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St. Petersburg har de laveste gjennomsnittlige hotellprisene av alle storbyer i Europa i oktober i år, ifølge en oversikt fra hotellsøkesiden Trivago, skriver www.travelnews.no

Undersøkelsen viser at siden 2012 har den snittprisen på hotell per natt gått kraftig ned i både Moskva og St. Petersburg, i forhold til andre europeiske storbyer.

Den russiske storbyen St. Petersburg har lenge vært et populært reisemål, og velger man å besøke Russland i oktober i år kan man spare mye penger på hotellpriser.

I oktober i fjor lå den gjennomsnittlige hotellprisen i St. Peterburg på 619 kr per natt, mens den i oktober i år har gått ned til 567 kr. I 2012 lå gjennomsnittprisen på 722 kr. per natt.

Undersøkelsen viser at St. Petersburg har passert andre byer i Europa som har hatt lavere hotellpriser over lengre tid, som for eksempel Sofia i Bulgaria. Sofia har lenge hatt de laveste gjennomsnittlige hotellprisene blant Europas storbyer, men må denne måneden se seg slått av St. Petersburg.

I oktober 2012 var de gjennomsnittlige hotellprisene i den russiske hovedstaden Moskva høyere enn i både Oslo og Stockholm, og lå på 1312 kr per natt. I oktober 2015 har gjennomsnittsprisen gått ned til 907 kr, som gjør at Moskva har lavere hotellpriser enn Budapest, hvor gjennomsnittsprisen er på 926 kr.

Europas høyeste hotellpriser denne måneden finner man i Monte Carlo i Monaco. Her må besøkende ut med hele 2986 kr i gjennomsnitt per natt for et hotellrom.

Like etter følger Venezia med en hotellpris på 2466 kr i gjennomsnitt, og deretter Genève, som har en snittpris på 2457 kr per natt.

Les hele saken og se prisoversikt her: www.travelnews.no/nyheter/st-petersburg-billigst-i-Europa

#Budapest #Bulgaria #By #Ferie #Geneve #Hotell #Hovedstad #Italia #Reise #Monaco #MonteCarlo #Moskva #Oslo #Russland #StPetersburg #Sofia #Stockholm #Sveits #Sverige #Turisme #Ungarn #Venezia

www.hovedsteder.blogg.no is a Norway-based blog about the capitals of the world, with a focus on tourism and travel, the environment, diplomatic affairs, lifestyle, culture and entertainment, food and drink. See also our travel blog at www.minbestereise.blogg.no – Contact us at [email protected]

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Stockholm Free Tour is giving everybody the world over a unique opportunity to have a first class Stockholm Tourism experience. Stockholm, the fastest rising star in tourism is gradually becoming Europe’s most preferred tourism destination. To get this unique opportunity, Stockholm Free Tour is organising a free walking tour of Stockholm.

Stockholm Free Tour’s Free Walking Tour, one of its most regular program aimed at educating and giving tourist world over, an opportunity to have a first-hand feel of Stockholm Tourism is at it again.

This time around, the company is organizing a free and private walking tour to educate the tourists about Stockholm’s tourism. Stockholm is an ancient Scandinavian City as well as the capital of Sweden. It’s been situated on fourteen islands gives it a unique place as no other city in Europe is so blessed that way.

Stockholm is also blessed with three powerful world heritage sites. These sites are UNESCO approved sites which every tourist who loves tourism and comes to the free or private walking tour in Stockholm will see and feel. The three UNESCO sites are Birka, Drottningholm Palace and The Woodland Cemetery.

During the Free and Private Walking Tour of Stockholm, Stockholm Free Tour will help Tourists to see and go round Birka, one of Stockholm’s islands which was in the ancient times, the central hub and the most important marketplace in the entire Maelar Valley.

Up till date, Birka still has a wealth of ancient remains that have been excavated and studied since the 19th century. It was put on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1993 and the site is ideal for Free or Private Tour during the walking tour of Stockholm.

