EDGE Venues

Congratulations to Jennie Sundahl from The Radisson Blu Royal Viking hotel who has moved on to the Park Inn by Radisson Hammarbysjöstad Stockholm as their new Director of Sales…..and welcome to her replacement at the Royal Viking, Sara Danielsson Sales & Marketing Manager. Collette met with both of these contacts whilst in Stockholm in July and had a great show round of the Royal Viking Hotel which is looking fab! Thanks and good luck in your new roles.

Swedish design, fashion, music, film and cuisine are known and loved around the world. With a buzzing cultural scene, world-class museums and historical sites and events, Sweden is the perfect place to find inspiration and new energy. After all, the creativity, inspiration and culture that bred famous global brands like Ikea, H&M and Ericsson, or new technologies such as Skype and Spotify is Swedish. More info on: http://meetings.visitsweden.com

Sweden values quality traditional, natural produce. And with a growing list of Michelin star rated restaurants, Sweden’s chefs are now celebrated globally. But you can also get to the source of your food in Sweden. Have a wilderness lunch from a fire pit in Piteå. Eat smoked reindeer meat or ‘souvas’ with the Sami people. Savour fresh Swedish bleak roe caviar in Kalix. Join a ‘surströmming’ fermented herring feast in Norrland or catch and cook your own lobster on a seafood safari off Sweden’s West Coast. Jamie Oliver loves Swedish cuisine – we think you will too. Around 500 world-leading chefs and food journalists gathered in central London in April for the prestigious World´s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Three of the world’s 50 best restaurants can now be found in Sweden. More info on: www.oystersworld.com/newsletter/pdf/oysters-sweden.pdf

Midsummer is the most important celebration in a Swede’s calendar. The successful midsummer never-ending lunch party formula involves flowers in your hair, dancing around a pole, singing songs while drinking unsweetened, flavoured schnapps and downing a whole load of pickled herring, sill served with delightful new potatoes, chives and sour cream. All in all? A grand day out. Find “Hell and gor” and other schnapps songs at www.snapsvisor.eu/dryckesvisor/utlandska-visor More info on the Swedish Midsummer tradition: www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Things-to-do/Swedish-Lifestyle/Swedish-traditions/Midsummer

Situated in the heart of Stockholm – right next to the harbour and central station, the Stockholm Waterfront Centre can accomodate up to 3000 delegates with a variety of rooms and halls, combining modern comfort with the very latest technology. The venue also has a “greener than green” enviromental policy.  

Barock Palace–Wallenstein (built 1624-1673)
Bell – Zikmund (St. Vitus Cathedral, weight 16500 kg, height 203 cm, diameter of up to 256cm)
Church – St Vitus, St Wenceslas and St Adlabert Cathedral (not completed until 1929 – length 124 meters, width 60 meters
Stadium – Strahov (area 310.5 x 202.5 metres)
Square – Charles Square (area 80500 m2)
Bridge – Charles Bridge (1357)
Brewery – U Fleku (1499)
Cafeteria – Slavia (1881)
Fountain – Singing Fountain (1564-1568)
Organ – in the Tyn Church (1673)
Railway station – Masaryk Station (1845)

There are many links between Dubai and London – from fashionable restaurants to sporting links with Premier League clubs – but the trendiest link between the two cities must be Cirque Du Soir, based in the Fairmont Hotel on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road.

 

Cirque Du Soir is the sister club to Cirque, (located close to London’s infamous and ultra-cool Carnaby Street). Luxury clubbing is now a feature in most recognised cities in the world. The circus-themed Cirque Du Soir stands out with its ornate mirrors, huge artworks and unusual golden décor. The venue has velvet boudoir style VIP booths, acrobats and a bronze dome housing world renowned DJs. The cast of circus stereotypes continues throughout with burlesque dancers on podiums, fairies spinning from ropes hung from the ceiling and jugglers tending to the tables. Cirque Du Soir has fitted into the Dubai night scene providing an extraordinary evening of fun for those who are happy to be entertained until very late into the evening.

Did you know … There are 26 bridges crossing the Vltava River in Prague

 

The number of bridges connecting both Prague river banks and islands and is still growing. The Vltava river is a perfect place from which you can admire the beauty of both Prague bridges and the city itself. Prague Venice boat trips will show you Prague’s main sights from the perspective of a fisherman on the River Vltava with his boat 100 years ago.

Hardly anyone knows how popular Prague is among filmmakers and such movies as Mission Impossible, James Bond, Amadeus or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were shot here. The shooting locations or themes of the films can be used when organizing accompanying programmes of conferences or incentive stays. Experience the Prague of James Bond or Mission Impossible, and experience a mission full of dangers. Action games are inspired by the stories of these famous movies both filmed in Prague.