where he is beheaded in 1318. The play is performed with humour and colourful language, and with a great love for our exciting and dramatic Swedish history.
The audience totalling 12. 000 saw the medieval play in the courtyard of Nyköpingshus this summer, and it is also guaranteed that visitors will receive better treatment that the dukes did at that time. The popular banquets, linked to the events of 1317 and enjoyed by dinner parties and conferences, 'kick off's' and other social gatherings, have also become a resounding success.

For 400 years, the Banqueting Town of Nyköping served as Sweden's second capital. A number of royal and prominent visitors had the opportunity to sample Nyköping's hospitality. Although the famous historic medieval banquet actually ended in misery and starvation, there is no doubt that people today associate Nyköping with a banqueting atmosphere all year round.
The city has experienced a significant upswing in recent years in receiving companies and organisations wishing to take part in the banqueting atmosphere. One of them is Stockholm- Skavsta Airport the only privately owned airport in Sweden. Skavsta is the fastest growing airport in Sweden, both when it comes to international freight and low- fare flights to London. Stockholm- Skavsta Airport, only one hour away from Stockholm, is set for major expansion in the 21 st century. The new passenger terminal and runway extension will enable the airport to welcome new passengers from all over the world. The tourism trade in the Nyköping region is looking forward to a great season in the year 2000. Stockholm-

Skavsta airport and the EU Foreign Ministers' Meeting provide big opportunities for Nyköping. Joining forces with hotels and other enterprises, the local council has been determined to put Nyköping on the world map.
"The Nyköping banquet"
This year's edition of the chronicle play "The Nyköping Banquet" was a great success. The play is based on the real events of 1317, when the sons of King Magnus Ladulls, Birger, Erik and Valdemar, were fighting over the Swedish crown. The banquet ends with the Dukes Erik and Valdemar being captured and thrown to starve in the dungeon. King Birger escapes to Denmark,

For many years the only place of interest mentioned of Šiauliai was the Hill of Crosses. However, tourism is more than presentation of one distinctive site. Though tourism services are developed enough nowadays, distributors and consumers of these services perceive them in a rather narrow sense.
To form a wider understanding what tourism is, Šiauliai Tourism Information Centre (STIC) has prepared an educational program, which comprises tourism promotion, as well as education and training programs for tourism specialists, experts, guides

and for the potential tourists.
This educational program consists of 8 different projects: first is called "Children at Tourism Information Centre" and financed by Šiauliai City Municipality. Target group of this project is children from secondary schools. This summer they participated in a number of workshops, discussions, study researches, games, competitions, etc. One of the most significant events was drawing competition "Best holiday impressions of mine" and essay writing competition "Vacation at countryside". Participants were provided with a detailed information about country tourism. With the assistance of STIC

officers childrenanalysed travel catalogues, made their routes, prepared guided tours for their friends and acted like guides. A great number of participants and their exciting achievements were evidence that the project "Children at Tourism Information Centre" was of a significant success and will be followed up in the year 2000 with the second project "Organising of tourism promotion".