Норвегия. Travel digest

The world is full of settlements whose names consist of just one or two letters. While they are rarely major tourist magnets, their brevity often becomes a curiosity for travelers.

Below is a selection of fourteen European locations with exceptionally short names, together with a few highlights for each.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomes the introduction of five new direct services by Norse Atlantic Airways, expanding long‑haul connectivity from the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway to Bangkok and Phuket for the 2025/2026 winter season. The move supports the government’s “Big Impact, Act Fast” strategy aimed at increasing international arrivals.

Mrs Chiravadee Khunsub,

The airspace above Oslo Airport was temporarily shut down for roughly three hours after drones were detected near the runway. The closure was lifted after authorities confirmed the area was clear.

Monica Fasting, the airport’s head of communications, confirmed the reopening in an email, as reported by ANSA. She asked passengers to proceed to the airport as usual.

Radisson Hotel Group has opened the Radisson RED Oslo City Centre in the Norwegian capital, which has been branded as a verified net zero hotel.

The 118-room hotel is based in a renovated building in central Oslo and was formerly a Park Inn by Radisson property. It becomes the company’s second net zero property after the Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre in the UK.

Radisson

The initiative includes three small villages, Bessaker, Trᴂna and Sæbø at present and is expected to encourage more mindful travel to these coastal communities.

Cruise line giant Hurtigruten is now offering passengers the opportunity to visit some of Norway’s most remote coastal communities in an effort to promote meaningful slow travel. 

The “Open Village” experience will

Forget your telescopes bolted to suburban balconies and forget queuing at the planetarium with school kids hyped up on red cordial. If you’re serious about stars—and let’s be honest, who isn’t when they sparkle with such theatrical flair? Then there’s only one place to point your compass: the Arctic reaches of Norway, where the night takes centre stage for weeks.

Here in the realm of the

A record-breaking 38.6 million people booked accommodation in Norway in 2024.

Norway is set to become the latest European destination to introduce a tourist tax to combat concerns about rising visitor numbers.

Lawmakers approved the new levy on Thursday, which allows municipalities to introduce a 3 per cent tax on overnight stays in “areas particularly affected by tourism”.

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 Norway is experiencing a surge in arrivals as holidaymakers seek cooler climes.

Norway has updated its plans for a visitor tax that hopes to tackle the negative effects of overtourism. 

The government has announced it is lowering the proposed fee that local authorities will be able to charge tourists. 

Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth has confirmed

Norway is preparing to build the world's longest and deepest road tunnel, known as The Rogfast, at an estimated cost of $46 billion. Reports say that the tunnel is scheduled to open in 2033, and that this innovative structure will span 16 miles and reach a depth of 1,300 feet underwater, connecting Randaberg and Bokn in Rogaland.

Eliminating the need for ferries and significantly reducing

Intrepid Travel has released its latest "Not Hot List" for 2025, which focuses on little-known, underrated and under-visited destinations to promote them and combat overtourism.

"Not Hot" The List is Intrepid's call to action for travelers around the world to seek out the beauty and intrigue of undiscovered destinations and spread the positive impacts of tourism more evenly to help more

Upcoming changes to tourism regulations in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago known for its stunning Arctic landscapes and diverse wildlife, will radically impact cruises to in the area.

In an effort to balance tourism with protecting the environment, the Norwegian government has announced new regulations that will come into effect on January 1, 2025, subject to parliamentary approval.

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Exploring the Norwegian mountains Jotunheymen in the Innlandet district, archaeologists made an amazing discovery - amazingly well a preserved arrow from an Early Bronze Age shell. This hunting tool, with an arrowhead made from a freshwater pearl mussel, dates back 3,600 years ago and is among eight such shell arrows that have recently emerged from the melting ice of Norway.

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