Engaged holiday makers who are making a trip through Stockholm’s Arlanda airport during 2009 will be given the option to get married at a range of unusual and new locations.
During 2008 there were around five hundred and twenty couples who decided to tie the knot at Stockholm Airport, this was an increase of 6 percent when compared to the previous year, it is expected that this figure is set to rise further due to a large number of unique wedding venues being made available.
Loved up, betrothed customers on city breaks are going to get the chance to say their vows in the air traffic control tower and even on the wing of a jumbo jet at the Scandinavian airport.
Press Officer, Helena Miller, at Stockholm airport, said:
‘For couples who want to prioritise their honeymoon trip, a wedding at Stockholm Arlanda directly in conjunction with an air trip is a good solution. Couples getting married there receive the same service as royalty, Nobel laureates, rock stars, corporate executives, sports stars and presidents.’
The airport also offers a new VIP service which means that staff will look after couples every need, when looking after the holiday makers prior to their honeymoon flight.
VisitSweden has stated that several developments will be happening this winter, all of which are expected to boost the country’s tourism figures.
One of the Scandinavian country’s most popular ski resorts, Are, will be opening a new designer hotel, chalet and hostel throughout the 2008-2009 skiing season, enlargening the choice of accommodation options open to skiers.
On the 8th December, the Copperhill Mountain Lodge will be opening at Mount Forberget, whose construction is being supervised by Peter Bohlin, the architect that designed the home of Bill Gates. The new lodge includes a ski-in ski-out facility and 112 suites and rooms.
The famous Icehotel at Swedish Lapland is also anticipating more visitors this year. The Icehotel is starting to work towards becoming carbon negative. It is working with energy provider Gavle Energi to use solar power, biofuel and wind energy.
Those looking for adventurous luxury holidays in Swedish Lapland will be looking at the new excursions this season, which include ice-fishing, ice-diving and electric buggies.
Flights to Sweden are available from all major UK airports and takes approximately two and a half hours from London.
A new visitor information centre has opened in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, to help people navigate the area. The centre includes a tourist bureau, boat taxi office, cafe and archipelago travel agency.
The centre will be providing information on all sorts of activities that tourists can do whilst in Stockholm, for example, sea kayaking, rock climbing, cycling, hiking and rip-boat trips.
Stockholm has a wide variety of interests to offer tourists and in geographical terms, it is a particularly interesting European city, because its centre consists of fourteen different islands and it is located where Lake Malaren meets the Baltic sea, on the east coast of Sweden.
Within Stockholm, you can see the Royal Palace, churches, cathedrals, museums and many more historic landmarks and buildings.
Flights to Stockholm travel from several UK airports with a number of airlines, such as BA, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and bmi, amongst others.
