Tag: tourism

Classic ‘Lofoten’ calls at Lofoten

As the Easter holidays settled in, there was no break for the "Hurtigruten" vessels that sail up and down the Norwegian coast. We spotted...

Norwegian tourist kidnapped in Egypt

Norway's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday that a Norwegian woman was one of two tourists kidnapped in the southern portion of the Sinai Peninsula...

Hotel star system fades away

Business and Trade Minister Trond Giske has been spending millions on a plan to rate Norwegian hotels through a national star system, but the...

Restaurants keep their Michelin stars

The three Norwegian restaurants that won stars in the prestigious Michelin Guide last year have won them again in the guide's latest edition. Maaemo,...

Hiking boss hits a new trail

Kristin Krohn Devold, a former defense minister who's headed the national mountain trekking organization DNT (Den Norske Turistforeningen) for the past eight years, is...

Airports aim to relieve congestion

Avinor, the state agency in charge of Norway's airports, confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to lease more air traffic controllers from a Swedish...

Northern Lights keep drawing crowds

Tourists from all over the world continue to travel to both Northern Norway and Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in the hopes of seeing...

Ship tunnel plan sails forward

Plans for a huge tunnel for ships at Norway's stormy West Cape might finally be given the go-ahead this spring. It would be the...

Norwegian Air loses bid for cheaper crews, for now

The Norwegian government has rejected a proposal that would allow Norway's low-fare carrier Norwegian Air and other airlines to employ Asian residents on Norwegian-registed...

Airline soars on global expansion

Bjørn Kjos, the entrepreneurial fighter jet pilot behind high-flying Norwegian Air, has peered into the future and sees global expansion as the key to...
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