Indigenous tourism in Canada gets $35M a year in push to rebuild the industry
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) unveiled a new operational plan on Thursday, backed by a seven-year, $35 million-a-year
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Arctic Finland
The draft of a new certification system was presented Wednesday at the Indigenous Peoples Conference in Inari, Finland that the
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Record winter tourist season for Finnish Lapland
In addition to a surge in tourism in Arctic areas of Finnish Lapland, the more southerly cities of Kemi and
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Arctic tourism in Norway: “People crash into trees and get broken bones”
By Elizaveta Vereykina The most famous hiking trail in Tromsø is not as harmless as it seems. One of the most
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Rovaniemi airport in Arctic Finland to get major expansion as passenger numbers surge
Rovaniemi Airport in Arctic Finland will get a major upgrade with a €3 million expansion to accommodate the surging number
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U.S. tariffs threatening Indigenous tourism rebound in North
U.S. tariffs are threatening the Indigenous tourism rebound in northern Canada, just as the industry was starting to emerge from
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$1M CanNor investment looks to boost First Nations-led economy, tourism projects
Canada’s Northern Economic Development Agency is investing $1 million into three First Nation-led projects in Yukon, aimed at boosting the
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Lapland tourism marketing under scrutiny as EU tightens greenwashing rules
Lapland tourism campaigns will be forced to abandon exaggerated sustainability claims with a new EU greenwashing directive coming into effect.
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Mountain tourism in northern Sweden hindered by train disruptions
Train disruptions on the Malmbanan, or the “Iron Ore Line” in the mountains of Norrbotten, have led to a devastating
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Pickpockets targeting tourists in Finnish Lapland
Reports of pickpocketing incidents started coming in as the tourism season began at the beginning of December, according to police.
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Not-so snowy start to winter casts a gloomy shadow over Lapland tourism
A lack of snow in Finland’s far north has disappointed tourists and snowmobile safari operators alike. A number of safari
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New Copenhagen-Kangerlussuaq flight aims to boost Greenland tourism
Air Greenland and tourism company Albatros Arctic Circle have signed an agreement to launch twice-weekly Kangerlussuaq-Copenhagen flights with a view
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Cruise ship-free Saturdays would ease tourism burden, say some in Juneau, Alaska
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press But some businesses say they would suffer if cruise ships were limited on weekends Each
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Finland’s northernmost municipality Utsjoki pushes for year-round tourism
By Hannah Thule The council of Finnish municipality Utsjoki, bordering to Norway, approved ambitious plans for the development of year-round
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Agreement to limit cruise passengers in Alaska’s capital criticized as insufficient
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press Record of more than 1.6 million cruise ship passengers visited Juneau last year A new
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