https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/norway tourism/ Norway Tourism News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T11:07:45+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/secret-atlas-launches-arctic-2027-itineraries-featuring-new-flagship-expedi/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/secret-atlas-launches-arctic-2027-itineraries-featuring-new-flagship-expedi/ Expedition Micro Cruise specialist Secret Atlas, has today announced its new 2027 summer Arctic season including standout itineraries to the world’s largest fjord system Scoresbysund and wildlife-rich Svalbard.  Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:56:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-hotel-group-signs-four-new-properties-in-norway-and-introduces-two/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-hotel-group-signs-four-new-properties-in-norway-and-introduces-two/ Radisson Hotel Group is delighted to announce the signing of four new conversion properties, and 519 guest rooms, in the picturesque city of Bergen, Norway, as part of their fruitful partnership with Magic Norway AS. Two of the properties will be Radisson Individuals hotels and the other two will be under the Group’s Prize by Radisson brand. All four properties have strategic locations and are set to open in the coming months. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:52:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ski-safari-set-for-biggest-ever-winter-in-norway/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ski-safari-set-for-biggest-ever-winter-in-norway/ As resorts across Norway start opening for the 2024/25 ski season, Ski Safari is preparing to send more customers there than ever before. This growth is led by huge increases for Norway’s West Coast and multi-centre ski safaris. Passengers to Voss are up 448% year on year, passengers to Myrkdalen are up 222% and multi-centre passengers are up 823%. Ski Safari expects these numbers to continue to grow as they’re compared to end-of-season figures for 2023/24, and there are still some fantastic offers available for this winter. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 06:59:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norways-growing-popularity-among-uk-travellers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norways-growing-popularity-among-uk-travellers/ Norway is rapidly emerging as a top destination for British skiers this winter, according to Britain’s original specialist ski travel agency and tailor-made tour operator, Ski Solutions. As of 17 October 2024, Ski Solutions has seen December 2024 bookings to Norway surge by 64% year-on-year, reflecting a strong appetite for the Norwegian slopes among UK travellers. Sat, 19 Oct 2024 06:56:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/finnair-launches-two-new-norway-routes/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/finnair-launches-two-new-norway-routes/ Finnair will start flying between Helsinki and Bergen and Tromsø in Norway on December 14th. The routes will be operated by Norwegian regional airline Widerøe, and the flights are sold and marketed by Finnair. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:48:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/havila-voyages-set-for-norway-debut-next-spring/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/havila-voyages-set-for-norway-debut-next-spring/ The new Norwegian shipping company has ordered four new build ships, designed to be the most environmentally friendly vessels to operate along the iconic coastal route from Bergen to Kirkenes. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:41:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-returns-to-helsinki/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/qatar-airways-returns-to-helsinki/ Qatar Airways has resumed three weekly flights to Helsinki today, and now serves all four Nordic capitals. The carrier also offers daily flights to Oslo and Stockholm and five weekly flights to Copenhagen. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:11:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/avinor-rolls-out-touch-free-airport-experience-in-partnership-with-amadeus/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/avinor-rolls-out-touch-free-airport-experience-in-partnership-with-amadeus/ Avinor is rolling out an ambitious end-to-end touchless travel programme in Norway to tackle the impact of Covid-19 and help restore traveller confidence ahead of the summer season. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 07:01:07 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norway-offers-bailouts-to-domestic-airlines/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norway-offers-bailouts-to-domestic-airlines/ The government of Norway has moved to support the flatlining aviation sector in the country, offering more than US$550 million in bailout funds. Some US$250 million will be directed at embattled budget operator Norwegian. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:37:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-blu-scandinavia-hotel-oslo-revealed-after-renovations/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-blu-scandinavia-hotel-oslo-revealed-after-renovations/ The hotel has been considered a symbol of Norwegian capital since opening in 1975 and has been revamped as part of the group’s biggest ever investment program in the Nordics. Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:59:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-to-offer-new-ski-options-to-british-travellers-this-winter/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-to-offer-new-ski-options-to-british-travellers-this-winter/ Just a short distance from around 250 slopes in the in Sälen and Trysil regions of Sweden and Norway, the flights offer British skiers easy access to one of Scandinavia’s leading winter sport regions. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 06:53:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/britannia-hotel-reopens-in-trondheim-norway/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/britannia-hotel-reopens-in-trondheim-norway/ A member of Leading Hotels of the World, the 246-room, 11-suite property is set in the city of Trondheim, located on the fjords of central Norway and just sixty miles south of the Arctic Circle. