Tourism

Live show lets Reykjavik visitors see lava up close

Live show lets Reykjavik visitors see lava up close

Holidaymakers in Iceland can now sweat it out in front of real, live molten rock in Reykjavík, as part of what organizers say is...
At least 40 infected with COVID-19 on Norway cruises amid scramble to trace passengers

At least 40 infected with COVID-19 on Norway cruises amid scramble...

OSLO — At least 40 passengers and crew from a luxury cruise liner have tested positive for COVID-19 and the authorities were still trying...
As Svalbard reaches peak tourism, Oslo suggests fewer, better tour operators might be in store

As Svalbard reaches peak tourism, Oslo suggests fewer, better tour operators...

Back in the 1990s, when decision-makers in Oslo first begin thinking of ways to develop Svalbard’s tourism industry, it was considered just one of...
Concerns grow over the cost for one of three planned Greenland airport projects

Concerns grow over the cost for one of three planned Greenland...

Planned construction of a regional airport in Qaqortoq, in southern Greenland, is facing further delays after a second bidding round in which all of...
With an Alaska-to-Chukotka flight, travelers push for easier Bering Strait crossings between US, Russia

With an Alaska-to-Chukotka flight, travelers push for easier Bering Strait crossings...

After enduring several days of weather delays, a slimmed-down convoy of aviators and travel pioneers intent on strengthening Alaska-Russia ties completed a planned trip...
Taking the road less traveled on the Diamond Circle in Iceland’s far north

Taking the road less traveled on the Diamond Circle in Iceland’s...

HÚSAVIK, Iceland — In 2021, the residents of Húsavík rolled out the red carpet for themselves. Symbolically, of course. It started above the whaling...
How a Canadian town hopes to use radar to warn of approaching polar bears

How a Canadian town hopes to use radar to warn of...

CHURCHILL, Canada — Along the coast of Hudson Bay, hundreds of polar bears have been wandering for weeks, waiting for the wintertime sea ice...
Air France launches flights to three Arctic destinations

Air France launches flights to three Arctic destinations

The Arctic cities of Tromsø, Kittilä and Rovaniemi are all set to see direct winter flights from Paris, Air France said. Tromsø, in northern Norway,...
Santa Claus sets off from the Arctic Circle on annual Christmas journey

Santa Claus sets off from the Arctic Circle on annual Christmas...

Santa Claus set off from the Arctic Circle — in this case, Rovaniemi, Finland, one of several places across the Arctic with a Christmas...
Hey Arctic tourists, here’s why you should be careful around calving glaciers

Hey Arctic tourists, here’s why you should be careful around calving...

Tourists were filmed fleeing from the edge of a lagoon in Iceland on Sunday, as a glacier calved there, creating large pulsating waves near...
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