski trip to Austria

Right now (until 13 December) you can compete for a ski trip for two to beautiful Zell am See in Austria. The competition is organised by LionAlpin in cooperation with the Austrian Tourist Office. To enter the competition, you need to subscribe to the LionAlpin newsletter and write an explanation of why you should win.

Zell am See

Self-driving hotel rooms soon here?

The new self-driving hotel rooms are coming, according to an article in Aftonbladet RESA. Canadian company Aprilli has designed a self-driving vehicle that runs on electricity and is a fully equipped hotel room.

The idea is that you can book a night, sleep your beauty sleep, and then wake up at your new destination. Breakfast is served by a drone landing on the vehicle and delivering through a hatch in the roof. It is unclear if or when this will become a reality.

Self-driving hotel rooms in the future? Photo: Aprilli

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