May 17, 2013 12:32 BST Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – with its strong Norwegian heritage, having been established in the small Norwegian town of Hvitsten by the three Olsen brothers, Fredrik Christian, Petter and Andreas, in 1848 – is today [17th May 2013] proud to be celebrating one of the most important days in the Norwegian calendar, its ‘National Day’, or ‘Constitution Day’.
May 17, 2013 10:16 BST Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be welcoming acclaimed Norwegian author, Tore Fauske, on its ‘Vikings & Glaciers of Norway’ cruise.
May 16, 2013 08:00 BST Scandic Hotels Scandic Hotels is delighted to announce that Johan Kvist will be taking over responsibility for strategy at the Group on 20 May 2013. He is joining Scandic from the consultancy firm, Occam Associates, and his strategic expertise will be a major asset for Scandic in the future.
May 15, 2013 15:34 BST Scandic Hotels Scandic Hamburg Emporio was among the winners of the Top Hotel Opening Awards 2012, honouring the best hotel openings of the year in the Luxury, First Class, Budget and Exceptional categories. Partner to the award is the Stuttgart Trade Fair, with its fair Intergastra.
May 09, 2013 16:33 BST Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering a winter sunshine cruise with a difference this December, perfect for those who have always wanted to find out what the ‘real’ James Bond is like!
May 07, 2013 06:55 BST Scandic Hotels For the third year in a row, Scandic has been voted the most sustainable hotel chain by the 9,000 Swedish consumers who participated in Sustainable Brands*, the annual survey that ranks how companies work on environmental and social responsibility. In total across all sectors Scandic comes in 16th place out of 228.
May 02, 2013 07:00 BST Scandic Hotels On 14 June Gotland’s biggest hotel – Visby HamnHotell – will become Scandic’s first hotel on the popular Swedish island. The comprehensive refurbishment and extension of the hotel has been completed and it is now time for a name change. The new Scandic Visby will be offering this summer’s guests 214 rooms, many with sea views and a balcony or terrace.
Apr 29, 2013 10:18 BST Great Hotels of the World
Apr 25, 2013 17:30 BST Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines For the 2014/15 cruise season, Fred. Olsen is pleased to offer two brand new departure ports: Tilbury and Avonmouth.
Apr 23, 2013 15:31 BST SkiStar AB The conceptual light setting “In the Footsteps of Giants” is one of the remaining finalists for the Lamp Awards 2013 – an international competition in architectural lighting. In the Footsteps of Giants was designed by Ljusarkitektur and is one of the 20 finalists selected from 608 entrants.