Norway’s Position as a Holiday Destination

Weekly, Innovation Norway tracks the interest for Norway as a holiday destination in Sweden, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands. We also track how Norwegians perceive holidays in their own country. Norway has a well established position when it comes to nature-based tourism, but do we successfully fill nature with valuable associations? Do target groups associate a Norwegian holiday with city-experiences, interesting culture and history, quality food and drink and welcoming locals?

Many of those that visit us today come to Norway to experience culture and nature. They are looking for one or two cultural activities, often in combination with nature. The wish to experience culture is secondary.

In the brand tracker we also look at the general interest in different ways of vacationing. How many are interested in a skiing holiday, hiking, fishing, or cultural and city experiences? How big is the interest in local culture and ways of living? Last but not least; how important is the environment when choosing a destination and forms of transportation, and is a holiday in Norway considered a sustainable alternative?

In this report you can see the results of the weekly trackings of Norway as a holiday brand. These trackings have been executed in six different countries since 2012.

This is an additional report from the main report "Norway's branding". In this report we address Norway's attractiveness as a destination. The results are gathered from the brand surveys conducted by Innovation Norway in six countries since 2012.

On the background of weekly brand surveys in the brand tracker of 2018 we have made this summary, the position study. The report shows the size of the target group in different markets, the development and interest when it comes to traveling to Norway and the view of Norway as a holiday destination.

You can also read about Norway's Share of Voice (SoV). Many countries want the attention of the same audience. How do we reach them?