Tag: tourism

Norwegians most proud of their ‘fjords og fjell’

Norway's fjords and mountains (fjell) remain the best things the country has to offer its visitors, according to a new survey of Norwegians. Nearly...

Road toll system baffles visitors

Thousands of drivers of foreign-registered vehicles on Norwegian roads aren't paying road tolls, not necessarily because they're trying to cheat the system, but because...

Airline passengers warned of delays

UPDATED: A lack of air traffic controllers on duty in southern Norway has led to delayed flights in and out of OSL Gardermoen, Oslo's...

First national park turns 50

The majestic, almost moon-like peaks of Norway's Rondane National Park have drawn hikers and climbers for years and now they have a reason to...

Mountains open for the high season

Record numbers of Norwegians are heading for the mountains this summer as the high season for hiking, cycling or simply gazing at the scenery...

Airlines face off with new routes

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and its arch rival in Norway, Norwegian Air, are both planning new routes when intercontinental competition heats up next year. The...

Hurtigruten ads banned in China

Norway's famed coastal voyage called "Hurtigruten" had targeted the emerging market of Chinese tourists but suddenly seems to have found itself Shanghaied by Chinese...

Airports avert another strike

Travelers in and out of Norway could breathe a sigh of relief on Monday after air traffic controllers dropped their threat to go out...

Tourism faces new Chinese boycott

Norwegian tourism officials have received reports from Chinese tour operators that they've been told by local authorities not to promote Norway as a tourism...

Tall ship stands tall after 75 years

She's been a movie star in the role of the Windjammer, sailed in nearly all the Tall Ships Races and won many of them....

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