Drottningholm Palace is another ancient sites in Stockholm. It is one of Sweden’s best preserved royal palace and it was constructed in the seventeenth Century.

During the Free and Private Tour, tourists would be taken to the Palace. The Woodland Cemetery, is another place to be visited by all the participant. It was created around 1915-1940 and it’s about 250 acres. during the tour, tourist will be able to see and be educated on this ancient site.

About Stockholm Free Tour
Stockholm Free Tour is a foremost Tourism Company which is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Company organizes Free Walking Tours in Stockholm. It also organises Private Walking Tours for Private Tourists based on demand. Stockholm Free Tour has highly knowledgeable and intelligent guides as members of its staff who take time to educate each Tourist on Tourism in Stockholm.

For more details, go to www.stockholmfreetour.com

#By #Ferie #FN #Hovedstad #Palass #Reise #Skandinavia #Slott #Stockholm #Sverige #Turisme #UNESCO #Verdensarvlisten

#Capital #Castle #City #Holiday #Palace #Sweden #Tourism #Travel #UN #WorldHeritageList 

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Tradisjonen tro er det også i år storstilt Hallowee-feiring i Tivoli i København. fra 9.oktober til 1.november, skriver Se og Hør.

Fornøyelsesparken er dekorert med gresskar og fugleskremsler, og alskens skrekk og gru står på programmet. Her får man smake “scary hot dogs” og en spesiell “Halloween soft ice”, skjere ut sitt eget gresskar, møte spøkelser og hekser – og kjøre spøkelsestog!

Les mer på www.tivoli.dk

#By #Danmark #Ferie #Fornøyelsespark #Gresskar #Halloween #Heks #Hovedstad #Is #København #Park #Pølse #Reise #SeOgHør #Spøkelse #Tivoli #Tog #Turisme

www.hovedsteder.blogg.no is a Norway-based blog about the capitals of the world, with a focus on tourism and travel, the environment, diplomatic affairs, lifestyle, culture and entertainment, food and drink. See also our travel blog at www.minbestereise.blogg.no – Contact us at [email protected]

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En av de mest populære attraksjonene i Dublin – etter Guinness-bryggeriet vel å merke – er en organisert pub til pub-tur i kjente irske forfatteres fotspor, skriver Se og Hør.

Irene er som kjent et lesende folk – og glade i publivet, så mer irsk får du det ikke. Her blir man bedre kjent med forfattere som Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett og Brendan Behan.

Les mer her: www.dublinpubcrawl.com

Kilde: Se og Hør

#BrendanBehan #Bryggeri #By #Dublin #Ferie #Forfatter #Guinness #Hovedstad #Irland #JamesJoyce #Litteratur #OscarWilde #Pub #Reise #SamuelBeckett SeOgHør #Turisme #Øl

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Via della Conciliazione

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The Irish flag will soon fly proudly in the shadow of the Vatican’s St Peter’s Basilica after the acquisition of a new home for the Irish Embassy to the Holy See, The Irish Catholic – www.irishcatholic.ie reported.

The Irish Catholic understands that the Government has recently agreed a lease in a prestigious building just metres from St Peter’s Square.

The agreement means that the Irish flag will soon be flying on the iconic Via della Conciliazione, the main boulevard which leads from the city of Rome to the heart of Vatican City.

The new embassy – which is expected to take a few months to renovate – will be housed in the same building as the Embassy of Croatia to the Vatican.

It will allow Ambassador Emma Madigan to easily host senior Vatican officials for meetings and ensure that the ambassador is on-hand for important Vatican occasions. Vatican officials who spoke to The Irish Catholic this week expressed “delight” that the new embassy will be housed in such a good location.

They pointed to the fact that the gesture showed a marked improvement in goodwill from the Irish State to the Vatican after the Government’s controversial 2011 decision to downgrade relations with Rome.

The move – which then Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore claimed was to save money – drew sharp criticism from diplomats and officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade who privately admitted to being embarrassed by the Government’s reactionary approach.

