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Hurtigruten Group continues global growth journey. Photo: Dennis Ballesteros

Hurtigruten Group strengthens partnership with significant investment in Metropolitan Touring


Hurtigruten Group has acquired a significant minority stake in Metropolitan Touring, one of South America’s leading travel companies and pioneers in the Galápagos Islands.
The long-term investment sees Hurtigruten Group take a 24.9% share in the company with headquarters in Quito, Ecuador, and further demonstrates Hurtigruten Group’s global growth ambitions in the adventure travel market.<

Hurtigruten Group continues global growth journey. Photo: Dennis Ballesteros

Hurtigruten Group strengthens partnership with significant investment in Metropolitan Touring


Hurtigruten Group has acquired a significant minority stake in Metropolitan Touring, one of South America’s leading travel companies and pioneers in the Galápagos Islands.

The long-term investment sees Hurtigruten Group take a 24.9% share in the company with headquarters in Quito, Ecuador, and further demonstrates Hurtigruten Group’s global growth ambitions in the adventure travel mar

By the anniversary year of 2023, MS Kong Harald will be converted to a modern hybrid ship, cutting CO2 emissions by 25 per cent. Here from the Lofoten islands in Northern Norway.  Photo: Stian Klo / Hurtigruten Norway

Hurtigruten celebrates the Norwegian Coastal Express’ 130-year anniversary with special on-board experiences

Hurtigruten Norway and the Norwegian Coastal Express celebrates 130 years with a special historic anniversary menu and a year-long celebration in 2023.

On 2 July 1893, Captain Richard With and the steamer DS Vesteraalen set sail on the very first sailing of the Norwegian Coastal Express. Ever since, we have been the original coastal voyage – a unique way to experience the Norwegian coast up

From left to right: Chairman of the VDRJ Rüdiger Edelmann, CEO Hurtigruten Group Daniel Skjeldam, travel journalists Marina Noble and Franz Neumeier and Captain of MS Otto Sverdrup Daniel Fjellaksel. Photo: Kay Fochtmann

Hurtigruten Group CEO honoured for “outstanding achievements” towards sustainability in the tourism industry

Hurtigruten Group CEO Daniel Skjeldam has received the 2022 Honorary Award from the Association of German Travel Journalists (VDRJ) for his “outstanding achievements” in tourism with emphasis on his efforts towards sustainability and for being a “role model” in the industry.
Rüdiger Edelmann, Chairman of the VDRJ said: "The Honorary Award pays tribute to companies and personalities in the trav

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