Hurtigruten

HX sales chief plans to boost agents' 'niche within a niche' cruise bookings

HX’s Nathaniel Sherborne talks about his plans for the cruise line, his expanded remit and the blueprint to boost agent sales in the growing expedition cruise sector

HX Hurtigruten Expeditions to offer all-inclusive cruises as standard this year

The expedition cruise line will introduce its all-inclusive offering across entire fleet from November 2024

Hurtigruten pauses expansion into West Africa owing to regional ‘instability’

Group’s expedition brand, HX, had previously added voyages to West Africa to its 2023/24 programme but these have been suspended

Hurtigruten names Saga’s Iain Powell as Anthony Daniels’ successor

Saga Travel Group’s Iain Powell will take up Anthony Daniels’ former position on 18 March

Anthony Daniels leaves Hurtigruten after nine years

The cruise industry veteran, who joined the Norwegian operator in 2015, expressed a desire to work on ’new projects’

Hurtigruten Expeditions announces spring return for storm-hit Maud

Ship is undergoing repairs after being hit by a ’rogue wave’ in December

Alex Delamere-White confirmed as HX chief commercial officer

The announcement comes as part of the expedition travel provider’s rebrand, which started late last year

Hurtigruten and HX embark on next phase of rebrand

Hurtigruten Group unveils new websites, social channels and visual identities ahead of wave season

Meet the TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors class of 2023

A team of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors have immersed themselves in responsible travel throughout 2023, and here they share how their training has boosted their confidence and developed their businesses

Savvy ways to sell responsible travel

Agents heard how to market sustainable travel to capture clients’ interest, and how to avoid greenwashing, in the fifth TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors workshop

HX to take agent ties 'to new heights' with bolstered sales team

Hayley Van Der Steen, Sophie Nelson and Megan Lewis join the recently rebranded expedition cruise specialist

Hurtigruten pins pricing glitch on IT error after being hauled up by ad watchdog

Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint against the line over discounted Northern Lights cruise from London

Hurtigruten targeting 'household name' status after triple Travel Industry Awards honour

Hurtigruten’s Ant Daniels tells TTG about a series of changes at the company designed to boost awareness of the brand after the line triumphed at the recent Travel Industry Awards by TTG

Triple honour for Hurtigruten at 2023 Travel Industry Awards by TTG

Brand named UK and Ireland Travel Company of the Year, while Not Just Travel’s Ben Casey won UK and Ireland Travel Agent of the Year

Hurtigruten to roll out new coastal-focused trade engagement programme

Following the separation of the brand’s expedition and coastal arms, the line’s vice president of sales and marketing EMEA and emerging markets Anthony Daniels tells TTG there is “an exciting opportunity” for agents working with the company

Royal Caribbean's Carla Hines joins Hurtigruten Norway in new sales role

Based out of the UK, Hines will join the expedition cruise line after just over six years at Royal Caribbean

Alex Delamere-White returns to travel with Hurtigruten Expeditions

Delamere-White will replace Steven Taylor and oversee Hurtigruten’s expedition division

Cruise line’s Antarctica camp-out helping fight climate change

The line’s ’camping for climate’ fundraiser raised €371,482 for sustainability campaigns

Hurtigruten unveils zero-emission ship of the future with towering solar sails

Hurtigruten reveals Sea Zero emission-free ship concept, which it hopes to make a reality and launch by 2030

Polar exploration: Smooth sailing, or a journey too far?

Cruising in polar regions has become a bucket-list hit, but with the sector facing growing pressure to ensure its operations are both sustainable and responsible, TTG’s Will Payne explores the state of play

Every new ship you need to know about – and how best to sell them

There’s an abundance of exciting new vessels to sell – match the most suitable ship to the right client

Take a Norway roadtrip with Avis: Agents' TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes fam highlights

TTG teamed up with Avis Budget Group, Hurtigruten and Not In The Guidebooks to take a group of agents to Norway as part of TTG’s Sustainable Travel Heroes initiative

Exploring the land of trolls and ghosts

Emerging coughing and spluttering from the icy waters of Lygnstoylvatnet, I plunge my head back in for the dozenth time and kick out again with my flippers. It’s only then I finally see it; the small farming community preserved underwater for more than a century.

Webinar: How to sell Hurtigruten Expeditions

Hurtigruten Expeditions leader Tudor Morgan joins TTG to share information spanning the ships, itineraries, onboard activities, shore excursions and unique Citizen Science projects, plus why the cruise line is a TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes partner