Scandinavian Trio Promotes Seasonal Values

by TravelPulse Staff
Last updated: 8:22 AM ET, Tue August 26, 2008

The Scandinavian Trio -- Denmark, Sweden and Norway -- marketing themselves together under <a href="http://www.goscandinavia.com/">www.goscandinavia.com</a>, are promoting happenings, new developments and ease of travel of fall and winter vacations in the region. The promotion targets tourists seeking to stretch their dollars and enhance their cultural emersions. The Scandinavian trio offers newsy developments such as new hotels and attractions and novel events plus quick connections by air, ferry and train. Denmark, Norway and Sweden share a common heritage speckled with diversity and can easily be combined into a tri-country holiday. Stockholm's design-conscious sensibilities currently can be keenly seen everywhere. New properties present travelers with great choices that are architecturally distinct and varied in style. Focused on art and photography the Lydmar Hotel opens in October. In February Stockholm's biggest hotel, the Clarion Hotel Sign, opened with 558 rooms and featuring the very best in Scandinavian design, the much talked about Aquavit restaurant and the award-winning SelmaSpa+. The 102-room Hotel Stureplan began welcoming guests earlier this year in the heart of Stockholm with small hotel intimacy and traditional Swedish craftsmanship in an elegant 19th century building. On Aug. 14 the Design Gallery opens with an ambitious program that gives the general public a heads up on exclusive insider trends/tips/styles before they hit the fashion pages. Its goal: to be on the top-five must see attractions in Stockholm. Design House Stockholm recently expanded to include architectonic clothing by Anna Bonnevier. Visit <a href="http://www.designhousestockholm.com/">www.designhousestockholm.com</a>. Also, a major exhibition devoted to the playful art of deceiving the eye (trompe-l'oeil) will be on view from Sept. 25, 2008 until Jan. 11, 2009 at the <spanname>National</spanname> <spantype>Museum</spantype> in Stockholm. Visit <a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.se/">www.nationalmuseum.se</a>. Coming next June in Stockholm will be a truly unique museum dedicated to the pop singing group ABBA. ABBA the Museum will be housed in a modern, interactive event building equipped with the latest multimedia technology. Visit <a href="http://www.abbamuseum.com/">www.abbamuseum.com</a>. Hotel packages that include tickets to the museum and accommodation at a Radisson SAS property are offered by the Radisson SAS chain, the official hotel partner of ABBA the Museum. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.royalviking.stockholm.radissonsas.com/">www.royalviking.stockholm.radissonsas.com</a>, <a href="http://www.strand.stockholm.radissonsas.com/">www.strand.stockholm.radissonsas.com</a> or <a href="http://www.skycity.stockholm.radissonsas.com/">www.skycity.stockholm.radissonsas.com</a>. Transfers are now easier due to a new airport shuttle from Stockholm's Arlanda Airport (ARN) directly to most downtown hotels. Stockholm's prestige as a world capital is underscored by the Nobel Prize festivities that take place in the City Hall on the same date every year Dec. 10. Stockholm's culinary scene also is featuring a series of new developments. Operakällaren, Mathias Dahlgren, Rolfs Kök and Långbro Värdshus are new members of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, a prestigious gastronomic association that includes 20 restaurants members in Stockholm. Casual eateries and bars with great "scenes" include Restaurang Kungsholmen, Strandbryggan and Flyt. For the latest in newsworthy trends and developments in Stockholm visit <a href="http://stockholmtown.blogg.se/">http://stockholmtown.blogg.se/</a> or <a href="http://www.stockholmtown.com/">www.stockholmtown.com</a>. Stockholm is about an hour's flight from Oslo or Copenhagen making it easy to combine these cities into a pan-Scandinavian holiday. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), a travel partner to all three countries, has launched initiatives that benefit travelers going there. These include the extension of EuroBonus points for travelers 17 and younger. From July 1 children can earn SAS EuroBonus points for bonus trips, hotel nights and fun products in the SAS web shop. Additionally, SAS has launched a gay site on its international website <a href="http://www.flysas.com/">www.flysas.com</a>. It is the first European airline with a website dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender/transsexual market. For information about Denmark, visit <a href="http://www.visitdenmark.com/">www.visitdenmark.com</a>. For more information about Norway, visit <a href="http://www.visitnorway.com/us">www.visitnorway.com/us</a>. For more information about