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Liseberg has opened for the year

On 17 April, Liseberg opened the gates for its 102nd summer season - and traditionally, guests were greeted by a colourful opening party filled with dancing with the rabbits, music and a parade from Göta Lejon, soap bubbles and happy laughter. The summer season of 2025 offers wonderful rides in the attractions, concerts, events and hundreds of thousands of cotton candy. The big news of the year The power station is scheduled to open later in May/June.

Soon time for the Malmö 2025 Senior Festival

On 23-24 April, the following events will take place Malmö Senior Festival 2025 for the 11th time at Malmömässan in Hyllie - a public fair aimed at all 60+/seniors who want to take part in inspiration, knowledge, activities and entertainment. The festival is aimed at private individuals and is expected to attract thousands of visitors from all over southern Sweden.

Stopover hotel chain reaches new heights

Sweden's newest hotel chain, Stopover, reached its 8-storey cruising altitude last week. The event was marked at the site of the chain's premiere hotel in Falkenberg. Ambitions for Stopover are high and a handful of new destinations are in the process of being signed.

Kattegat Trail celebrates 10 years

The Kattegat Trail is 390 km long and runs between Helsingborg and Gothenburg. The trail aims to develop cycling tourism and contribute to economic growth along the west coast. Interest in the trail is steadily increasing every year, and now the trail is in double figures. If the whole trail feels like a lot to take on, Falkenberg's part is perfect for an adventure of one or two days. This is what Destination Falkenberg writes in a press release.

New report: In the future we won't need to check in for flights

In the future, travelling will become easier as travellers in many parts of the world will no longer need to check in for flights, but will be instantly recognised at the airport, car rental and hotel using a single identifier. This is according to a new report from Amadeus with insights from industry expert groups.

According to the report, Delivery Systems (DMS) will gradually replace today's Departure Control Systems (DCS) with a whole new generation of technology. Removing check-in will result in more pleasant terminals designed around leisure activities, where agents serve passengers from a tablet, the report predicts.

Sweden's most expensive streets - how the monopoly board could have looked in 2025

If you had played Monopoly adapted to Sweden's most expensive streets in 2025, you would have had to pay the most to end up on Lokevägen in Danderyd, Strandvägen in Östermalm or Bergviksvägen in Bromma. This is according to the latest survey by Sambla. Almost SEK 3.3 million was the average price of a home in Sweden over the past year. On Sweden's 10 most expensive streets, the average price of a home is over SEK 19 million. Sweden's most expensive addresses today:

1. Lokevägen, Danderyd, Stockholm County
2. Strandvägen, Stockholm, Stockholm County
3. Bergviksvägen, Stockholm, Stockholm County
4. Sandhamn, Värmdö, Stockholm County
5. Klara Västra Kyrkogata, Stockholm, Stockholm County
6. Kabinbanevägen, Åre, Jämtland County
7. Engelbrektsgatan, Stockholm, Stockholm County
8. Fridhemsvägen, Malmö, Skåne County
9. Alladinsvägen, Stockholm, Stockholm County
10. Brötvägen, Stockholm, Stockholm County

HRF has compiled fun facts about camping life...

The National Association of the Caravan and Motorhome Industry (HRF) has compiled a number of interesting facts about caravans, motorhomes and campsites. Here they are in brief:

Caravans

• The world's largest two-wheeled caravan is five storeys high and was built in 1990 for Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi.
• The world's largest Lego caravan consists of 288,630 individual bricks and was created by Ben "The Brick Builder" Craig in Australia in 2018.
• Europe's largest caravan manufacturer, in terms of individual brands, is German Hobby.

Motorhomes

• The world's largest motorhome'The Heat', was custom-built for actor Will Smith. The motorhome is about 18 metres long and four metres high.
• The world's most expensive motorhome is called Marchi Mobile EleMMent Palazzo Superior and costs over 30 million SEK.
• The swallows in the Knaus logo comes from the fact that Helmut Knaus' first caravan, built in 1961, was called Svalboet.

Campsites

• Sweden's northernmost campsite is Karesuando Camping & Recreation.
• One of Sweden's southernmost campsites is Skateholms Camping.
• Sweden's largest campsite is Böda Sand Beach Resort on Öland, with 1,350 camping pitches and 125 cabins.
• The world's largest campsite, Camping du Domaine de la Brèche or Camping Le Vieux Port, in France, has over 12 000 seats.

Other curiosities

• Number of caravans in Sweden, as of December 2024, is around 300,000 caravans and 120,000 motorhomes.
• KABE is basically the phonetic writing of founder Kurt Blomquist's initials (KÅBE), but the name was taken and Kurt then cancelled the circle over the Å, and renamed the company Karosseri AktieBolaget Elit.
• The world's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles, is Thor Industries in the United States, which acquired, among others, Erwin Hymer Group, Europe's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles, for USD 2.45 billion.

New motorhome packages on FREEDOM Xplore

ADVERTISEMENT | Two new experience packages for motorhome travellers are now available from the travel agency FREEDOM Xplore. Both packages are available at the cosy Vidinge Gård in Småland. One package includes pitch and dinner in the super cosy pub and the second package offers a great experience with packrafting in the Alster river, including packed lunch, dinner and pitch.

Reflection of the week

It's interesting to try to imagine the future of travelling, and it's not impossible to imagine that today's technology offers completely new possibilities. It seems like it could be seamless in many ways, but can it also be scary when everything is connected? What are your thoughts?

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