This document discusses cultural tourism in Europe and Stockholm's efforts to promote itself as the "Cultural Capital of Scandinavia." It outlines Stockholm's assets and tourism statistics. It also describes Europe's cultural routes program, including the Viking Route that connects sites across 23 nations. Finally, it proposes a promotional campaign for Stockholm involving public and private partners to define messaging, integrate with the Viking Route, advertise through agencies, and distribute materials through travel agents and IKEA stores. The goal is to increase off-season tourism and diversify visitors to Stockholm.
2. Contents
Stockholm
Positive & Negative assets
European Cultural Tourism
European Culture Routes
The Viking Route
Promotional Campaign
Culture capital of Scandinavia
Objectives
Partners
3. Stockholm, Sweden
Self proclaimed capital of
Scandinavia
18.8 million visitors 2013 (Sweden)
7.4 million visitors in Stockholm
2013
Main visitors from: Norway,
Finland and Denmark
Top spenders: Norway,
Russia and Switzerland
83% leisure tourists,17 % business
travelers
4. Positive points
Diversified tourist activities
Culturally rich
Positive Image (safe place)
Low population density
Far from mass tourist destination
5. Negative points
Seasonality: long winter with short days
Expensive destination
lack of tourist diversification
Lack of glamour
6. European Cultural tourism
Europe: a key cultural tourism destination
Represents 40 % of European Tourism
Preservation of the heritage
Meeting and knowing people & cultures
7. European cultural routes
Europe as a single tourism destination
26 transnational itineraries
90% of trials routes in rural areas
with the active cooperation of
Council of Europe
European Travel Commission
UN world tourism organization
8. The Viking Route
first program launched in 1993
far-reaching and significant cross border collection of sites,
stories and heritage relating to the shared Viking legacy of
Europe and beyond
23 European Nations
50 sites on the route including examples of forts, towns,
farms, quarries, ships, objects, museums.
Managed by Destination Viking Association :
(10 countries)
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Scandinavia
Objectives:
to promote Stockholm as a cultural destination
to support the local economy
to increase job opportunities
to bring local historical monuments in highlight
to reduce seasonality
to diversify the nationalities of tourists
Targeted visitors: Leisure travelers with an emphasis on
Seniors who can easily travel off season
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Scandinavia
The message: Stockholm has assets
Museums (Vasa Museum, Skansen Open-Air Museum,
The Museum of Medieval Stockholm,...)
Monuments (Royal Palace, City Hall, Drotttningholm
palace)
Sightseeing (by bus and boat)
Shopping
Swedish gastronomy
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Scandinavia
Partners, both public and private, will be needed to complete
the campaign through its 4 major stages:
1. Define the message and create the basis on which it will
rely (packages, events..):
Stockholm Visitors Board
Swedish Hotels and restaurants Association (SHR)
Ministry for Enterprise, Energy and Communication
2. Give the project a European dimension and integrate it in
the Viking Route
Stockholm Region EU Office
The Permanent Representation of Sweden to the
European Union
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Scandinavia
3. Convert the message into action
An advertising agency
To best define the most suitable channels able to reach
the target audience and convert the message into
advertising media (videos, posters); an internationally
recognized agency such as WPP or Publicis could be
hired.
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Scandinavia
4. Deliver the campaign
An agency with international status, such as JC DECAUX
will be helpful; local agencies will be needed too.
Travel agencies will be enlisted to promote and sell the
packages: Thomas cook, Kuoni among others could play
this part.
IKEA: Swedens flagship
Their worldwide retailing network can be used as a platform to
relay the message and distribute leaflets and flyers.