Motorhome passes, tulip feasts and European city favourites

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Then it was Monday and travel news again! We start with news about First Camp's new Motorhome Pass, which went fast. In addition, we offer news about tulip fever, European city favourites and a lot more.

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First Camp motorhome passes sold out within 24 hours

After a super launch, First Camp's new Motorhome pass sold out in record time. At the first launch, with 1000 passes available, all passes were sold within 24 hours. First Camp's Motorhome Pass costs SEK 299 and offers camping at over 65 destinations in Sweden, Norway and Denmark for only SEK 250 per night and is valid during selected weeks between weeks 1-24 and 32-52. Although the current Motorhome Passes are sold out, First Camp encourages interested parties to keep an eye on the website or via the First Camp Club for information on any future releases of passes.

Finnlines to launch new route between Malmö and Świnoujście

The shipping company Finnlines recently announced the launch of a new ferry service between Malmö and Helsinki. Świnoujście in Poland with the first departure on 10 April. With this, Finnlines is expanding its route network and now has connections to more than 20 ports in Europe. The ferry will operate the route daily in both directions, in the morning from Malmö and in the evening from Świnoujście.

First pictures of the new ship Birka Gotland

On 20 March, the premiere cruise with the Baltic Sea's new pleasure cruiser Birka Gotland departed and at Easter the ship made its first Visby cruise. The ship has chosen to keep Birka's old charm with details in wood, but with an investment of 70 million, the ship has been given a real upgrade. In the picture below you can see the terrace, which is one of the major investments on board. The terrace has replaced the pool and sun lamps to focus on entertainment, dancing and good food with a view of the archipelago.

European city favourites - where Swedes want to meet spring

Rome, Prague, Barcelona and London top the list of destinations for spring 2024, while Athens and Budapest qualify as newcomers to this year's spring list. Prague is the bubble that climbed from 7th to 2nd place, while London drops in the ranking from 1st to 4th place. Here is this spring's top list, according to travel agency Ticket:

1. Rome
2. Prague
3. Barcelona
4. London
5. Paris
6. Berlin
7. Nice
8. Athens
9. Milan
10. Budapest

Sembo launches AI assistant for multi-stop journey planning

Sembo, one of the Nordic region's leading travel agencies, has launched a new type of AI assistant that provides tailored suggestions for travel, transport and accommodation in a single flow - and allows the traveller to book and pay for the AI-generated trip with one click. Built with technology similar to that of ChatGPT, the AI assistant allows the traveller to combine different destinations, modes of transport and accommodation options to compare the price of the entire trip. The tool is completely free of charge and gives travellers much more freedom in their travel planning. The launch is the first of its kind globally.

Sofiero opens the 2024 season with a tulip feast!

On 18 April, the Sofiero castle and castle garden for the season with a packed new programme. The programme includes several exhibitions as well as new features and popular events. But first of all, the park has tulip fever! When the doors open, visitors can enjoy 10,000s of tulips and other lovely spring flowers. The finishing touches to the newly renovated castle are still in progress and the castle will open on 5 June - which will be celebrated in five days. "Tulip - A small bulb with a big story" runs from 18 April to 10 May.

Reflection of the week

The fact that First Camp's Motorhome Pass sold out so quickly really shows that there is an interest in such a concept! It will be interesting to see how this develops! Maybe even more motorhome passes will be launched, or maybe they want to test and evaluate first?

Interesting, by the way, with this AI development! Sembos' concept is a bit exciting because you can plan and book tours, and not just "charter concepts", in one flow. By the way, did you know that you can also find FREEDOMtravels trips at Sembo (advertising for Sembo)?

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