Tag: tourism

Lofoten soiled by tourists’ garbage

Norway's Lofoten islands, known for their spectacular scenery, are attracting so many tourists again this summer that local officials can't keep up with all...

Chinese fuel most growth in tourism

Norway is in the midst of another booming tourism season this year, with visitors from China fueling the most growth. New statistics on hotel stays show a 78...

Hotels want fewer and richer guests

Norwegian hotels have generally been enjoying a boom in tourism, but profits remain elusive as fjord and mountain hotels compete with cruiseships and building...

‘Trollpikken’ rises again

After an overwhelmingly successful fund-raising campaign to finance costs, a phallic-shaped rock that was cut down by vandals in June has risen again in...

Cruiseships face fjord restrictions

The Norwegian government intends to impose stricter requirements on cruiseships entering the country's famous fjords. After years of concerns about emissions that pollute both the...

Police question ‘Troll Cock’ suspect

Police in the Norwegian coastal town of Egersund have a suspect in the vandalism of a local rock formation that resembled an erect penis. The rock...

Group to re-erect ‘Trollpikken’

An appalled but enthusiastic group of activists is determined that their local landmark, a stone formation called "Trollpikken" that resembled an erect penis, will...

Tourist from India jailed for speeding

The father of a family from India who was on holiday in Norway last weekend is now sitting in jail in scenic Lofoten, charged with reckless...

Famed mountain road nearly overrun

One of Norway's biggest tourist attractions, the mountain road full of hair-pin turns known as Trollstigen, reopened for the summer season this week. Cars...

Viking ship tied up in bureaucracy

A full-scale copy of Norway's famous Oseberg Viking ship, which has sailed around the historic city of Tønsberg for the past five years, is currently tied...
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