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Inuit gov. in Labrador, Canada tells out-of-province travellers to stay away despite ‘Atlantic bubble’

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 11:17
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The government of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is asking out-of-province travellers

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In Alaska, Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism and little money is coming in

Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 10:34 — Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 14:40
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Alaskans began receiving Permanent Fund Dividends this week. The payments, just shy of $1,000, were distributed months early an effort

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Iceland lowers price of on-arrival COVID-19 testing

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 12:09 — Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 12:11
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Iceland will begin charging for on-arrival COVID-19 testing on July 1, but is lowering the price from the previously announced

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Iceland offers COVID-19 testing to international travellers starting June 15

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 14:33
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Iceland began offering COVID-19 testing to international travellers on Monday, in hopes that giving tourists a way to avoid two-week

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Iceland and Greenland implement COVID-19 testing for travellers

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 15:51 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 15:09
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Iceland and neighbouring Greenland have slowly been reopening their economies for several weeks, and this month have implemented COVID-19 testing

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Scrapped 2020 cruise season will cost communities in Nunavut, Canada almost $1 million

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, June 1, 2020 at 16:09
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has issued a series of restrictions on shipping and cruises in the North,

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Finland joins other Nordic countries in virtual tourism due to pandemic

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 10:39
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Finnish tourism destinations are turning to virtual tourism to get around travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first

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Hotels in northern Canada laid off dozens as COVID-19 shutdown squashed business overnight

Sara Minogue, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 12:49
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Dozens of hotel and restaurant workers in the N.W.T. and Nunavut have been unemployed for weeks. The Explorer Hotel in

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Nordics concerned over COVID-19 spread in Sweden

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2020 at 10:43
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Norway and Finland are looking at opening their borders for the tourist season and are said to be considering retaining

Reykjavik, Iceland. The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in the city this week. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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Iceland talks COVID-19 with Canada, Greenland foreign ministers

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 15:54
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Iceland’s Ministery of Foriegn Affairs said it has spoken with foreign ministers in other North American Arctic regions this month

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Half of Finnish Lapland’s tourism businesses fear failure by winter

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Posted: Friday, May 8, 2020 at 10:52
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The impact of the coronavirus crisis on travel and tourism has already brought many businesses in Finnish Lapland to the brink of

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Virus crisis sees tourism spending in Finland plummet by up to €10b

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 12:16
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Forecasts from the Ministry for Employment and the Economy (TEM) suggest that spending on tourism, accommodation and related services in

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Lack of tourism, impact on mining unclear: how is northwestern Canada coping with COVID-19?

Karen McColl, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 11:38
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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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‘A little frustrating’: Northwest Canada tours, Alaska cruises cancelled this year

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Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 11:05
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2020 at 15:41
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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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