Fjord Norway

As December is bringing 2024 to an end, we have spent a week in glamorous Cannes at the ILTM Events ✨ together with Visit Bergen Official to educate tour operators from all over the world about the Fjord Norway region. 🔸 Natural wonders ⛰️ 🔸 Unique accommodations 🛖 🔸 Award-winning chefs and food produce 🥂 🔸 Cultural experiences 🇧🇻 🔸 Activities that allows travellers explore and connect with nature 🧗♂️ 🔸 Where to find peace and calm 🌿 were some of the many topics discussed, as we made our way through a packed schedule every single day of the event. Thank you to Britt Gorniok and Innovation Norway for facilitating the show 👏, and to all our lovely colleagues sitting shoulder to shoulder with us presenting some of the many amazing experiences Norway has to offer 🇧🇻 ✨

Looking forward to representing our region at ILTM Events in Cannes next week ✨ Swing by our stand, or send a pm if you are around and would like to talk with Cédric from Visit Bergen Official or with Stina from Fjord Norway - we are looking forward to a week filled with activities 👌

Two amazing events were carried out last week in Madrid 🇪🇸 and Milano 🇮🇹 - a result of the great Fjord and North collaboration with Northern Norway Tourist Board and Widerøe ✨ Local tour operators and press joined our events to learn about what our gorgeous two regions have to offer and to connect with Norwegian suppliers for potential partnerships 🤝 17 companies from Northern Norway and from the Fjord region had one to one meetings discussing opportunities, and we look forward to welcoming many new Spanish and Italian travellers in the years to come 🇳🇴 A special thank you to Innovasjon Norge in Spain and Italy - to Eugenia Fierros and Marco Bertolini for creating magic 🪄✨ Fjord Norway Fjord Tours AS Hurtigruten Svalbard AS Northern Norway Tourist Board Norway’s best Norway Insight Norwegian Travel Region Stavanger Visitors & Convention Bureau Rødne Fjord Cruise Thon Hotels Travel Traders AS Visit Bodø Visit Helgeland Visit Sognefjord Visit Vesterålen Visit Voss Widerøe

On October 22, we hosted a Fjord Norway event in Frankfurt in collaboration with Destinasjon Ålesund & Sunnmøre, Visit Sognefjord, Visit Hardangerfjord, Visit Bergen Official, VisitVoss, Region Stavanger Visitors & Convention Bureau, Rødne, Norways Best, and the Lufthansa Group were we had invited tour operators and journalists from Germany.   This event showcased the winter season in the Fjord Norway region and all the magical experiences we have to offer between october and april. A special thank you to NordicMarketing and Nadine for their invaluable help in bringing this event to life. We were especially proud to have our own chef, Sebastian from "Smaken av Ryfylke,"who delighted our guests with typical dishes from the Fjord Norway region,available from October through April 🎶. We’re excited to share even more of the winter season’s magic with everyone. For details and inspiration, send us a message or visit us at www.fjordnorway.com

Its a wrap for the annual Norwegian Travel Workshop, this year hosted by the city of Trondheim ✨ Talented and super motivated collagues from around 90 companies did an amazing job presenting the Fjord Norway region! Some (but not all!) of our key take away points from the workshop includes: 🗝️ tour operators from all over the world have turned their eyes to the Norwegian market 🗝️ it’s still a surprise to many that the fjords are not something you just come to see - you will be completely surrounded by the fjord universe when visiting - eating, sleeping and breathing the fjords! 🗝️ a large number of visitors are looking to ‘Fly and drive’ - they like to travel around independently by car or with a driver 🗝️shoulder seasons spring and autumn, and increasingly also winter season, are becoming very interesting to many foreign markets 🗝️ there is an increasing number of requests for high-end services and offers To name a few. We had an absolute blast last week and would like to thank Innovasjon Norge Reiseliv and Visit Trondheim AS for doing such a great job putting it all together ✨ We are already looking forward to next years workshop in Visit Bodø !

On Tuesday, we marked the opening of Widerøe Bergen's new direct route between Brussels and Bergen - which will have its first flight on April 12 this year. Together with our partners, we invited both tour operators and press from both Belgium and the Netherlands to an event at Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie, followed by a social gathering at the ambassador's residence in Belgium. Earlier this year, Fjord Norway conducted a comprehensive survey that has given us valuable insights into the Central European market. During the seminar, we presented exciting stories from all over Western Norway that we know resonate with the target audience. This event is just one of many initiatives we are undertaking to encourage more people to travel directly from Belgium to the Norwegian fjords. In the coming months, we will invite press and tour operators to visit us and engage with the media with exciting tips and stories from Western Norway. Many thanks to Widerøe Bergen, as well as to Innovasjon Norge, Thon Hotels, Visit Bergen Official, NordNorsk Reiseliv AS and @visithelgeland, who helped organize a fantastic event in Brussels! #fjordnorway #travelindustry #fjords #norway #traveltrade