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Hurtigruten adds limited-edition Norwegian itineraries with longer port stays

Captains will be empowered to adapt itineraries on a day-by-day basis to increase the chances of wildlife encounters

Hurtigruten launches search for new UK sales director ahead of James Howlett's departure

Howlett has held several sales positions including UK head of sales, UK sales manager and partnerships manager since joining the brand in 2022

HX promotes Nathaniel Sherborne as top team shake-up continues

Sherborne moves into senior sales and commercial post overseeing broader range of markets

Hurtigruten to pay remote Norwegian villages up to £9,000 per visit in ‘meaningful tourism’ push

The cruise line will directly contribute 250 Norwegian kroner (around £18) per guest to three Norwegian villages each time it visits

HX's sales chief shares vision to retain claim to being 'UK's top expedition cruise line'

Line’s vice-president and managing director, Europe and global sales enablement tells Harry Kemble how the expedition line’s protracted separation from Hurtigruten Group has finally left it in charge of its own destiny

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InteleTravel, Crystal Cruises and Tui: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include InteleTravel recruiting Advantage Travel Partnership’s Kelly Cookes, while Carnival Cruise Line’s former international sales director Luke Smith has joined an ultra-luxury cruise line

Tui, Riviera Travel, MSC Cruises: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include Attraction World Group chief financial officer Joe Hyland taking the top job, while MSC Cruises hires former Balkan Holidays RSM Natasha Smith

Iain Powell, Beverley Philpotts, John Wilson: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include Riviera appointing former Ireland’s Travel Trade Network (ITTN) BDM Carrie Day as its new Ireland country manager while Hurtigruten has promoted Iain Powell to chief commercial officer

Hurtigruten hands UK chief Iain Powell second promotion 15 months after joining line

Line said the chief commercial officer role will ’therefore be key to creating even greater value for guests and partners around the world’

Hurtigruten reveals how it plans to 'change the way' cruise ships sail

The Norwegian cruise line is carrying out tests with the help of the Sintef Ocean research institute in Trondheim to develop a zero-emissions ship before 2030

HX Expeditions debuts new livery to further distance the brand from Hurtigruten

New indigo blue and sand makeover follows completion of full brand separation from Hurtigruten

‘How I booked £150,000 after a Greenland cruise with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions’

Spear Travels’ associate Sally Dixon explains how her expedition cruise sales soared after she joined an epic adventure to Greenland with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, and shares her key selling tips for the line

Hurtigruten and HX finalise separation following buyouts

The lines have been acquired by investment consortia, both led by asset management firm Arini Capital Management. The buyouts are expected to be completed in January 2025.

There won't be a better time to sell the northern lights (well at least for another 10 years)

The northern lights have been particularly dazzling of late, but how long is the current solar cycle predicted to last? Our writer finds out from the experts.

‘Forget the fjords, this is the real deal for a Norwegian cruise’

Help your clients to explore Norway’s forgotten wilderness with Hurtigruten’s revived Svalbard Line cruise, sailing to the Top of the World.

Hurtigruten targets 1,000 agents for new rewards platform by Christmas

Iain Powell, the line’s vice-president of sales and marketing, says B2B revenue has risen by 107% so far this year and believes this trade programme – hurtigrutenrewards.co.uk – will help grow distribution further

What makes the cruise industry's bond with Alaska so strong?

After the world’s cruise lines once again came together in support of the Alaskan port city of Juneau following severe flooding, TTG’s Harry Kemble explores the enduring relationship between this unique destination and the cruise sector

Cruise industry veteran Danny Giles resigns as Ponant BDM

The French cruise line thanked Giles for his ’dedication and professionalism’ after more than two-and-a-half-years in his role

What does the expedition cruise sector have in store over the next two years?

From the Arctic to Antarctica, and every expedition destination in between, Harry Kemble identifies the opportunities for agents wanting to sell more adventurous cruises in 2024, 2025 and 2026 – as well as some of the potential barriers they need to be aware of

Hurtigruten Expeditions rapped for sustainability claim in fly-cruise ad

The Advertising Standards Authority said the ad’s reference to ’sustainable expeditions’ constituted an ’absolute claim’ referring to the full life cycle of an HX holiday, including travel to and from the destination

Sandals chief to take over at HX in management reshuffle

HX, formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions, has appointed a former Sandals Resorts boss as its new chief executive

Hurtigruten makes ‘strategic move’ to boost brand awareness

Prini Patel has previously worked for escorted touring specialist Jules Verne, Silversea Cruises and Travelpack during her 20-year travel career