Sure Travel Journey Vol 4.2 Autumn 2018 | Page 9

MILLENIALS PREFER GOOD OLD-FASHIONED HOTELS In a finding that contradicts trend predictions, a new study in the US has found that millennial travellers would rather stay in a hotel than in someone’s Airbnb home. According to the 2018 Future of Millennial Travel Report that surveyed 1 500 millennial travellers’ preferences, less than 25% preferred Airbnb to hotels. They like hotels – preferably luxury hotels – followed by resorts and then staying with family and friends. As for why, the general consensus was that they preferred the full services, facilities and service levels available at hotels and resorts. WINTER HAS COME TO FINLAND GOT fans can now get the ultimate Westeros experience at the new Game of Thrones Hotel in Finland, built entirely of snow and ice. The hotel, which will be You know nothing until you’ve stayed at the Game of Thrones Hotel in Finland. open through to the end of April this year (and hopefully rebuilt next winter season), is a collaboration between Lapland Hotels SnowVillage and HBO Nordic. Located 200 kilometers above the Arctic Circle, each of the 24 Game of Thrones-themed snow suites have unique sculptures crafted into the walls, designed by professional ice sculptors from Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Latvia. If you’re keen to sleep with a White Walker looming over your bed, or be stared at by disembodied heads as you stroll through the Hall of Faces en route to the Iron Throne, best hurry over to Finland before winter ends. Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show. CHINA | PRAGUE | ETHIOPIA | NEPAL | MADAGASCAR | SPAIN AND MANY MORE! Contact your nearest Sure Travel consultant to book Call 0861 47 48 49 or visit www.suretravel.co.za