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City Tours Boat Sightseeing Because of its numerous and varied attractions, Stockholm offers an array of city tours guaranteed to meet the interests of just about any traveler eager to soak up some local culture and history. Considering that Stockholm stretches across so much water, seeing Stockholm from the water is an enjoyable must and there are a variety of boat tours available. The Under the Bridges of Stockholm, Royal Canal, Historical Canal, and the early Good Morning Stockholm tours concentrate on central Stockholm and take from 50 minutes to 2.5 hours. The Millennium Tour—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo There’s probably no book series that has captured the imagination of adult readers like author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy (or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series)—which have become bestsellers around the world. So tell your clients to follow along in Blomkvist and Salander’s footsteps while getting additional background information about the characters and the author. Shopping ABBA City Walk Stockholm City Museum is proud to present the ABBA City Walk, a walk through the city where ABBA lived and worked. ABBA fan visitors will love this walking tour of ABBA land and 1970s Stockholm. Bird’s-Eye View For a truly unique tour of Stockholm, tell clients to try rooftop hiking, where everybody gets a bird’s-eye view of Stockholm from the rooftops of the city. The guided tour is a unique combination of climbing and sightseeing, but definitely for people who are not afraid of heights. Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour Probably the best way to create a custom itinerary is on the Stockholm City Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour aboard an open-top double-decker bus that allows visitors to see the sights of Stockholm at their own pace. Shopping, as everyone knows, is an integral part of travel, which would explain why experienced travelers consider Stockholm an international shopping Mecca. Sweden, in fact, has positioned itself as one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to design and fashion. Sweden’s designers are very innovative at finding new solutions—with ties to traditional styles and craftsmanship—that influence today’s way of living. Here are a few places visitors can find those products. PUB, the department store where Greta Garbo used to work as a clerk, is now a lifestyle mall with six floors, each with a different theme. Ahlens City is Sweden’s largest department store where visitors can find fashionable clothes, beauty products and home decor. NK, Glas, Porslin & Kok is the number one place to shop for Scandinavian glassware and porcelain. Biblioteksgatan is Stockholm’s answer to New York’s Fifth Avenue with exclusive clothes, jewelry, furs and watches. SoFo, a copy of London’s SoHo, is a district filled with creative shops specializing in clothing, design, jewelry and vintage items. • Business hours in general run from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and around 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Many stores are also open on Sundays. • Tax is always included in the original price. Many shops offer Global Refund Tax Shopping for non-EU citizens, giving the possibility to save up to 17 percent on purchases. Individual Agent Incentive Offer To help sell Stockholm with first-hand knowledge, agents can discover Stockholm for less than $90 per day. The offer includes nights in a first-class hotel, a Stockholm Card and a sightseeing voucher for Boat & Bus. Contact the following hotels for more information, with booking code SVB Agent Offer Cruise: n Hilton Stockholm Slussen/e-mail request: reservation.slussen@hilton.com n Hotel Stureplan/e-mail request: reservation@hotelstureplan.se n Scandic Anglais/e-mail request: anglais@scandichotels.com n Sheraton Stockholm Hotel & Towers/e-mail request: reservations.stockholm@sheraton.com S6

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Editor's Notes/Agent Speak
Hotel Desk: Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Tour Talk: Abercrombie & Kent
Sunset Key Guest Cottages, Key West
Can't Get Enough of Jupiter Beach, Florida
Hanging Out in the Outer Banks
Aloha to Families in Hawaii's Resorts
Cruise Stockholm
Galapagos Islands- Cruising 101: Back to Basics
The Ultimate Family Adventure in Costa Rica
Flanders Travel Planner
Fabulous Family Voyages
China: A Wonderland for Kids
India: Pure Wonderment
An African Adventure
Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa, D.R.
The Bahamas: Islands of Adventure
Cayman Islands: A Home Away from Home
Mazatlan Reinvigorated
CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort

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