This week and weekend, a whole series of exciting trade fairs are being organised at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö: Everything for the Sea, Explore and the Photo Fair. At the Everything for the Sea fair, a silent motorboat called the "Tesla of the Sea" will be on display. We can also tell you about the spring's bubbly destinations. Can you guess which destination has increased by 150 per cent in Ticket's booking statistics?
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More fairs coming up
Between 3 and 11 March, the Allt för sjön fair will be open at the Stockholm Fair in Älvsjö. On 9-11 March, the Explore Fair (formerly the Wilderness Fair) and the Photo Fair will also be there, and the entrance ticket is valid for all three fairs. Some of the activities that stand out are indoor wakeboard competitions (Allt för sjön), the opportunity for some to camp on the roof of the fair (Explore) and a photo safari with Bingo Rimér (Fotomässan).
Silent motor boat
One of the new products on display at the Everything for the Sea trade fair is the silent and electrically powered luxury motorboat 'X Shore eElectric 8000 Smögen Edition'. Developed by entrepreneur Konrad Bergström, the boat is described by news site Breakit as "a Tesla for the sea". The 8 metre long boat has dual inboard motors and batteries. Each motor delivers 80 horsepower, enough for speeds above 25 knots. According to Breakit, the price tag is SEK 3 million.
Spring's most booked destinations
The hottest destination this spring is Gran Canaria, according to booking statistics from Ticket Privatresor. Big city weekends are also popular, especially Paris, London, Amsterdam and Prague. Bookings to the classic city of Paris have increased by 17.2 per cent, moving the city up from 5th to 2nd on the list. Top 5 most booked destinations this spring:
Spring bubbly destinations
From Ticket Privatresor we have also received statistics on which destinations have climbed the most on the lists. The biggest surprise of the spring is Istanbul, where bookings have increased by almost 150 per cent. Top 5 destinations on Ticket's bubble list:
- Lisbon +37.5 per cent (11th place, up from 13th)
- Rome +18.4 per cent (12th place, up from 15th)
- Vienna +83.5 per cent (19th place, up from 30th)
- Nice + 37.1 per cent (21st place, up from 26th)
- Istanbul +149.7 per cent (22nd place, up from 50th)
The Vero app went viral
The social media app Vero was created in 2015, but has not been much talked about... until a week ago. After criticising Instagram and after a large group switched from Instagram to Vero, suddenly "everyone" wanted to try the new app.
In Vero, you can post pictures and films and the flow is controlled by how you rate your friends (close friend, friend or acquaintance). However, it's unclear whether this will be more than a brief fad, and the app has encountered technical problems after the huge influx of users.
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Lena - gott för själen says:
Istanbul? It felt a bit unexpected. I guessed Iceland before reading on.
Have seen that there has been talk about Vero. I'm usually always the last one on the ball when it comes to stuff like that, so by the time I start checking out that app, everyone has probably quit 🙂 ).
Hug Lena
05 March 2018 - 6:14
Helena says:
I recognise that being last on the ball sometimes 😉 We will not jump on Vero, not right now anyway. Already think that there are many channels to keep track of 😉.
05 March 2018 - 14:29
Liniz Travel says:
Interesting News! Gran Canaria is really my favourite 🙂 going there again soon! Got interested in the fair it sounded fun! Hugs
05 March 2018 - 7:08
Helena says:
Have a nice trip to Gran Canaria! We will also try to look past the fair.
05 March 2018 - 14:30
Anette says:
I really want to visit Istanbul, someday, but not now.
A bit surprised that many people dare to go there.
Bangkok and Nice are among the places I hang out in ?
05 March 2018 - 7:36
Helena says:
I would also like to see Istanbul if possible. And we like Nice 🙂
05 March 2018 - 14:31
Ditte says:
Paris is considered to be the world's most popular tourist city, quite understandably, I think. And among Swedes, Spain is the most booked. Gran Canaria is holding its own.
Fun with Lisbon! I also think that Istambul as a bubbler is strange. In itself is a cool city but I do not go there now. Not to Turkey at all.
Fun with some different fairs. Have received tickets, but do not know if we go. We used to visit the boat show a lot, but now the boat interest has partly cooled down because there are not so many boats in more "ordinary" price ranges.
05 March 2018 - 9:45
Helena says:
I have heard both positive and negative things about Paris. Have not been there since I was 14 so have no idea really 😉 The fair might get a visit from us, I think.
05 March 2018 - 14:32
Geddfish says:
Interesting about the bubbles.
I like all the Canary Islands, but I have two favourites, the south of Tenerife and the south of Gran Canaria.
And there will be no more trade fairs. Just enjoy the pictures. Every time is different.
Have a great time 😀
05 March 2018 - 10:07
Ama de casa says:
Jadu ... I would not pay 3 million for that boat. There are much more fun things to do for that money 😀.
05 March 2018 - 13:36
World by Tina says:
Gran Canaria then, unexpected I would say, thought that boom had already been. I myself have never managed to get there, have only been to Fuerteventura among the islands - and now I might wait a little longer haha.
05 March 2018 - 14:06
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
Like many others, I think it sounds a bit strange with Istanbul as a bubbler, maybe in that case there were incredibly few people who went there a few years ago so travel therefore increased a lot in percentage terms. Anyway, I am happy that I have been to this cool city on two occasions.
Sadly, we have managed to plan our visits to Stockholm so we miss both the camping fair and Foto-
Outdoormässa, next weekend. The following weekend, however, we will visit Stockholm together with our Photo Club.
05 March 2018 - 17:09
BP says:
The Tesla boat - nope!
Great fun with Lisbon, which is really a great city. Gran Canaria is/has always been a foolproof card. I have never heard of Vero. A little fun with competition to "almighty" Instagram, I think.
PS. Who the f*n wants to camp on the roof of the fair in this weather;-) DS.
05 March 2018 - 17:49
Marianne - Glimt av verden says:
There have been relatively few tourists in Istanbul after the terrorist attacks in recent years, compared to how many travelled there before, so maybe it doesn't take much for the percentage increase to be large? In any case, it is very good for all residents of Istanbul who live from tourism (and there are quite a few) if the tourists start to return. Let's just hope that the city doesn't suffer any more terrorist attacks, then...?
I myself was in Istanbul in autumn 2015 and enjoyed the city very much 🙂.
05 March 2018 - 22:20
Fantasiresor says:
Thanks for the summary! Interesting to see what is popular.
06 March 2018 - 23:03