Virus crisis sees tourism spending in Finland plummet by up to €10b
Forecasts from the Ministry for Employment and the Economy (TEM) suggest that spending on tourism, accommodation and related services in
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Troubled Canadian polar cruise company says it’s $29.5M in debt
A troubled cruise company known for its polar tours has announced it is nearly $29.5 million in debt. On April
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‘We weren’t prepared’: Canada’s Northwest Territories economy in a battle for survival amid COVID-19
This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is
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Lack of tourism, impact on mining unclear: how is northwestern Canada coping with COVID-19?
This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut arts and crafts industry enduring … for now
Nunavut’s Inuit art scene is still in decent shape in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but those who help
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‘A little frustrating’: Northwest Canada tours, Alaska cruises cancelled this year
Two major tour companies have cancelled most of their Alaska cruises for the year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Holland America Line said
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Finnish Lapland ski resort to preserve snow for next season after closing earlier due to COVID-19
About 150,000 m2 of snow will be preserved for next season with new cover techniques. Like all ski resorts in
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Visits to commercial establishments down sharply in Finnish Lapland, Google data
Google has published data on the movement of people during the coronavirus epidemic that reveals that its users have largely
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Inuit org wants Canada to deem air transport essential during COVID-19 crisis
The national Inuit organization in Canada is calling on the federal government to deem air transport an essential service for
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Norwegian Arctic wilderness tourism hit particularly hard by coronavirus
Trine Baddari and her family spent years building the BIRK husky as a successful wilderness brand in the Pasvik valley.
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Non-profits say struggling Arctic cruise company offered them thousands, but didn’t deliver
As cruise company One Ocean Expeditions fights to solve its financial problems, two polar non-profits say they are out thousands
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Arctic Canada: Yukon tourism operators brace for impact of COVID-19 this summer
Tourism operators in Yukon are bracing for a bad season this summer because of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, and
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The Arctic Winter Games are off, but the economic hit in Canada is not
Yukon businesses will take a big hit from the cancellation of the 2020 Arctic Winter Games, says the territory’s economic
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Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship en route around Scandinavia
The world’s only nuclear-powered merchant ship left St. Petersburg on Tuesday and is now underway to Arkhangelsk where it will
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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups
The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement
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