Articles tagged “sweden”

Coronavirus

Sweden’s Scandic Hotels Sees Bookings Double

More positive signs of rebirth in Scandinavian travel.

Niklas Pollard, Reuters | 1 year ago

Tourism

Sweden to Ease Travel Curbs as It Pursues Different Approach to the Pandemic

Norway and Denmark opened their borders to each other but snubbed neighboring Sweden due to its relatively high levels of confirmed coronavirus cases. Sweden will permit its domestic tourism to resume in the meantime.

Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson, Reuters | 1 year ago

Business Travel

Businesses in Sweden Want Their Employees to Fly Less

Trends like this take time to play out, but that doesn't mean things aren't changing. Even if it's only a few people, in a few countries, the backlash against flying is real.

Hanna Hoikkala, Niklas Magnusson and Niclas Rolander, Bloomberg | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Imperiled Thomas Cook in Talks to Sell Nordics Division

Given that Thomas Cook released a statement about the potential sale, this looks pretty serious. But it begs the question: Just what will Thomas Cook have left if and when it sells its airlines and Nordics divisions?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 2 years ago

Airlines

Climate Change Shame Has Swedes Abandoning Planes and Taking Trains

Is airline passenger behavior in Sweden, where the numbers have been dropping, an outlier, or a sign of things to come? What is certainly true is this is a signal to airlines to get their efforts to reduce their carbon footprints in high gear.

Hanna Hoikkala and Niklas Magnusson, Bloomberg | 2 years ago

Tourism

New Swedish Museum Is Betting Tourists Will Flock to Gross Food

Some museums have been leaders in emerging tourism trends in recent years. Those trends include travelers' fascination for strange, even disgusting, experiences that they can't get at home.

Vanessa Gera and Aleksandar Ljubojevic, Associated Press | 3 years ago

Tourism

Scandic Hotels Hopes Currency and Warm Weather Will Help Fill Beds This Summer

Scandic Hotels isn't just counting on summer heat and a weak krona to put more heads in beds this summer. It's also investing in its digital and customer experiences that could also entice people to book stays.

Hanna Hoikkala and Niklas Magnusson, Bloomberg | 3 years ago

Hotels

Stockholm Has Too Many Hotel Rooms

Now seems like a great time to score a deal on a hotel room in Stockholm. Its current situation demonstrates the careful balance required between supply and demand in the hotel business.

Hanna Hoikkala and Niklas Magnusson, Bloomberg | 4 years ago

Media and PR

13 Big Winners in Travel Advertising at Cannes Lions 2017

The big lesson here is that digital first is the future.

Jesse Desjardins, Skift | 4 years ago

Tourism

Airbnb’s Latest Role Is Destination Marketing for Sweden

Sweden is in a unique position to tell a story that few other countries can. While Airbnb may be able to build a new revenue stream in destination marketing, it's also interested in getting bookings from its listings in the country.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 4 years ago