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A German airline has revealed plans to build an igloo village in northern Sweden, which a spokesman has labelled as an "alternative to Kiruna's Ice Hotel", The Local reported recently.
The airline, Fly Car, plans to build the village in the Arvidsjaur municipality, roughly 300 kilometres south of Jukkasjarvi where Sweden’s iconic Ice Hotel is built every winter.
Michael Fender, head of the company, explained that as the airline has been flying between Arvidsjaur and Germany since 1999, it was time to add something for the visitors.
“We have had 10,000 visitors each year, and many of them have been making the trip from here to Kiruna to see the Ice Hotel,” he said.
“The trip takes them two days, and we thought we could save time and keep them in Arvidsjaur by building our own igloo village… similar to the ones that already exist in the Swiss Alps.”
Fender explained that the igloos are not intended to be competition for the Ice Hotel, rather something new and separate.
http://www.neurope.eu/article/german...illage-sweden?
The airline, Fly Car, plans to build the village in the Arvidsjaur municipality, roughly 300 kilometres south of Jukkasjarvi where Sweden’s iconic Ice Hotel is built every winter.
Michael Fender, head of the company, explained that as the airline has been flying between Arvidsjaur and Germany since 1999, it was time to add something for the visitors.
“We have had 10,000 visitors each year, and many of them have been making the trip from here to Kiruna to see the Ice Hotel,” he said.
“The trip takes them two days, and we thought we could save time and keep them in Arvidsjaur by building our own igloo village… similar to the ones that already exist in the Swiss Alps.”
Fender explained that the igloos are not intended to be competition for the Ice Hotel, rather something new and separate.
http://www.neurope.eu/article/german...illage-sweden?