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It's Monday again! We're in Karpathos, Greece, but that doesn't stop us from publishing travel news. Here are this week's extracts from press releases on travel, camping and tourism. Stay tuned!

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Taxes for motorhomes will be reduced

In the budget bill, the Government and the Sweden Democrats propose to abolish the malus tax for motorhomes. The bill was presented to Parliament on 19 September and the tax will be abolished from 1 February 2025.

Since 2018, when the malus for motorhomes was introduced, a new method of measuring vehicle emissions has been used. The Government and the Sweden Democrats believe that vehicle tax for motorhomes has become unreasonably high, while the environmental steering effect for motorhomes is worse than for other light vehicles. The Government therefore proposes that motorhomes should no longer be subject to the malus.

These are the cities Swedes will visit this autumn

Travel to big cities continues to increase in popularity among TUI's Swedish travellers. The travel operator sees that more city breaks have been booked for this autumn compared to the same time last year. Paris is increasing the most, where bookings have quadrupled compared to last autumn. In addition, there is an increase Lisbon and Athens. Most booked city trips in autumn 2024:

Barcelona
Rome
Athens
Istanbul
Prague
Budapest
Lisbon
Paris
London
Nice

Tännäskröket invites children and young people to go skiing

Family-owned Tännäskröket in Funäsfjällen wants to make skiing accessible to more families and therefore offers lift passes for children and young people up to their 18th birthday when booking accommodation this winter, in the form of a cabin or apartment for a long weekend, short week or full week. The concept Mountain dreams consists of the offer Winter dreams with free lift passes up to the age of 18 during the ski season, and Summer dreams launching for summer 2025 with even more family activities.

VR takes help from travellers to choose new train names

Ei saa peittää, Grönluvan or Grodan? Passengers can now choose a new name for one of VR's express trains between Stockholm and Gothenburg. The train was previously called Red Riding Hood, which fitted perfectly with the red colour of the former MTRX brand. Now that the Finnish state-owned train operator VR has bought the business, it's time for a Finnish or green name. Until 25 September, it is open for everyone to vote for one of the following options:

Ei saa peittää - mean Must not be covered. Commonly used in elements and perhaps the Finnish phrase most Swedes know.
The Green Bonnet - an updated version of the current Red Riding Hood.
Grodan - Another green name, perhaps alluding to the Gothenburg sightseeing boat Paddan?

The new name will be announced on 10 October, and will be visible on the front of the train.

Norwegian Cruise Line launches unique Prince performance

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is now unveiling new exclusive entertainment on board the new cruise ship Norwegian Aqua. The main productions are Revolution: A Celebration of Prince which is a tribute show to Prince and a new staging of Elements: The World Expanded. Both shows are created by award-winning Broadway choreographer Patricia Wilcox and the NCL production team. Norwegian Aqua will sail in the Caribbean from April 2025 and is NCL's first ship in the new Prima Plus class.

NCL launches Norwegian Luna - decorated by street artist

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is now unveiling the latest addition to the company's fleet - Norwegian Luna, the second ship in NCL's new Prima Plus ship class - a sister ship to Norwegian Aqua. Inspired by moonlight and tides and created by street artist ELLE, the ship is filled with rides and equipped with NCL's largest suites to date. The new ship will debut from Miami in April 2026 with a series of seven-day Caribbean cruises and travel sales have just opened.

Big differences between Generation Z and Millennials' travel habits

A Sifo survey by travel agency Ticket highlights interesting differences in how Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2012) and Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) travel. Although both age groups are attracted to sun and sea, more of Generation Z opt for adventure travel, while Millennials prioritise time with family. Both generations would be happy to travel more if finances allowed, but Generation Z is slightly more price-conscious.

Reflection of the week

Reduced motorhome tax is of course positive and long-awaited! The city list also includes many beautiful and interesting cities. In recent years we have visited Istanbul twice and can highly recommend this lovely and exciting city!

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