Tag: tourism

Protests fly over ‘wild camping’

Norwegians are calling it "wild camping" this summer, to describe cases where tourists park their motor homes or set up tents in places where they can...

Tourists exploit campgrounds

Campground owners along the scenic highway Atlanterhavsveien on Norway's northwest coast are frustrated by the numbers of tourists driving expensive motor homes who pull in, use their facilities...

Best summer ever for Hurtigruten

Norway's iconic coastal shipping line Hurtigruten is sailing through what's likely to become its best summer season ever this year. Rainy and chilly weather in...

Telemark thrilled by UNESCO recognition

Officials of Norway's mountainous county of Telemark were cheering over the weekend when their Vemork power station and industrial history centered in Rjukan finally won official recognition as a...

Government urged to forgive Greece

The head of Norway's Socialist Left party (SV) is usually keen on imposing taxes to raise money for social welfare programs, but now its...

Oslo’s pricey beer confirmed

The latest survey from GoEuro, which compares a variety of prices around Europe for the benefit of travelers, has confirmed that going out for...

Bound for Greece with cash in hand

Norwegians heading off on Greek holidays are stocking up on euros before departure, but otherwise not letting the country's economic crisis stop them. Some automated...

Tunisia travel cancelled after attack

The Norwegian division of travel company Detur has cancelled all of its package tours to Tunisia following Friday's deadly attack on tourists at a...

Norwegian Air heads for the Caribbean

It may seem odd to fly on a Norwegian Air jet between Boston and Martinique, but that's one of the new routes that Norway's tireless...

Norwegian tourists still flock to Greece

The Greek debt crisis isn't scaring off sun-hungry Norwegian tourists. They're more worried about a cold and wet summer at home and are flocking...
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