The decision was reversed in January 2014 and Ms Madigan appointed as resident ambassador later that year. Ever since, officials on both sides say, there has been a willingness to draw a line under the past which saw the Vatican criticised for an apparent tardy approach to allegations of clerical abuse and Irish Taoiseach  (Prime Minister) Mr Enda Kenny criticised for a Dáil (Parliament) speech during which he misquoted Pope Benedict XVI.

Source: www.irishcatholic.ie

#Ambassadør #By #Ferie #Hovedstad #Irland #Italia #Kirke #Kroatia #Parlament #Pave #Petersplassen #Reise #Roma #StPeterskirken #Statsminister #Turisme #Utenriksdepartement #Utenriksminister #Vatikanet #Vatikanstaten 

#Ambassador #Capital #Church #City #Croatia #ForeignMinister #Holiday #HolySee #Ireland #Italy #Parliament #Pope #PrimeMinister #StPeterBasilica #StPeterSquare #Tourism #Travel #Vatican #VaticanCity

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Golfing in Mallorca.

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The International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) has announced the 2016 edition of the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, will be hosted in Mallorca, the traveldailynews.com reported.

Mallorca will welcome IGTM 2016, organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions, to the Palau de Congressos in Palma, the island’s capital city, November 14-17.

The popular holiday island, which saw 23.1 million passengers pass through Palma Airport in 2014, enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year and boasts more than 20 golf courses. With average temperatures rising to 25 C (76 F) in August, it is the perfect climate for visiting golfers.

Vice President and Minister of Innovation, Research and Tourism of the Balearic Islands Government, Biel Barcelo, commented:

“Golf is a tourist product of great importance to the Balearic Islands, and specifically for Mallorca, as more than 20 high quality golf courses continue to attract visiting golfers, especially in the low and middle season months when temperatures are mild. Golfers can fly to Mallorca in just two hours from most major European cities, which is another great advantage.”

“By hosting IGTM, visitors will be able to see for themselves why Mallorca is an unforgettable experience not only as a general tourist destination, but also as one of Europe’s premier golf holiday destinations.”

Peter Grimster, Exhibition Manager, Reed Travel Exhibitions, added:

“We are proud to be taking IGTM to Mallorca, one of the most beautiful islands of the Mediterranean, and with a growing reputation as a high-quality, easily-accessible golf destination.”

“Palma is one of the great cities of the Mediterranean region and as the imposing Palau de Congressos as our base, I am confident IGTM 2016 will attract many of the most important and influential global golf tourism suppliers and buyers.”

“More than 500 exhibitors, representing national and regional golf tourism organisations, leading resorts and golf courses are currently at this year’s event staged in Tenerife, The Canary Islands, highlighting the event’s broad appeal as an established focal point to do business.”

#Balearene #By #Ferie #Golf #Hovedstad #Kanariøyene #Mallorca #Minister #Palma #Reise #Spania #Turisme

#Baleares #CanaryIslands #Capital #City #Holiday #Spain #Tourism #Travel

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U.S. Ambassador Allan Mustard and the Mayor of Ashgabat, Myratniyaz Abilov, break ground on the new U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan Photo credit: US Embassy Ashgabat. 

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“In an important symbol of enduring friendship With Turkmenistan,” U.S. diplomats broke ground Monday 6 October on a new U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, cnsnews.com reported. 

The 17.3-acre campus will include an office building, a U.S. Marine Security Guard residence, a support annex, staff housing, and facilities for the Embassy community.

The $266-million embassy complex will incorporate numerous sustainable features, the State Department said, “including energy efficient lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, and drought-tolerant plantings.”

Completion of the project is anticipated in July 2018.

“This is not just another building project in Ashgabat,” Ambassador Allan Mustard said at the ground-breaking.

“Our decision to build a new, bigger embassy here is symbolic.

Beyond the symbolism, the decision also is strategic:

Turkmenistan is bordered on the south by Iran and Afghanistan. The city of Ashgabat, where the new embassy is going up, sits on the border with Iran.

