Tag: tourism
‘Hytte’ prices hit new highs
The average price of a holiday home (hytte) along the Norwegian coast has jumped 18 percent since last year, reports a survey by TNS...
NRK launches marathon TV voyage
After months of planning and technical preparation, state broadcaster NRK went live Thursday night with its marathon coverage of a Hurtigruten voyage from Bergen...
Sailing away on Hurtigruten
EXPATRIATE MUSINGS: Norwegians and foreigners alike are drawn to the coastal voyage in Norway known as Hurtigruten, which offers sea travel combined with stunning...
Business is booming up north
Exports from long-struggling northern Norway have increased by 38 percent in the last year, compared to an 8 percent rise in the rest of...
Stave church outshone by toilets
Each year, around 100 000 tourists make a stop at Borgund stave church at Lærdal in the mountains of Norway, but not necessarily to...
Germany jumps in popularity
More Norwegians are traveling to Germany as the country surges as a popular visitor destination, according to new tourism statistics from Germany's national tourist...
Outlying hotels struggling
Norway's economy remains strong and the cruise business is booming, but tourist hotels in outlying areas of the country are struggling to stay in...
Cruising towards another record
Oslo has emerged as a popular cruise port in recent years and the number of vessels calling on the Norwegian capital this summer will...
State boosts support for Hurtigruten
Transport Minister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa announced Wednesday that Norway's famed coastal shipping line Hurtigruten will continue to call at all its 34 ports between...
Couch-cruising along the coast
Norwegians will get a unique opportunity to cruise along the scenic coast of northern Norway this summer, without getting up from their couch at...
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