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  • Cabin rentals popular among foreigners

    There were 1 million guest nights at intermediaries of cabins in 2018. 3 out of 4 guest nights were by foreign citizens.

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  • More guest nights in January

    Total guest nights increased by 1.8 per cent in January 2019 compared to the same month the year before. This is due to increased guest nights at hotels.

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  • A record-breaking year

    There were 33.8 million guest nights in Norwegian accommodation establishments in 2018. This is 1.5 per cent more than in 2017, making 2018 the 5th record-breaking year in a row.

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  • Minor increase in guest nights

    There was a small rise in number of total guest nights in November 2018 compared to November 2017. Foreign guest nights decreased, but the rise in norwegian guests ensured a total increase.

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  • Unchanged guest nights

    The number of guest nights in October this year was approximately unchanged compared to October last year. This was also the case for hotels, both for Norwegian and foreign guest nights.

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  • Decrease in guest nights

    There were fewer guest nights in all types of establishments in September this year compared to September last year. This is the first month this year where we have seen this type of decline.

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  • Little domestic freight by foreign lorries

    Of the 13.2 million tonnes transported by foreign lorries in Norway in 2017, 11.7 million tonnes were transported into or out of Norway, while 1.5 million tonnes were carried from one place in Norway to another (cabotage).

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  • Increased guest nights in hotels in August

    The increase in number of guest nights in hotels was 1.6 per cent in August 2018 compared with August 2017. There were an increase in reported guest nights both from Norwegian and foreigners.

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  • Sunny July sets a record in guest nights

    In July 2018, a total of 6.3 million guest nights were reported at Norwegian accommodation establishments. This is the highest reported number of guest nights in Norway for the month of July.

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  • Increase in transport performances continues

    Norwegian lorries performed almost 5.3 billion tonne-kilometres in Norway and on trips abroad in the 1st quarter of 2018. This was an increase of 4.5 per cent compared with the 1st quarter of 2017.

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  • Decreasing taxi mileage

    Taxis drove a total of 502 million kilometres in 2017. This represents a decrease of 2.8 per cent from last year and 5.7 per cent compared to 2014.

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  • Decline in gross freights for ocean transport

    Following a continuous increase since 2009, the total gross freights for enterprises within ocean transport fell for the first time by 6.1 per cent from 2015, and constituted NOK 140.9 billion in 2016.

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  • 106 killed, 665 severely injured

    In 2017, 106 people died in 102 fatal accidents on Norwegian roads, and 665 people were severely injured. This was 29 less fatalities than in 2016, while the number of severely injured increased by 9.

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  • Increased turnover for accommodation and food service activities in 2016

    Local kind-of-activity units accounted for NOK 83,5 billion in 2016. This is an increase of nearly NOK 4,5 billion, or 5.6 per cent compared with the previous year.

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  • Increase in transport performance

    Norwegian lorries carried out a transport performance of 18.7 billion tonne kilometres domestically in 2017. The increase was 1.2 per cent since 2016.

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