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‘Christmas is the new Easter’

Norwegians are heading for the mountains or traveling elsewhere this Christmas in droves generally only seen during the country's long, traditional Easter holidays. The...

Cost cuts propel Hurtigruten’s move

Another round of cost-cutting is behind an impending move by Hurtigruten, the coastal passenger and cargo shipping line, to a new, consolidated head office...

Outlying hotels struggle to survive

It's winter and low season at many outlying hotels around Norway. Some wonder whether they'll survive until next summer, but are cheered that an...

Hotels check out of Internet giant

Several major hotel chains in Norway are cutting their ties with Internet giant Expedia and dropping out of Expedia's hotel reservation service Hotels.com. Their...

Smaller plates, less waste

Hotels in Norway and Sweden took part last summer in an interesting experiment that produced even more interesting results: Smaller plates provided to guests...

Chile calling, ‘to the other end of the world’

A delegation of travel industry officials from Chile did some traveling themselves this week, to Oslo, in the hopes of breaking into what they...

Ski resorts able to open early

Lots of fresh snow in the mountains was allowing several of Norway's major ski resorts to open early for the slalom season this weekend....

Extra Hurtigruten support was illegal

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has ruled that a transport contract between the Norwegian state and the coastal shipping line Hurtigruten has included illegal...

Thai culture on the Oslo Fjord

As Oslo held its annual "Kulturnatt" (Culture Night) on Friday, with free concerts and entertainment all over town, an entirely different cultural offering was...

Not many stars for local airlines

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was once known as "Airline of the Year" among business travelers, but its star has fallen after years of cutbacks and...

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