The online booking system of the associaction of local tour operators in Longyearbyen has recently been upgraded, but does not work as expected. As a result, especially small companies have experienced losses of 60-70%, in one case up to 95%. Some are afraid of serious consequences for the future of their companies, often run by only one person, whose economical survival in some cases depended on taking external paid jobs.
Major suppliers, who enjoy better visibility on the market also through other channels, are faced with comparatively minor problems.
The tour operator’s society, lead by the director of the largest local player, rejects criticism and makes the supplier of the software responsible. It is also said that not all of the smaller companies have made their homework during the process.
Bigger operators who own hotels in Longyearbyen may benefit from the problems with the online booking system.
By the way, my new book is in print and it can now be ordered 🙂 it is a photo book with the title “Norwegens arktischer Norden (3): Die Bäreninsel und Jan Mayen”, with German text Click here for further details!
This and other publishing products of the Spitsbergen publishing house in the Spitsbergen-Shop.
Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.