50 years of history within the Haman group
Terra Nova Scandinavia is part of the Haman Group. The group consists of 35+ employees in 5 different offices (Oslo, Stockholm, Tromsø, Vaasa and Cologne) and 5 sister companies: Terra Nova Scandinavia, Haman Scandinavia, Authentic Scandinavia, Authentic Europe and Cities+Tours.
1964 – The adventure begins
Foundation of Haman Scandinavia, incoming tour operator based in Stockholm, by Kurt Hahmann. He was one of the first persons offering packaged tours for bus companies to Scandinavia and especially to the North Cape. Haman Scandinavia was also one of the first travel organizers to use computers.
1971 – Foundation of Euro Terra Nova
Foundation of the incoming tour operator Euro Terra Nova with base in Oslo in Norway.
1992 – Foundation of Eton Travel
Incoming tour operator based in Fagernes in Norway. ETON Travel was the first offering charter flights from France directly to that little airport of Fagernes.
1999 – Foundation of International Travel group
Kurt Hahmann retires and decides to sell Haman Scandinavia to Norwegian Per Omar Johanson. The latter/He created the International Travel Group (ITG) that subsequently bought Euro Terra Nova and ETON Travel who were united in one single office in Oslo operating under the name Euro Terra Nova. It’s in December 1999 that Franck Vogt joins the Euro Terra Nova team as sales manager. At the same time
2005 – Birth of HAMAN GROUP AS
Anette Karlsson buys Haman Scandinavia and Euro Terra Nova from ITG. She then creates HAMAN GROUP composed of Euro Terra Nova becoming TERRA NOVA SCANDINAVIA, incoming tour operator and specialist for Scandinavia with base in Oslo in Norway, and of HAMAN SCANDINAVIA with base in Stockholm in Sweden.
Today
Today HAMAN GROUP has grown and matured and has become one of the leaders in tourism within Scandinavia. HAMAN GROUP counts approximately 35 employees in five different offices (Oslo, Stockholm, Tromsø, Vaasa and Cologne) working for the five companies: Terra Nova Scandinavia, Haman Scandinavia, Authentic Scandinavia, Authentic Europe, and Cities+Tours.