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After tourism success: “Build more hotels”

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tourism is setting records in Sweden and Stockholm.
  • Stockholm’s finance mayor, Karin Wanngård, said the city needs more attractive reasons for visitors to travel there.
  • A summer of major events, including concerts by Bad Bunny, System of a Down, Foo Fighters and The Weeknd, was expected to draw large international crowds.

Tourism is breaking one record after another in Sweden and Stockholm, prompting a new question: can the city attract even more visitors?

“Build more hotels” is the call accompanying the tourism boom. Stockholm’s finance mayor, Karin Wanngård, said the city must continue creating attractive reasons for people to travel there.

After a record summer, Stockholm appeared set for another successful season. Residents had already shown interest in seeing more tourists in the city, while a series of major events promised to bring international visitors.

Up to 50,000 international guests were expected when Bad Bunny took over Strawberry Arena for two concerts. System of a Down, Foo Fighters and The Weeknd were also scheduled to perform.

We always need more attractive reasons to travel here

· Karin WanngårdStockholm’s finance mayor on continuing to grow tourism.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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