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Strengthened focus on Danish media

From June 30 STANDBYNORDIC.com will be closed, and news about travel and aviation in the Nordic region will instead be accessible via our Danish websites.

Nordica stops flying under own colours

As of October 26, Nordica will hand over ticket sales to LOT and only operate flights for the foreseeable future.
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Iceland hosts first border control kiosks in Schengen area

Four facial recognition kiosks have been installed in Keflavik International Airport as part of a six-month pilot program for the Schengen area.
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Boeing 747 sunk to the seabed

The Kingdom of Bahrain purchased a retired Boeing 747 jumbo jet and placed it at the bottom of the sea as part of a new underwater park.
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Widerøe Airlines flies to Montenegro

The Norwegian carrier Widerøe has begun operating flights to Tivat using the latest generation of the Embraer E190 aircraft.
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Icelandair to start long turboprop flights

Icelandair is planning to use leased Bombardier Dash-8 Q400s to open up new routes from Keflavík to both Dublin and Manchester.
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First casino in Boston area opens

Wynn Resorts Encore Boston Harbor has opened its doors as the first casino in the US city.
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Lonely Planet has named Copenhagen as the #1 city to visit in 2019.

Learn more about the Danish capital and tourism in Denmark in our news articles about Danish airports, hotels and destinations. Welcome to Denmark!

Tourism in Denmark

VisitAarhus merges with VisitSilkeborg

VisitSilkeborg has become a part of VisitAarhus, as the second destination to merge with it in six months.
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Tourism in Denmark

Danish cities experience 2019 hotel boom

As in the capital Copenhagen, the hotel and venue boom of 2018 is continuing across Denmark into 2019 and beyond, and there is no sign of it slowing down.
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Tourism in Denmark

Louisiana still Denmark’s most outstanding museum

For the 13th straight year, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, located on the shores of the Øresund Sound, is on top.
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Aviation

Plane flies nine hours from Brussels to Brussels

A Brussels Airlines flight from Belgium to the United States turned back above the mid-Atlantic for “operational reasons”.
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Uber Air to trial in Australia
Lufthansa to fly to two new destinations
IAG backs Boeing

Tourism

Sri Lanka wants to woo back tourists

To bring tourists back after the deadly Easter attacks, Sri Lanka is hosting international events and relaxing rules.
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Top European travel players awarded
Danish tourists are top in Thailand
Russian “influencer” illegally goes off-road in Iceland

Hotels

Cruise

New rules for passenger ships in Svalbard

Norway has introduced new rules for cruise ships and ferries in Svalbard with the aim of improving safety.
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Cruise line teams up with winemakers
Copenhagen highly polluted by cruises
Viking cancels ship christening after accident

Ferries

Public name Viking Line’s new ship

The people who submitted the ten best entries will be treated to sailing on Viking Glory’s maiden voyage in 2021.
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Innovative hydrogen vessel coming to Norway
Customs nets big drugs haul at CPH and port
Tallink passengers up, profits down

MICE

Matka starts to take bookings for workshop day

The annual workshop expects more than 250 buyers and 200 sellers to trade with providers representing destinations in various countries.
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Copenhagen has top MICE location
Danish destinations seek more impactful MICE
Estonia goes ‘wild’ at IMEX

People

Executives swap places at Avinor

Avinor has internally swapped the executives in the positions of the director of Oslo Airport and the executive vice president for operations and infrastructure for the group.
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Outgoing Flybe chief uses award for scholarship
Lufthansa CEO becomes IATA board chairman
Flybe boss to depart in July

Rail

Sweden sees strong increase in midsummer train travel

The Swedish rail operator SJ says there has been a significant increase in travellers using its services this midsummer compared to last year.
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Europe’s night trains are back on track
Eurostar guides travellers with autism
Controversial Lapland rail plan chugs on

Technology

Etraveli expands to North America

The Swedish online travel agency Etraveli Group has announced they have acquired the Canadian based air tech company TripStack and the online travel agency Flight Network.
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Finnair launches Now/here
Travelport spotlights NDC in Europe
Finnair uses AI to predict weather delays

Tour operators

TUI opens first hotel on Santorini

The tour operator group is expanding its growing portfolio in Greece and its islands to a total of 49 hotels.
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Finnair to fly to Greenland
Cook invests €40mn more in own-brand hotels
Sweden’s Triton to buy Corendon via Sunweb

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Business Travel

Millennials feel more creative on business trips

Research by CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, shows that six in ten travellers feel more productive when travelling on business.
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Business-class passenger endures vomit stain
THAI Smile to be new Star Alliance partner
Coworking oasis inaugurated at Arlanda

Travel agencies

Sweden’s Travelstart to acquire Club Travel Group

The online travel platform Travelstart, which had its start in Sweden, has signed a deal to secure a 100% stake in Africa’s Club Travel Group.
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Environment “not in focus” when Swedes choose holiday
Resia scoops best Swedish travel site award
Berlin is in, New York and Dubai are out

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