Vanlife, high winds and a sustainability award

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Even though today is Epiphany, it's Monday, and that means travel news here at FREEDOMtravel. This Monday is all about #vanlife, stormy winds and travel companies nominated for sustainability awards.

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eBeach expands its offer with three new destinations

The online travel agency eBeach.se presents three new destinations for winter 2019/2020. The travel agency has entered into a new partnership with the airline Emirates, which makes the new destinations possible. Here you can see the destinations, of which you can fly directly to the first:

1. Dubai & Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
2. Phuket, Thailand
3. Mauritius

#vanlife becomes a trending hashtag in 2020

The desire to become a digital nomad is growing stronger and many people see the benefits of living in a campervan and working from their computer, according to a article in Dagens Analys. To realise this dream, more and more people are buying a camper van or converting a bus or van into a mobile home. The hashtag #vanlife is already receiving millions of views on YouTube, and the magazine believes the hashtag will become an even stronger trend this year.

CNN has named 19 travel destinations that defined 2019

CNN is helping us look back on 2019 by highlighting 19 destinations that defined the year, in different ways. Here are five of those destinations. The full list can be found at CNN Travel.

1. Notre Dame, Paris - On 15 April, the whole world watched in horror as the cathedral burned.
2. Sagrada Familia, Barcelona - Gaudi's world-famous church finally received a renewed building permit, 137 years after its inception.
3. Hong Kong - Despite protests, Hong Kong was the world's most visited destination according to Euromonitor International.
4. Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Florida and California - Disney has delivered a new kind of fantasy experience.
5. Chernobyl - Interest in 'dark tourism' has increased and Chernobyl became an official tourist attraction in July.

Storm winds affect cruise ships

There have been a lot of storms on the Baltic Sea and a few days ago the Swedish newspaper Yle reported that two of Tallink Silja's cruise ships had to be towed into harbour. According to the article, it is not uncommon to tow in ships for mooring if the wind is strong. Eckerölinjen cancelled two departures due to the weather.

These could win the 2020 travel industry sustainability award

Six companies have the chance to win the Travel News Sustainability Award at the Grand Travel Award on 13 February, says Travel News. The nominees are:

• Clarion Hotel Sign - have installed solar panels and are consistently working on sustainability.
• MTR Express - gives employees an extra day off with pay when they replace a flight with a train during their holiday.
• SAS - abolished duty-free sales on board to save on aviation fuel and allows customers to buy biofuel.
• SJ - launched a tool to help business travel agencies show clients how much carbon dioxide their train journey saves.
• STF - launched the concept of 'swimming holidays' which resulted in 50,000 social media posts and 500 media articles.
• Train holidays now - The Facebook group has gained 100,000 members and contributed to more train journeys.

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