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Locals in Norway’s tourist areas want tourist tax
The tourist influx to Norway is increasing sharply but locals in the more popular destinations are unhappy. A majority of the locals now want the introduction of a…
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Fjords, trains, the Arctic and the practicalities of moving around Norway.
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Norwegian Air comes with 16 new direct routes from Scandinavia
Norwegian invests heavily in Scandinavia and comes with 16 new direct routes, seven of them from Norway. The listed airline states in a press release on Monday morning…
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Full turnaround after customer complaint storm: Here are Norwegian airline new baggage rules
Following the customer complaint storm in recent weeks, Norwegian introduces new and smoother luggage rules. Following a number of complaints and many reports of poor…
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Strikes at Lufthansa lead to 1,300 cancellations – departures to and from Norway are also affected
Cabin employees in the German airline Lufthansa go on strike, causing about 1,300 flights to be canceled the next two days. Currently, flights to and from Munich and…
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Norwegian cuts all flights from Torp
Poor passenger numbers and poor profitability mean that Norwegian Air will cut all flights from Torp to Spain for the summer of 2020. This means that Norwegian will not…
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Norwegians can get e-tourist visas to Saudi Arabia
In an attempt to attract more tourists, Saudi Arabia opens up to issue electronic visas to residents of 49 countries, including Norway. Saudi Arabia has long been one of…
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The SAS aircraft are redesigned
Airline SAS renews the look of its aircraft. The blue tail is retained while the engines turn gray. This is the first time in 21 years that SAS is updating the aircraft…
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Strong figures for the tourism industry in Western Norway
The figures for the tourist season in Western Norway even surprise the tourism industry. The number of overnight hotel stays has increased by 7 percent. The increase…
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Avinor introduces fees for VIPs
Avinor will start charging diplomats and bureaucrats using the VIP terminal at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Business travelers already have to pay today, to access the VIP…
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Norwegians traveled more abroad and less domestically this spring
There was a sharp decline in Norwegians’ domestic trips in the spring and early summer this year. The travel survey by Statistics Norway (Statistik sentralbyrå) shows…
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More people caught with fake passports and ID documents than ever
Last year, 1,104 foreigners were caught with fake passports and ID documents in this country, the highest number ever since statistics on this were released in 2012.…
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Record breaking amount of visitors to Preikestolen this summer
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Sauna life by the Oslo Fjord
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Norwegian plane landed between countries to remove drunken and aggressive passenger
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All British Airways flights from Oslo Airport canceled
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