Tag: tourism

Angry toddler painted red

Police said they had no suspects after Norway's iconic statue of an angry toddler, Sinnataggen, once again became the target of vandals over the...

Hotel and restaurant strike averted

An all-night negotiating session ended early Thursday with an agreement between Norwegian hotel and restaurant employees and their employers. A threatened strike would have...

Norwegians traveling more than ever

As Norwegians tucked into their annual five-day Easter holiday came news that many of them are traveling more than ever. New studies show they're...

Bergen hotels most expensive

Hotels in Bergen are still the most expensive in Norway, according to a recent hotel price index published by large online hotel booking website...

New hotel chain checks into Norway

International hotel giant Accor plans to expand into Oslo. The French hotel company chose the Norwegian capital over Copenhagen because of what they considered...

Northern Lights rival Midnight Sun

The prospect of seeing the Northern Lights is drawing increasing numbers of tourists to northern Norway in winter, making the phenomenon almost as popular...

Strong krone threatens hotels

Economic problems abroad combined with Norway's strong currency, the krone, have left Norwegian hotel owners in outlying areas fearing that fewer tourists will be...

Norwegians defy Greek turmoil

Vacationing Norwegians don't seem concerned about the political unrest and debt crisis in Greece. They're booking Greek holidays like never before. Hotel prices at many...

‘Too many Bulgarians in Bulgaria’

A Norwegian family who traveled on a package tour to Bulgaria filed a formal complaint and demanded a refund, because most of the other...

Hurtigruten ship in charter conflict

A Hurtigruten ship that was chartered to house oil workers off the coast of western Australia is now the subject of a conflict over...
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