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Archive for April, 2008
Stockholm’s Strange Spirit
Apr 1st
Businessman Oscar Dios has decided to stick with Stockholm’s rather odd and unconventional hotel traditions by opening a hostel. The actual hostel is not what is in question here but its location is quite unusual by traditional standards.
Set to open in May 2008, the hostel will be located inside of a converted Boeing 747. It will be nestled close by the Arlanda Airport in Uppsala along 273. Dios has been given the go ahead by airport owner LFV and the Swedish National Roads Administration to operate the hostel in this unique setting for as long as he wishes.
The Boeing 747 hostel sticks with the strange spirit that seems to follow Stockholm’s hotel scene. Other eccentric places to stay in Stockholm is the fully operational ship af Chapman and the old intact prison Langholmen.
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Russia Goes “Boom”
Apr 1st
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) is taking advantage of their strong hold in the Russian market place by planning on opening nearly 2,000 more rooms by 2010 in Moscow alone. IHG plans on opening more than a dozen more hotels in at least six of Russia’s thirteen large metros within the next decade.
Six hotels have already been opened including: Crowne Plaza Moscow World Trade Centre, Holiday Inn Moscow Lesnaya, Holiday Inn Moscow Sokolniki, Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky, Holiday Inn Moscow Vinogradovo and Holiday Inn Samara.
Next up: The brand new Holiday Inn Moscow Ryazanskiy is expected to open its doors in mid 2010.
The reason behind this boom is a push from travelers for more and more hotels in Russia’s expanding tourism market. If you have ever wanted to visit Russia, there has never been a better time than now.
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