Tourism

Can a new skyline halt the decline of world’s largest Arctic city?

Can a new skyline halt the decline of world’s largest Arctic...

Marred by population decline and strained economy, Murmansk hopes it can stir growth by building of new futuristic and fancy city quarters on the...
Unlike Nunavut, Greenland focuses on COVID-19 tests for arriving travellers

Unlike Nunavut, Greenland focuses on COVID-19 tests for arriving travellers

Greenland is introducing repeat COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers, in an effort to stop people infected with the virus from entering the island. Greenland, with...
Norwegian island’s serious-but-not-literal ‘time-free zone’ bid generates more attention than expected

Norwegian island’s serious-but-not-literal ‘time-free zone’ bid generates more attention than expected

It sounded too good to be true. And, in fact, it was: Sommerøya, a Norwegian island north of the Arctic Circle, will not, as...
Swedish firm offering five-star accommodations aboard North Pole airship

Swedish firm offering five-star accommodations aboard North Pole airship

A Swedish firm plans to use airships to transport people to the North Pole. If all goes according to schedule, OceanSky Cruises will offer...
A 400-year Sámi tradition goes digital to survive coronavirus

A 400-year Sámi tradition goes digital to survive coronavirus

Jokkmokks Marknad might be one of the oldest survivors of COVID-19. The annual market  held in its northern Sweden namesake town will take place...
After years of over-tourism concerns, Iceland now has the opposite problem

After years of over-tourism concerns, Iceland now has the opposite problem

COPENHAGEN — Icelanders seem to have found the best way to keep the island free of the coronavirus while welcoming tourists at the same...
A Norwegian cruise ship is banned from sailing to Russia’s Franz Josef Land

A Norwegian cruise ship is banned from sailing to Russia’s Franz...

Two-hundred fifty passengers will no longer get to Franz Josef Land in the Russian Arctic as originally planned, after Hurtigruten was forced to cancel...
For a longtime Arctic guide, once-pristine Svalbard is becoming ‘a rubbish dump’

For a longtime Arctic guide, once-pristine Svalbard is becoming ‘a rubbish...

“This is what I found during a short 200-meter walk along the shoreline of Sorgfjorden on the north coast of Spitsbergen,”Mats Forsberg tells the...
A hybrid-electric luxury cruise ship has reached the North Pole for the first time

A hybrid-electric luxury cruise ship has reached the North Pole for...

On Monday morning, the Ponant cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot arrived at the North Pole, only a few days after the ship sailed out of...
Arctic wilderness tourism is hit especially hard by the coronavirus

Arctic wilderness tourism is hit especially hard by the coronavirus

Northern lights, dog sledding, wilderness winter-camping, unique bird watching, local food and accommodation in wooden huts. A true recipe for building an Arctic adventure...
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