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            <title><![CDATA[Fast-food sales drive restaurant industry growth in second quarter]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sales in the restaurant industry increased during the second quarter. The fast-food segment performed best.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hotel prices rise 6 percent in Sweden in April as occupancy climbs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hotel room prices in Sweden rose by 6 percent in April compared with the same period in 2025. This was at the same time as the number of occupied hotel rooms increased by just over 7 percent, according to new statistics from the Benchmarking Alliance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:32:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Food VAT criticism: A billion in tax up in smoke]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Starting today, VAT on food will be reduced. Now there is criticism from the restaurant industry that different tax rates create hassles for consumers and restaurant owners. This is the wrong way to go, says Thomas Jakobsson, chief economist at the industry organization Visita.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The restaurant industry is toasting to better times]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Things have turned around for the restaurant industry. After over a year of falling sales, guests flocked to the restaurant industry in the third quarter of this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:30:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stronger Krona Could Impact Swedish Tourism Trends]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A stronger krona makes it cheaper for Swedes to vacation abroad and more expensive for foreign tourists to come here. Moreover, the economic situation in the world is uncertain. It is an unfortunate combination, says Thomas Jakobsson, chief economist at the industry organization Visita.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Record Restaurant Bankruptcies in March Highlight Industry Struggles]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In March, 122 restaurant companies went bankrupt. This is the largest number of restaurant bankruptcies that have been recorded in a single month, according to the industry organization Visita.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kent Concerts Spark Hotel Market Boost in Stockholm]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The band Kent's six concerts at the 3 arena in Stockholm at the end of March had a positive impact on the hotel market, writes the industry organization Visita in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:50:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kent Concerts Boost Stockholm Hotel Bookings by 22 Percent]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kent's six concerts at the end of March have had a clear effect on hotel bookings in Stockholm.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Record number of restaurants went bankrupt last year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry is still struggling – in 2024, a record number of restaurants went bankrupt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Still tough for the restaurant industry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry is still struggling and it's worst for staff restaurants.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:01:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Digital alternatives sink for the hotel industry]]></title>
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