STANDBY Nordic Travel and aviation news for the Nordics

Sifting through the 2018 World Airline Awards for LCCs, Norwegian comes second (32nd overall), Ryanair 11th (64th overall).

The country’s hotel association is expressing concern, especially as thousands of new rooms are coming online.

Bookings have started for the suite at Conrad Maldives, which stresses “personalisation and hyper-exclusivity”.

It has been a long and eventful journey for Scandinavia’s premier airline. Now that Norway has sold its remaining shares in the airline, it is the end of an era – and what an era!

The Estonian company has been enlisted to provide flights between Stockholm and Lapland.

Jin Jiang will, among other things, buy 51.2% of the outstanding shares in Radisson Hospitality AB for about SEK3bn.

Finland’s Viking becomes the first cruise ship in Europe to offer the US brand Benefit Cosmetics.

Jaan Tamm leaves the Estonian carrier on a high, soon after the airline posts its first full-year profit.

KLM, Finnair and Air France are among those maximising their presence among China’s outbound travellers.

Customers can now rent any of three new Maserati high-end models in Italy as part of its Selezione Italia range.

Package travel sponsorship of a reality TV show brings travel agencies countless young new clients.