Show Report Swede cultural spirit
Stockholm has seen the opening of two new museums this Summer. Artipelag opened in June, a new
international venue combining art exhibits, inspiring cultural activities, architecture, music, Swedish design and dining. It’s located at Hålludden on Värmdö Island, about 12 miles east of Stockholm. Set amongst the pine trees it has a view over Baggen’s Bay and visitors can enjoy walking trails through woods and meadows. The new Historical Museum of
Spirits also opened in May, on Djurgården in Stockholm. "Sweden: Spirits of a Nation” is Spritmuseum’s permanent exhibition, on the bittersweet relationship between Swedes and alcohol. It’s a walk through the seasons using sceneries and senses, partaking in pain and pleasure, enjoyment and hangovers. Another exhibition is the Absolut Art Collection, featuring works by artists like Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst.
www.visitstockholm.com
Extremadura reaches out to UK
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“City Fair was great for meeting possible new partners and catching up with existing ones. I learnt a lot and met many interesting people. It was also a great opportunity to talk about Helsinki's super year, 2012, as we are the World Design Capital and celebrate 200 years as Finland’s capital. Helsinki is Hot!” Hanna Muoniovaara, Marketing Mgr, Helsinki Tourist and Convention Board
The south-west region of Spain, Extremadura, was present at City Fair, to promote itself as one of Spain’s last- remaining unspoilt regions. Bordering Portugal and just north of
Andalusia, the capital of the region is the city of Merida, a UNESCO site which is noted for its Roman and Arab ruins, including a virtually intact amphitheatre which is used for a theatre festival in
comingup ETOA has more events coming up:
Global European Marketplace November 2-3 2012, Wembley
Exclusive to ETOA members, this brings together contractors from around the world and suppliers from throughout the countries of Europe.
Hoteliers European Marketplace February 2013, Brussels
One-day event bringing together hoteliers from independent hotels and hotel chains across Europe as well as tour operators.
March Marketplace
Winter Dream for Ghent
Ghent, Belgium, will extend its Christmas market this year with the Winter Dream. The attraction, based in the city’s St Peter’s Square will include an ice rink, ferris wheel or ‘eye’ and stalls for food and drink and will extend into January, past the traditional closing time of the Christmas Markets. The city is located on a river in the
Mid March 2012, Wembley Britain and Ireland only. Packed full of UK suppliers that sell through the trade.
Flemish region of Belgium and is famous for its medieval architecture and its various music and cultural festivals. The city of Ghent also boasts an Opera House, 18 museums, some 100 churches and more than 400 historical buildings.
www.visitghent.be
the summer months.
The region is poised to attract visitors who have been to Spain’s main cities and are looking for something different. Extremadura also boasts the city of Caceres, which has famously intact medieval quarters, excellent bird watching, rustic cuisine and a national park as part of its natural attractions.
www.extremaduraguide.com
Do you know Spain’s ‘Cool Cities’?
Cool Cities is a new marketing concept created to promote Spain’s northern cities: A Coruna, Gijon, Aviles, Santander and San Sebastian. The concept was developed to try and
dispel the image of northern Spain as just an adventurer's paradise, but also a region of cosmopolitan culture and gastronomy. Find out more at:
www.spaincoolcities.com
“City Fair gives one of the best ROI. We made lots of useful, quality contacts and saw real interest in Romania. The increase in UK visitors to Romania for the fi rst four months of 2012 was 7% so we expect 2012 to be the best year so far. A top attraction is Prince Charles’s houses. He owns fi ve in Transylvania with two available as guest houses.” (
www.transylvaniancastle.com). Maria Iordache, Director, Romanian NTO
“This year’s City Fair grew signifi cantly in comparison with the previous year. We had 30% more attendees, 40% new buyer companies and 10+ extra exhibitor tables.” Magdalena Osmola, Marketing & Communications Manager, ETOA
“The cities of Europe are the principle motivation for travellers, where our unique cultural heritage is concentrated, and tourists sightsee, shop, dine and are entertained.” Tom Jenkins, Executive Director, ETOA
“2011 was a challenging year due to the global economy, yet European cities still managed to increase domestic bed nights by 7%. This bears testimony to the attractiveness and resilience of the European city offering.” Dieter Hardt-Stremayr, President, ECM
"City Fair is a key B2B opportunity to communicate the new tourist attractions of Malaga City and one of the best places to make new contacts and update our clients." Antonio Montejo Romero, Sales Executive, Malaga City V&CB
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