The list of year-round activities on offer - the Svalbard tourist office has a comprehensive list, as well as a booking facility - includes hiking, glacier walks, kayaking and boat excursions that last a day or ten in summer, or dog-sledding and snowmobiling in winter.

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The Travel Channel and hotel booking site Oyster.com worked together to draw up a list of the best hotels to find a room in which you can look Snoopy right in the eye.

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Find the full list of towns at Airbnb, but start early: the booking and planning process takes at least six months and can take up to a year for a very large group.

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I've always found I can get better rates booking my own travel, and the concierge service never got me into any choice restaurants on my target list.

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