Tourism

Ports without shore power will be losers in future cruise ship market

Ports without shore power will be losers in future cruise ship...

Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament, has decided to instruct the government to work out a strategy on how to establish shore and charging power for...
Nunavik reopens for tourism

Nunavik reopens for tourism

Nunavik health officials have reopened the region to tourism. This announcement comes a week after authorities lifted quarantine requirements for Nunavik residents. Fully vaccinated travellers must provide a...
Tightrope walkers set a world record high above a Swedish Arctic valley

Tightrope walkers set a world record high above a Swedish Arctic...

STOCKHOLM — Four German tightrope walkers have set a new world highlining distance record by crossing a 2.1 kilometer-long valley in northern Swedish on...
Moscow aims for a massive post-COVID boost in Arctic tourism

Moscow aims for a massive post-COVID boost in Arctic tourism

The authors of Russia's new Arctic Tourism Strategy are confident that travel to the top of the world will soon set new records. “The population...
Architecture showcase to offer virtual Greenland experience

Architecture showcase to offer virtual Greenland experience

When the 2018 edition of the Venice Biennale opens on Saturday, its visitors will be able to take a virtual tour of Ilulissat, Greenland,...
Greenland picks Denmark as airport project partner over Beijing

Greenland picks Denmark as airport project partner over Beijing

COPENHAGEN — Greenland on Monday picked Denmark as partner in a planned airport upgrade as it sought to defuse a diplomatic row over how...
Fear about coronavirus could hurt Arctic tourism

Fear about coronavirus could hurt Arctic tourism

A 32-year-old women from Wuhan in China was hunting the northern lights among other Chinese tourists in Saariselkä when she last Sunday began to...
Ready or not, Greenland is poised to see a rise in cruise ship tourism

Ready or not, Greenland is poised to see a rise in...

Earlier this month I attended a wedding in the main church in Ilulissat on Greenland’s west coast, the Zionskirke. I was not invited, I just...
In Nunavut and Nunavik, the tourism industry is being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

In Nunavut and Nunavik, the tourism industry is being hit hard...

With the borders of Nunavut and Nunavik being effectively closed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the eastern Arctic’s tourism industries have been hit hard. According to...
Canadian North air service reconnects Iqaluit and Kuujjuaq after a 2-year break

Canadian North air service reconnects Iqaluit and Kuujjuaq after a 2-year...

Two women crowd near a phone before they board a plane at Iqaluit’s airport. The woman holding the phone says she’ll see the person on...
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