Fewer Norwegians travelling abroad this summer
Many Norwegians seem to be choosing summer holidays in their home country rather than foreign trips this year according to a recent survey. 75% are…
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SAS quits PR campaign after Sommarøy stunt
SAS ends cooperation with Innovation Norway after Sommarøy stunt SAS drops its role in the PR campaign about Sommarøy in Troms. This after Innovation Norway…
Motorists must fork out 7.5 billion for Trondheim Urban Package
Motorists must foot a NOK 7.5 billion bill for the Trondheim Urban Package The government signs the Trondheim Urban Package on Thursday. The so-called Environmental…
Plastic Ban: Tanzania and Norway
Plastic Ban in Tanzania, an Opportunity for Norway White beautiful beaches in Dar Es Salam, Coral Reefs and stone town in Zanzibar and Serengeti park…
Man overboard from MS «Stavangerfjord» – presumed dead
Man overboard from MS «Stavangerfjord» – presumed dead “A man who fell overboard from the passenger ferry MS «Stavangerfjord» off Mandal, is presumed dead,” The…
More foreigners chose stays in Northern Norway this winter
In one year, the three northernmost counties experienced an 11% growth in foreign overnight stays during the winter season. Almost 2.1 million foreign overnight stays…
Throwing away thousands of kroner on a rental car
Car rental expenses may accumulate, but can easily be avoided. When we talk about car hire, we often talk about additional insurance. The only insurance…
Improve Your Spanish Skills this Summer
4 Cities in Spain to Improve Your Spanish Language Skills this Summer One of the main incentives for learning a language is the idea of…
Four out of ten Norwegians have seen children with drunk adults in “the South”
40% of the respondents in a new survey have seen drunk adults with children on holiday in “the South”. A recent survey Respons Analysis was…
Airbnb grew sharply in 2018
The number of nights reserved through the rental service Airbnb increased by 45 per cent in 2018 compared with the previous year. In total last…
Visible ears on passports opposes freedom of religion
Since 2014, it has been mandatory to have visible ears on Norwegian passport photos. Man believe this is an attack on religious freedom. The proposal…
NHO Reiseliv will have restrictions on cruise traffic
Mass tourism with cruise ships will weaken Norway’s reputation, says NHO Reiseliv. – “There must be a limit,” says director Kristin Krohn Devold to TV…
Vy criticised for not accommodating for the disabled
Vy criticised for not accommodating for the disabled 30 wheelchair users planned to take the train from Asker to Oslo to attend the Pride Parade…
Trollstigen gets mobile coverage
The thousands who visit Trollstigen annually can now make use of mobile coverage for 4G and conversations. There has been a long desire for better…
Decrease in air traffic due to strike
4.6 million passengers travelled to, from or via Avinor’s airports in May this year, a decline of 2.3% from the same month last year. According…
“Very successful” rescue of Viking Sky
Evaluation of the Viking Sky rescue operation – “Very successful” The actors who collaborated on the land-based part of the rescue operation during the Viking…
Norwegian voted Europe’s best low-cost airline
The Norwegian airline was voted Europe’s best low-cost airline in 2019 at this year’s Word Travel Awards in Madeira, Portugal. The World Travel Awards are…
Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Sola
A passenger plane from Icelandair had to land at Sola airport outside Stavanger on Sunday evening. The plane was on its way from Copenhagen to…
100 Best Things To Do In Norway – Part VII
100 Best Things To Do In Norway – Part VII Norway has been called The Land of the Midnight Sun, The Land of Fjords and the…
Remember health insurance card if you are going to travel this summer
Every year, thousands of Norwegian tourists use European health insurance cards when they are on holiday in an EEA country or in Switzerland. ‘’If you…