Tag: tourism

Grand Hotel aims for more grandeur

Oslo's venerable Grand Hotel is set to become much more grand. It's checking out of a newly merged hotel chain through which it had been run,...

Flood victims cry out for rebuilding help

Prime Minister Erna Solberg spent much of her weekend visiting flood-ravaged areas in the mountains of southern Norway, many of them extremely popular tourist magnets....

Aurland shoes still surviving in style

They inspired the American penny loafer and were meant to be practical, locally made shoes. Now the small Aurland Shoe Factory that's still making them in the scenic...

Oslo pays for ‘good press’ in ‘Monocle’

The City of Oslo has shelled out nearly NOK 2 million (USD 308,000) for what amounts to an advertising supplement in the trendy international...

Hotels had a good summer

Norwegian hotels in all of the country's cities reported higher occupancy rates this past summer. Tromsø did the best, beating all other cities in...

Landmark hotel finishing facelift

Oslo's venerable Hotel Continental is in the process of reopening luxurious accommodation in the heart of Norway's capital, after a NOK 400 million renovation...

Sales fall for southern holidays

Norway's unusually warm weather this past summer is being blamed for a marked decline in sales of so-called "package tours" to southern climes. Tour...

Tourists ‘risking their own lives’

After a summer with a rash of fatal accidents involving tourists, Norwegian officials are sounding some alarms. They worry that many who are unaccustomed with...

Tourist hub lacks an ambulance

An expatriate couple who fell in love with scenic Balestrand and bought a home there on the Sognefjord has painfully discovered a major disadvantage...

Smoother seas for Hurtigruten

Norway's iconic coastal shipping line known as Hurtigruten reported strong passenger growth during the second quarter of the year, generating a welcome jump in...
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