Tag: tourism

New gondola wins a royal reception

Residents of Loen in the mountains around the Nordfjord could hardly have hoped for better promotion of their new tourist attraction this weekend. Under sunny...

Tourism booms in Norway’s Arctic

SVALBARD: Strong growth within Norway's tourism industry is also extending well into the Arctic. On Svalbard, tourism is undergoing a boom that's now being fueled by...

‘God påske’ weekend to all our readers

Norway's annual "Easter Exodus" is underway, with new figures showing that nearly half the country's entire population planned to take time off for a spring vacation...

Stoltenberg, Brende condemn attack in London

NATO's Norwegian chief Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Børge Brende were among those attending a meeting of the Coalition against terror organization IS in Washington...

Birkebeiner attracts record foreigners

Organizers of this year's annual and highly traditional Birkebeiner ski race from Rena to Lillehammer faced having the lowest number of participants in 15 years....

Labour’s love lost on Lofoten debate

Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has finally confirmed that Norway's scenic Lofoten islands need some tender loving care, with parts of their offshore waters protected from oil...

Bergen’s ‘Bryggen’ mulls an entry fee

Norway's tourist boom has left the historic Bryggen wharf area in Bergen so overrun with visitors during the summer months that its owners are pondering new crowd...

Three charged with arson in hotel fire

One of the owners and two top managers of the Selje Hotel have been arrested and charged with aggravated vandalism and fraud after the hotel was...

Fire destroys Selje Hotel

The Selje Hotel, located on a picturesque beach near Norway's West Cape, was heavily damaged in a fire during the night. The hotel was...

Airline offers flights to Northern Lights

Norwegian airline Widerøe's trademark green aircraft are nearly the same colour at their latest unusual tourist destination: the Northern Lights. Flights to see the Northern...
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