There’s a Russian connection as well: The United States established diplomatic relations with Turkmenistan in 1992 following its independence from the Soviet Union.

Ambassador Mustard said the new embassy compound “is an indication of our enduring commitment to Turkmenistan. Furthermore, the fact that we are building an entire compound means that we are constructing not just an office building, but a community. This compound will welcome families and strengthen our partnership with the school, the broader community, and the people of Turkmenistan as a whole.”

Mustard called it an investment in the future of Turkmenistan.

-I’ve repeated time and again that the United States is committed to supporting the sovereignty, stability, and independence of Turkmenistan, and this compound is a testament to that promise.”

Source: www.cnsnews.com

#Afghanistan #Ambassade #Ambassadør #Asjgabat #Borgermester #By #Diplomat #Energi #Ferie #Hovedstad #Iran #Miljø #Ordfører #Reise #Russland #SovjetUnionen #Turisme #Turkmenistan #Utenriksdepartement

#Ambassador #Capital #City #Embassy #Environment #Holiday #Mayor #Russia #SovietUnion #Tourism #Travel

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Foto: Xinua.

Rundt 120,000 mennesker – av disse 20,000 militære, deltok i de store, velregisserte paradene i forbindelse med at det regjerende nord-koreanske kommunistpartiet, som offisielt kalles Koreas Arbeiderparti (Workers Party of Korea), feiret sitt 70-års jubileum på Kim Il Sung Square i hovedstaden Pyongyang lørdag 10.oktober.

Til stede var selvsagt landets øverste leder, Kim Jung-un, sønnesønn av partiets, og Nord-Koreas, grunnlegger Kim Il-sung, sammen med landets toppledere.

Feiringen, som ble bivånet av flere hundre tusen mennesker langs ruten, ble avsluttet lørdag kveld med enorme fakkeltog og fyrverkeri.

#By #Ferie #Fyrverkeri #Hovedstad #Kommunist #Korea #NordKorea #Pyongyang #Reise #Turisme

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Egypt is planning to establish three new cities relying on renewable energy, said President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Saturday during his meeting with the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, the cairopost.com reported.

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The new cities include the new administrative capital, the new Alameen city, and Al Galala city; Egypt’s Minister of Housing and Urban Utilities announced Friday that construction of Western North Coast’s Alameen city will start in coming few weeks.

The cost of tourist and industrial Alameen city is estimated at 2 billion EGP ($ 255.4 million), and aims to ease the population density along the Nile banks, Vetogate reported Aug. 21

The new administrative capital city “Cairo Capital” is halfway between Cairo and the Suez Canal area. It is one of a series of mega-projects announced by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to attract foreign investment and create jobs in a country with a population of 90 million.

On Sept. 20, Egypt’s Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese Chains State Company to participate in the development of the New Administrative Capital.

The Galalah is planned as an eco-friendly tourist city located on the Red Sea; the city’s name translates to “Majesty” and is so named in dedication to the Majesty of Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Valls delivered President Sisi  an invitation from French  President François Hollande to attend the opening session of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (Cop21) due to be held in December.

Both sides tackled the bilateral relations, besides the international and regional issues of mutual concerns, according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency.

Valls and his high-level delegation’s visit to Cairo came in light of enhancing the military relations; Egypt and France officially signed Saturday a military deal of purchasing two Mistral-class warships from France.

#By #Egypt #Energi #Ferie #Frankrike #Hovedstad #Kairo #Kina #Konge #Miljø #Minister #Nilen #Paris #President #Reise #Rødehavet #Saudi-Arabia #Statsminister #Suez #Turisme #Øko

#Capital #China #City #Eco #Environment #France #Holiday #King #Nile #PrimeMinister #RedSea #Tourism #Travel  

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Tivoli i København avviser at de har forlatt tanken om å åpne et kasino i parken, slik VG skrev nylig.

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-Først har vi et par andre større prosjekter foran oss, sier pressesjef Torben Plank, som ikke tør spå når et eventuelt kasino kommer, skriver Verdens Gang.

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