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 07:34:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-oslo-airport-hotel-west-opens-in-norway/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-oslo-airport-hotel-west-opens-in-norway/ Radisson Hotel Group’s third property at Oslo Airport is an ideal base for both leisure and business travellers passing through the second-busiest airport in the Nordic region. Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:01:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/routes-europe-headed-to-bergen-norway-for-2020/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/routes-europe-headed-to-bergen-norway-for-2020/ At a press conference held in Bergen, Norway, senior decision makers from Routes and Avinor announced that the 15th European route development forum will be held in the city in 2020. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:53:45 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbaltic-adds-stockholm-and-oslo-to-tallinn-schedule/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbaltic-adds-stockholm-and-oslo-to-tallinn-schedule/ airBaltic has launched two new direct services from Tallinn - to Stockholm and Oslo. Since the expansion in Estonia, airBaltic now bases two aircraft at Tallinn Airport. Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:07:16 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/amerikalinjen-set-to-open-in-oslo-in-march-2019/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/amerikalinjen-set-to-open-in-oslo-in-march-2019/ Opening in March of 2019 in Oslo, the old Norwegian American Line building is being transformed into a small urban boutique hotel called Amerikalinjen. Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:25:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-interview-widere-chief-executive-stein-nilsen/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/breaking-travel-news-interview-widere-chief-executive-stein-nilsen/ Norwegian carrier Widerøe has welcomed the inaugural flight of an electric two-seater plane, in what the airline hopes will be the first step toward a viable passenger operation. Here Breaking Travel News chats to Stein Nilsen, chief executive of the carrier, to find out more. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:31:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/widere-to-launch-kristiansand-flights-from-stansted-in-summer-2018/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/widere-to-launch-kristiansand-flights-from-stansted-in-summer-2018/ Norwegian airline Widerøe has announced the first direct flights from London Stansted to the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand, launching on August 13th next year. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:04:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norway-extends-vfs-global-visa-processing-partnership/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norway-extends-vfs-global-visa-processing-partnership/ Norway has awarded VFS Global an extension to its global contract for visa processing services. The contract extension covers four regions – Europe & Russia, Asia & Oceania, Middle East & Africa, and the Americas. Sat, 09 Dec 2017 04:12:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bergen-brs-reopens-as-luxury-hotel-in-norway/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bergen-brs-reopens-as-luxury-hotel-in-norway/ “True luxury is always modest,” muses Eero Koivisto, one of the Swedish architect and design trio Claesson Koivisto Rune. The firm have recently completed work on Bergen Børs, their third hotel project for hyperlocal Norwegian hospitality group De Bergenske inside a year. Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:38:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/oslo-airport-opens-terminal-extension/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/oslo-airport-opens-terminal-extension/ Oslo Airport has officially opened its new 115,000 square metre extension, which is set to increase capacity at the facility to 32 million passengers. The extension features a new 300 metre-long pier, 11 new gates, and new retail and restaurant outlets. Sat, 29 Apr 2017 13:42:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/polar-bear-attack-victims-recovering/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/polar-bear-attack-victims-recovering/ Four victims of the polar bear attack that resulted in the death of a British teenager, are recovering in University Hospital in Tromsoe after undergoing surgery, according to reports. Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:18:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-tourist-attacked-by-polar-bear-in-norway/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-tourist-attacked-by-polar-bear-in-norway/ A British tourist has been mauled to death in the north of Norway while travelling with the British Schools Exploring Society. The attack – which happened at Von Postbreen, approximately 40 kilometres from Longyearbyen – saw four other travellers injured earlier today. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:06:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/travellers-urged-to-avoid-oslo-as-trial-begins/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/travellers-urged-to-avoid-oslo-as-trial-begins/ Travellers in Norway have been urged to avoid the centre of Oslo as investigations into an explosion on Friday continue. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, is believed to have detonated a car bomb in the government district of the city before launching a further attack at a youth camp on Utoya Island, 40 kilometres to the west. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:44:57 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/double-attacks-in-norway-kill-91/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/double-attacks-in-norway-kill-91/ 91 people were killed in Norway when a gunman opened fire at a holiday camp just hours after a bomb exploded outside the Prime Minister’s Office, according to reports. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:55:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norway-rocked-by-bomb-blast/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/norway-rocked-by-bomb-blast/ An explosion has killed at least two people outside offices occupied by the prime minister in Oslo, Norway. The offices of Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg were extensively damaged following what officials described as a “bomb”. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:41:24 +0000