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Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays: Inside the Arctic Circle airports that never cancel a flight
18 Apr 2025 09:11 GMT
Flying into Inari in the far north of Finland felt like landing at the end of the world.
In every direction, trees and snow. Now and then, we got a glimpse of warmly lit cabins, and occasionally sprawling resorts, dotted amongst the trees.
It was snowing …
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Why locals in one of Norway's Arctic hotspots are fed up with tourists
16 Apr 2025 17:08 GMT
… tourists visiting Tromsø, in northern Norway above the Arctic Circle … , has skyrocketed in recent years.
Figures from a tourism … organisation Norwegian Tourism Partner’s … tourists in Tromsø.
“The survey shows that scepticism towards tourism …
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It’s the world’s northernmost airport. And its runway is melting
21 Apr 2025 14:29 GMT
… about geopolitics. Destinations along the Arctic Circle, from Alaska to Lapland, … Svalbard has turned to tourism as its major economic … more than 70 private tourism-related businesses.
Summer has … coal, but both the tourism industry and the authorities …
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Russian Arctic Emerging As Exciting Tourism Destination
06 Apr 2025 10:44 GMT
… session titled“Delightful North: Tourism Opportunities Beyond the Arctic Circle” held recently during … possessions located north of the Arctic Circle. Approximately one-fifth of Russia … landmass is north of the Arctic Circle.
“There are three“nuclear” …
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‘People are not props’: The Sámi reindeer herders fighting stereotypes to build ethical tourism
29 Mar 2025 20:15 GMT
… when Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Arctic Circle. Local authorities hastily built a … without permission.
They also discourage tourists from trespassing on private lands … its kind, bringing together Indigenous tourism representatives from Finland, Norway, …
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Seemingly harmless tourist activity causes major issues at popular travel destination: 'Measures must be taken immediately'
27 Mar 2025 00:55 GMT
… facing an epidemic of destructive tourist behavior, according to NRK.
Saltfjellet … on the edge of the Arctic Circle, and it has become a … years. The cairns constructed by tourists pose a serious impediment to …
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The world's biggest island that is begging for more tourists
04 Mar 2025 18:05 GMT
… boasts beautiful landscapes, yet tourists are not something the … year with similar facilities.
Tourism in Greenland is already … to Visit Greenland, foreign tourism contributed around DKK 1.9 … Its location within the Arctic Circle also means travellers can be …
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Surviving the Thaw: Greenland’s Inuit Grapple with Their Melting World
19 Apr 2025 13:03 GMT
… of Greenland is above the Arctic Circle, where temperatures are climbing nearly … , yellow and green to join tourists near the boardwalk by the …
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Why does Greenland want more tourists?
27 Feb 2025 18:09 GMT
… keen to attract tourists?
Targeting more tourists is seen as … connections.
“Among the tourism companies and organisations, there … and sustainable direction for tourism development,” says Visit … . Like Iceland, its Arctic Circle location means there are …
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‘It should not be this hot’ – a scientific expedition to the Arctic Circle
02 Jan 2025 09:33 GMT
Norwegian journalist Jon Amtrup skippers Greenpeace vessel Witness to the Arctic Circle on a scientific expedition to monitor ecosystems ahead of possible deep-sea mining in the Norwegian Se
Stepping aboard the 74-foot aluminium lifting keel expedition …