It was a tough summer for the Danish hotel industry, which recorded 1.4 million fewer overnight stays this summer (June, July, and August) compared to last year, according to the Scandinavian travel industry publication Take Off. August was particularly slow, with numbers down 6.4 percent from 2008. Both foreign and domestic tourism suffered a substantial decline, with vacation home rentals, holiday parks, and hostels the worst off (a 20 percent …Read the Rest
Archive for October, 2009
Sold-out Iceland Airwaves Music Festival takes place next week
October 8, 2009
What's On
Iceland’s biggest music festival, Iceland Airwaves, kicks off next Wednesday at various venues in downtown Reykjavik. One of the biggest …Read the Rest
Swedish King and Queen to attend 2010 Olympics
October 7, 2009
In the News
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, according …Read the Rest
Norway has world’s best quality of life, says UN
October 7, 2009
In the News
Norway has the best quality of life in the world, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which unveiled …Read the Rest
Nordic Lights Film Festival in Seattle
October 1, 2009
What's On
The Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Washington, presents its first annual Nordic Lights Film Festival October 23-25, 2009 at the …Read the Rest