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Hi. I’m planning to travel next summer to Denmark and Norway; I’ll be staying in Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Oslo and possibly Bergen. I’m looking for advice, based on experience, with discount coupons for hotels in those cities. I last travelled in Scandinavia in 1994, with my wife and two kids. We had leased a car in Amsterdam and drove up through Denmark, then Sweden and around the Gulf of Bothnia into Finland, then back by ferry to Sweden, Denmark and back to Amsterdam. Before leaving Canada we bought a booklet of discount coupons redeemable at various 3- and 4-star hotels throughout Denmark, Sweden and Finland. I felt they were a really good deal — for about $100 per night, plus breakfast, we got a room for the whole family. I won’t be travelling with the kids this time, but my wife and I would like to stay in hotels again, using the same kind of discount coupon package if at all possible. I know that hotels are very pricey in Scandinavia (and no, I do not want to stay in hostels); these coupons seemed a very good deal. Do these kinds of deals still exist? Does anyone know where I can get more information about them? I assume that they must be purchased in North America, before entering Scandinavia, so any advice or suggestions would be most welcome. Please respond not only to this newsgroup but also to my e-mail address. Thanks. Olaf Janzen Corner Brook, Newfoundland

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi. I’m planning to travel next summer to Denmark and Norway; I’ll be > staying in Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Oslo and possibly Bergen. I’m looking for > advice, based on experience, with discount coupons for hotels in those > cities. > I last travelled in Scandinavia in 1994, with my wife and two kids. > We had leased a car in Amsterdam and drove up through Denmark, then Sweden > and around the Gulf of Bothnia into Finland, then back by ferry to Sweden, > Denmark and back to Amsterdam. Before leaving Canada we bought a booklet > of discount coupons redeemable at various 3- and 4-star hotels throughout > Denmark, Sweden and Finland. I felt they were a really good deal — for > about $100 per night, plus breakfast, we got a room for the whole family. > I won’t be travelling with the kids this time, but my wife and I would > like to stay in hotels again, using the same kind of discount coupon > package if at all possible. I know that hotels are very pricey in > Scandinavia (and no, I do not want to stay in hostels); these coupons > seemed a very good deal. Do these kinds of deals still exist? Does anyone > know where I can get more information about them? I assume that they must > be purchased in North America, before entering Scandinavia, so any advice > or suggestions would be most welcome. > Please respond not only to this newsgroup but also to my e-mail address. > Thanks. > Olaf Janzen > Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Hi Olaf! I visited Copenhagen and Norway this past May and June. Copenhagen is quite pricey, so check around the web for places to stay. Oslo, there are several choices downtown, which is a good place to be based. Do not totally cross off hostels, as many offer private accomodations. Especially if you decide to go to Bergen, because the hotels there are very expensive. The Bergen hostel is really nice and has nice private rooms. Please, do go to Bergen. You won’t regret it. It is the most beautiful city I have ever seen.

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Hi. I’m planning to travel next summer to Denmark and Norway; I’ll be staying in Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Oslo and possibly Bergen. I’m looking for advice, based on experience, with discount coupons for hotels in those cities. I last travelled in Scandinavia in 1994, with my wife and two kids. We had leased a car in Amsterdam and drove up through Denmark, then Sweden and around the Gulf of Bothnia into Finland, then back by ferry to Sweden, Denmark and back to Amsterdam. Before leaving Canada we bought a booklet of discount coupons redeemable at various 3- and 4-star hotels throughout Denmark, Sweden and Finland. I felt they were a really good deal — for about $100 per night, plus breakfast, we got a room for the whole family. I won’t be travelling with the kids this time, but my wife and I would like to stay in hotels again, using the same kind of discount coupon package if at all possible. I know that hotels are very pricey in Scandinavia (and no, I do not want to stay in hostels); these coupons seemed a very good deal. Do these kinds of deals still exist? Does anyone know where I can get more information about them? I assume that they must be purchased in North America, before entering Scandinavia, so any advice or suggestions would be most welcome. Please respond not only to this newsgroup but also to my e-mail address. Thanks. Olaf Janzen Corner Brook, Newfoundland

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi. I’m planning to travel next summer to Denmark and Norway; I’ll be > staying in Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Oslo and possibly Bergen. I’m looking for > advice, based on experience, with discount coupons for hotels in those > cities. > I last travelled in Scandinavia in 1994, with my wife and two kids. > We had leased a car in Amsterdam and drove up through Denmark, then Sweden > and around the Gulf of Bothnia into Finland, then back by ferry to Sweden, > Denmark and back to Amsterdam. Before leaving Canada we bought a booklet > of discount coupons redeemable at various 3- and 4-star hotels throughout > Denmark, Sweden and Finland. I felt they were a really good deal — for > about $100 per night, plus breakfast, we got a room for the whole family. > I won’t be travelling with the kids this time, but my wife and I would > like to stay in hotels again, using the same kind of discount coupon > package if at all possible. I know that hotels are very pricey in > Scandinavia (and no, I do not want to stay in hostels); these coupons > seemed a very good deal. Do these kinds of deals still exist? Does anyone > know where I can get more information about them? I assume that they must > be purchased in North America, before entering Scandinavia, so any advice > or suggestions would be most welcome. > Please respond not only to this newsgroup but also to my e-mail address. > Thanks. > Olaf Janzen > Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Hi Olaf! I visited Copenhagen and Norway this past May and June. Copenhagen is quite pricey, so check around the web for places to stay. Oslo, there are several choices downtown, which is a good place to be based. Do not totally cross off hostels, as many offer private accomodations. Especially if you decide to go to Bergen, because the hotels there are very expensive. The Bergen hostel is really nice and has nice private rooms. Please, do go to Bergen. You won’t regret it. It is the most beautiful city I have ever seen.

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