The World Cup can make a country famous. Can it make people visit?
News Source : CBC News
News Summary
- Nordic Visitor saw traffic to its Norway destination pages jump to "roughly double" normal levels on the two days Norway played its knockout matches.
- Airbnb also saw searches for accommodation in Norway increase by 15 per cent between June 11 and July 12 compared with the same period in 2025.
- Visit Norway sees someone showing interest in the country through social media or Google searches, its team can target them with more Norway-focused articles, films and campaigns.
- The boost in interest brought on by the World Cup “feels great,” said Aase Marthe J.
- Horrigmo, director of Visit Norway.
You might have tuned in to watch Norway play soccer. Now youre Googling the fjords.
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