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Corporate campers, cruise champagne and trips to Doha

This Monday we can report, among other things, that more companies are choosing camping cabins over hotels, that Viking Line has developed its own cruise champagne and that Apollo is starting to travel to Doha in Qatar. Also, apparently you have to prepare for the fact that travelling will become more expensive. What are your comments on this week's travel news?

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More companies choose camping

It has become more and more common for entrepreneurs to rent cabins at campsites instead of hotel rooms. In the past year, the number of companies choosing cottage accommodation has increased by 45 per cent at the First Camp camping chain. First Camp is now signing a million-dollar agreement with the booking company Avisita. "Far from all companies want to stay in classic hotels," says the company's CEO. 

First camp

Nordic Camping takes over Strömstad camping

Nordic Camping & Resort has signed an agreement to acquire Strömstad Camping in northern Bohuslän, taking over ownership on 1 November. Strömstad Camping will be the 26th facility in the Nordic Camping family. Strömstad Camping consists of 150 camping pitches and 57 cabins, and has many Norwegian guests, among others.

Strömstad camping

Viking Line gets its own champagne

For the first time ever, the French champagne house Piper-Heidsieck and Viking Line have developed a champagne that can only be purchased on the company's seven ships. The Essentiel by Essi for Viking Line champagne is produced in close collaboration between the company's champagne expert Essi Avellan and Piper-Heidsieck's winemaking team. The limited edition champagne will be available for sale on board from October 2018.

Champagne viking line

sas opens 17 new routes

SAS continues to expand its network of routes to and from Scandinavia, opening 17 new direct routes to six brand new destinations in time for the 2019 summer programme. Marseille in FranceFlorence in Italy, Catania in Sicily and Cornwall in England are some of the new destinations that will be easily accessible via Stockholm or Copenhagen.

SAS

Apollo starts flying to Doha

This winter Apollo starts travelling to Qatar's capital city Doha, where they will open seven new hotels with high standards and proximity to both the beach and the city. Apollo will be travelling from Stockholm, Gothenburg and Copenhagen, and the routes are operated by the airline Qatar. Located on the northeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula along the Persian Gulf, Doha offers a mix of sun and sea, luxury hotels, culture, skyscrapers and desert landscapes.

Doha

More expensive travelling in 2019

Travel will become more expensive in 2019, according to a new industry forecast from business travel company BCD Travels. Hotel prices will increase by around 1-3 per cent worldwide, and airfares will increase by 1-2 per cent. Due to increased hotel prices, alternative accommodation solutions, such as Airbnb, are expected to increase in 2019.

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