Winter's hottest travel destinations - and new flight routes in 2020

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Where are Swedes travelling this winter? We present the hottest destinations according to eBeach and this winter's big destination rocket according to Ticket. What are your thoughts on this week's news?

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Spanish destinations popular this winter

Winter in Sweden is often long and cold and many people choose to travel to the warmth, but where do Swedes go? Online travel agency and sun travel expert eBeach.se has compiled statistics on the most popular destinations this winter. The fastest growing destination this winter is Dubai. Here are the most booked destinations:

1. Gran Canaria, Spain
2. Tenerife, Spain
3. Costa del Sol, Spain
4. Costa Blanca, Spain
5. Antalya, Turkey

Philippines increases by 87 per cent

Philippines is one of this winter's destination rockets, according to a press release from Ticket. The country has a lot to offer and also a good price situation, and the number of bookings for Christmas and New Year's holidays abroad is increasing by 87 per cent. Here are the most popular destinations in the Philippines:

• Manila - noisy and messy, but at the same time exciting capital city
• Boracay - paradise island with one of the world's most beautiful beaches
• Bohol - with ghost animals and the Chocolate Hills
• Cebu - one of the best diving spots in the Philippines
• The rice terraces of Banaue - beautiful terraces, created by hand

Airtours starts travelling to the Algarve

Southern Portugal's mild climate attracts many sun seekers to the Algarve's long coastline, according to a press release from Airtours. Through Airtours, it will be possible to visit various resorts along the Portuguese south coast, such as Lagos, AlbufeiraOlhao, Tavira, Vilamoura and Portimao.

Ryanair closes base at Skavsta

Low-cost carrier Ryanair is closing its base at Skavsta airport in Nyköping. The reason is delivery problems with the aircraft model Boeing Max 737, the company writes in a press release. The company will continue to fly from Skavsta, but will no longer have aircraft and staff based there. There will probably be fewer departures to fewer destinations.

SAS opens 14 new routes in 2020

SAS is opening a total of 14 new direct routes and 5 brand new destinations from Scandinavia during summer 2020. Here are some of the news for summer 2020:

• From Stockholm: More flights to Beirut in Lebanon and the route to Luxembourg becomes a year-round destination.
• From Copenhagen: Bari in Italy, Rhodes in Greece, Tivat in Montenegro and Zadar in Croatia.
• From Oslo: Valencia in Spain and the route to Kiev becomes a year-round destination.

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