Tag: Viking
Hotel Bella Grace under new management
Dmytro Makarov- June 5, 2019 21:03Hotel Bella Grace is situated in the historic Ansonborough neighborhood of downtown Charleston, S.C. The 50-room luxury boutique hotel is an artistic blend of preservation and modernization, steps from the ... Read More
Swedish government wants to ban ‘Nazi’ Norse runes and Swedes hate the stupid idea
Chief Assignment Editor- May 23, 2019 00:45The Swedish government is looking into the possibility of forbidding the use of Norse runes, local media has reported, amid concerns that the ancient symbols have been misappropriated by neo-Nazi ... Read More
Montréal to welcome over 113,000 cruise passengers in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 19:05In 2019, 24 cruise ships representing 17 different companies will make 76 stops in the Port of Montréal. In total, they will bring more than 113,000 passengers and crew members ... Read More
Viking announced expansion of its Egypt program with new cruise ship
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019 19:50Viking today announced an expansion of its Egypt program for the 2020 season, which will include the launch of a new ship. Inspired by the design of the award-winning Viking ... Read More
Ideal ocean cruise ship: Ship sizes and what they mean for your cruise
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2019 01:35Ships sizes range from megaships (over 4,000 passengers) to very small vessels and luxury yachts whose passengers number in mere dozens, and knowing the differences is key to planning your ... Read More
XS, S, M, L or XL: What is your ideal river ship size?
Chief Assignment Editor- April 16, 2019 15:45All those with the hearts of wanderers will appreciate the appeal of a river cruise; an experience rich in culture, made possible by ability to disembark and re-embark at leisure, ... Read More
Viking and China Merchants Group to build cruise line for Chinese cruise market
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2019 22:36Viking Cruises and China Merchants Shekou, representing China Merchants Group, announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture focused on building a cruise line with ... Read More
Hotel History: Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- April 6, 2019 20:45The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) is a trade association that represents hotel owners. As of 2018, AAHOA has approximately 18,000 members who incredibly own about half the 50,000 ... Read More
Viking Sky cruise ship safely towed to Norwegian port, 643 passengers rescued, 20 hospitalized
Chief Assignment Editor- March 24, 2019 16:12A luxury Viking Sun cruise ship that was left floating due to engine failure and nearly crashed into the rocks in rough waters has safely arrived in the port of ... Read More
Passenger evacuation underway from Viking Sky cruise ship stranded off Norway
Chief Assignment Editor- March 23, 2019 17:10The cruise ship Viking Sky, which lost engine power and drifted towards land off Norway earlier on Saturday managed to start one of its engines and is now anchored 2km ... Read More
Viking Cruises expands European river fleet
Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2019 01:40Viking Cruises today welcomed the latest additions to its river fleet, with the naming of seven new river ships during a celebration on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. Of ... Read More
What’s trending in the cruise industry?
Chief Assignment Editor- March 5, 2019 19:40CruiseTrends report for the month of March 2019 was released today. This report details a picture of consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for March 2019. Most Popular Cruise Lines ... Read More
CruiseTrends report: What’s trending in cruise industry
Chief Assignment Editor- February 12, 2019 17:15CruiseTrends report for the month of February 2019 was released today. The report details a picture of consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for February 2019. The CruiseTrends report for ... Read More
Cruising 2019: List of all cruise ships set to launch this year released
Chief Assignment Editor- February 7, 2019 21:28Every year, the world welcomes a variety of new ocean and river-faring cruise ships, and 2019 is no exception. In total, the cruise industry will launch 37 new ships this ... Read More
It pays to be picky: Cruise prices drop by up to 31% in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- January 8, 2019 18:38Fancy escaping the harsh winter with a lush tropical cruise getaway? Good news: prices for many cruises in January 2019 are significantly lower than they were a year ago. However, ... Read More
Highlight of 2018 China Sports Culture Expo & China Sports Tourism Expo
Dmytro Makarov- December 12, 2018 10:00On December 11th, the grand opening ceremony of the 2018 China Sports Culture Expo & China Sports Tourism Expo. China Sports Culture Expo is hosted by the General Administration of ... Read More
Taste the adventure in Guam
editor- August 10, 2012 09:09Tired of filling your downtime doing the same old same old? A little taste of adventure is sure to spice things up. The good news? Read More
Phase I of amusement park on Guam nearly complete
editor- January 18, 2012 10:06Phase I of the Tagada Guam amuse¬ment park is set to open next month. Tagada will be leasing nearly 4,000 square feet in Tumon between the Ohana Bayview and Pacific ... Read More
Iceland – get the idea
editor- June 29, 2009 03:50Iceland’s best-known movie director, Baltasar Kormakur, is right now working on a new high-budget Viking movie. Read More
Cruising with the locals in Scandinavia
editor- May 14, 2009 04:31You can cover a lot of territory in Scandinavia without ever checking into a hotel. Read More