Greenland extends COVID-19 entry requirements until July 20
With no new COVID-19 cases since passenger flights resumed June 15, Greenland is extending its entry requirements until July 20,
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Inuit gov. in Labrador, Canada tells out-of-province travellers to stay away despite ‘Atlantic bubble’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Norway and Finland are looking at opening their borders for the tourist season and are said to be considering retaining
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Iceland talks COVID-19 with Canada, Greenland foreign ministers
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
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
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?
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
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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