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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...

Airport’s name change draws flak

Tourism boosters keen on attracting more visitors to northern Norway pulled off a stunt over the weekend that changed the name of the airport...

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