Several Swedish amusement parks are now on the hunt for evil creatures, and Germany has a new Unesco world heritage site. On the camping front, this week's news is about the new model year of the Polarwagen, a new sharing service and the floods that affected some campsites. It's time for this week's travel news!
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Polar carriage 2022 - biggest change in decades
For the 2022 model year, the Polar wagon is making its biggest change in decades. The body will be redesigned, with a completely new design language that still reflects Polar's DNA. For the 2022 model year, the roof will be flat and the "kink" in the roof will disappear, making it easier to put up awnings and making the interior more airy. The first examples of Polar 2022 are expected to be available at some dealerships in August. This year, Polarvagnen is presenting the new body through VIP tours at its dealerships. Places will be limited and to sign up, go to the Polarwagen website.
Camptoo, a campervan sharing service launches in Sweden
Camptoo is now launching a sharing service for motorhome and caravan hire in Sweden. The service started in the Netherlands in 2014 and has since expanded rapidly in several European countries as well as in Australia. Recently, Camptoo was launched in Finland with great success. The idea behind the sharing service is that caravan owners list their vehicles on the service when they are not using the vehicle themselves. Brief facts about rentals:
- Communication between landlords and tenants is managed through the platform.
- Camptoo offers daily insurance through Moderna Försäkringar.
- Camptoo verifies the tenant's identity using a BankID, credit check and driving licence.
- Camptoo handles the payment, final payment and management of the deposit.
Flooding on campsites in Bohuslän
Last week, rain storms struck with considerable force against Bohuslänwhich led to the flooding of some roads and campsites. This is reported by several media outlets. Some campers experienced large amounts of water in tents, caravans and motorhomes.
Best July ever for Kalmar's hotels
During the months of May, June and July, Kalmar's hotel occupancy has had a fantastic development, according to current statistics from the Benchmarking Alliance. The measurement, which is carried out continuously throughout the year, includes statistics from six central hotels in Sweden. squid. So far in July, they have an average occupancy rate of 95 per cent. This compares with 88% in July 2020 and 93% in July 2019, i.e. before the pandemic.
Gröna Lund and Kolmården search for evil beings
On 15 October, the Halloween at Gröna Lund and the search has begun for the hundreds of actors who will scare all visitors who venture into the various houses of horror and horror zones. This year, twice as many actors will be hired and Gröna Lund is now looking for over 400 evil beings such as horror clowns and zombies. Kolmården has also started recruiting 100 people to act as ghouls in the park. On 16 October it's time for the tenth edition of Halloween at Kolmården and the anniversary will be celebrated with several, as yet secret, major initiatives.
New Unesco awards in Germany
The international perception of Germany as Europe's top cultural destination is gaining new momentum with recent awards from the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The Mathildenhöhe artists' colony in Darmstadt is now a World Heritage Site. The same applies to the health resorts in Baden-Baden, Bad Ems and Bad Kissingen, which together with eight other spas form the "Great Spa of Europe" project. The award was recently announced during the 44th annual meeting of the UNESCO Committee in the Chinese city of Fuzhou.
Reflection of the week
Motorhomes and caravans have become even more popular during the pandemic, so it's perhaps not surprising that new options for renting and hiring out their vehicles are also emerging. The floods, by the way... oh my! Hope not too many people were affected!
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bmlarstravellingblog says:
Unfortunately, an incredible number of people were affected by the floods in Bohuslän. My youngest daughter and her family are out at Johannesvik Camping and what sad pictures she sent. Now they managed well because they live up on a hill ...
Unfortunately, we may have to get used to such extreme weather.
02 August 2021 - 10:32
Helena says:
Ugh how boring and hard! Fortunately, the daughter's family survived reasonably well!
02 August 2021 - 18:28
Johnny Friskilä says:
Sharing service yes, I first read dating service. That would have been something. 🙂
02 August 2021 - 11:03
Helena says:
Haha, dating service for motorhomes, that would be a great news! 🙂
02 August 2021 - 18:28
Monica says:
Evil beings or people, unfortunately, there are many of them. I remember the haunted house at Grönan and all children wanted to go there, I think it was a requirement that an adult was present. Yes, then it was taken as a joke, a little careless like that, later it got out of hand more with the type of employees so it became a problem. To now have several hundred running around with perhaps poor control of their background, I am sceptical about And evil no one needs to imagine as it has become in our world.
Rain feels good now but not excessive. A pity that so much is destroyed for individuals.
02 August 2021 - 23:38