Agents and Guests Enjoy All-Inclusive 9-Day Spitsbergen/Norway Adventure

Seattle, April 2015 – The world leader in expedition travel is offering 10 top-producing retail travel agents, and their guests, a trip of a lifetime. Accompanied by Hurtigruten's Gordon Dirker, Managing Director - North America, guests will depart from the US on Oct. 1, 2015 for Longyearbyen, the largest town on the island of Spitsbergen, for three days and an assortment of polar expeditions, followed by five days in Norway, which includes three nights on the MS Midnatsol, and VIP treatment throughout. The requirements for winning this bucket list trip are simple: the top 10 producing retail agents who have booked and/or deposited the most revenue on 2015 Hurtigruten voyages by July 16, 2015 are chosen. Bookings must be for travel in 2015 – no matter when the trip was booked. The all-inclusive trip for two includes air from the agent's home city, all meals, excursions, hotel accommodations and transfers. Winners announced on July 17. Additional information can be found at http://tinyurl.com/HurtigrutenTop10info while terms and conditions are found at http://tinyurl.com/HurtigrutenTop10.

Spitsbergen, part of the Arctic's Svalbard Islands, is home to nearly 3,000 polar bears and has Hurtigruten as its principal tourism operator. So guests have an array of possible excursions and experiences from which to choose. Some of the adventures slated for this group include a boat trip to the scenic Esmark Glacier; dog sledding on wheels, in which guests are fitted with special clothing and introduced to dog sledding; and a wilderness evening at Camp Barentsburg, home to mostly Russian and Ukrainian miners. In Norway, this esteemed group will have a behind-the-scenes tour of Hurtigruten's headquarters, cocktails and dinners galore, meeting with the Midnatsol captain, experiencing the Sea Eagle Safari and Fishing Village Walk, and enjoying numerous on board activities. The final full day is spent in the beautiful city of Trondheim, where guests are treated to a city tour, a visit to the millennium-old Nidaros Cathedral and a wonderful farewell dinner.

Hurtigruten is a world leader in exploration travel, sailing to the most remote of destinations as well as year-round along Norway's coast. The company's fleet of intimate ships, which each carry 100 to 646 guests, allows travelers to enjoy the scenery and culture of the destination in a relaxed atmosphere.

Additional information, brochures and reservations can be obtained from travel agents or Hurtigruten's visitor-friendly website, www.hurtigruten.com; by phone at 877-301-3117; or fax at 888-524-2145. To order brochures 24 hours a day, call 800-582-0835.

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Gillies and Zaiser
www.gilliesandzaiser.com
HTN-10 April 2015