Last Monday evening it was time for the Grand Travel Award 2018 at Hotel At Six in Stockholm. The venue was absolutely packed and the atmosphere was really on top when, after a moment of mingling, it was time to present the award winners on stage. We were of course there and we could see that this year there was a great focus on sustainability when the travel industry's most prestigious award was to be awarded.
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Wow, already Friday again? Earlier in the week, the "snowstorm from Iceland" moved in and made it rocky here in the houseboat. A little later in the week we met the First Lady of Iceland. So the little Nordic country in the Atlantic Ocean gets to be part of our happy Friday this week!
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On Monday evening, an almost historic event took place in the Stadshuskällaren in Stockholm. The Swedish Association of Tourist Journalists, organised by its president Maria von Gegerfeldt, invited Sweden's biggest travel bloggers to join forces. Why historical, you ask? We'll explain!
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Last Thursday, a full day for the travel industry was organised in Stockholm. During the day, Travel News Market 2017 was held at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress centre and in the evening the event continued, in a more festive style, at Café Opera. We were there, of course, and here is our report.
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This year Silja Line turns 60 years old, and the celebration continues throughout the year. Yesterday it was time for the anniversary cruise in Stockholm, and all we can say is: what a cruise and what a party! We travelled on the Silja Symphony from Värtahamnen to the centre of Stockholm, and this was a trip with a lot of excitement. The festivities were not only drinks and food, but also live bands, water cannons and aeroplanes. Among other things.
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Last Friday evening it was time for one of the biggest events of the year for travel bloggers: the Nordic Travel Blog event. The event, organised by Travel & Lifestyle Nordic, gathered around 100 Nordic travel bloggers at the Sheraton hotel in Stockholm. It was a long and pleasant evening with food and wine, mingling, lectures, crazy (to say the least!) antics and an award ceremony with fantastic prizes.
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Last Thursday we hung out at the travel (industry) fair Travel News Market, which was held in Friends Arena here in Solna. Or rather, it was mostly Peter who hung out there during the day. I work, but I showed up just in time for dinner and mingling ...
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We have long been part of Better Bloggers - Sweden's professional network for bloggers. Last night we were there when founder Linda Hörnfeldt had the release of what Better Bloggers will become from now on: Influencers of Sweden. It is not only the name that will be new but also a lot of other things.
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Ferrari and Porsche - a lifestyle in Malta! If there's one thing we learnt during our time in Malta, it's that the Maltese really love cars. If we are to believe what we have heard, there are nowhere in the world that you have as many Ferraris per capita as in Malta. Ferrari and Porsche had a meeting with their clubs and we were able to attend. What happiness! Join the meeting with Ferrari and Porsche!
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Friday evening saw the Golden Pen Award 2016 ceremony in Split, Croatia. The Croatian Tourist Board had nominated and invited journalists and bloggers from around 15 countries, and in the evening they all gathered in the basement vaults of Diocletian's Palace in a festive mood.
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