Iceland institutes new COVID-19 border measures
Iceland’s new border measures came into effect Friday, which requires all passengers to provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test that
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Negative COVID-19 test no longer required to enter Alaska
Alaska has had 54,282 total resident cases of the virus, and 280 Alaskans have died Alaska will no longer require travellers
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Authorities in Arctic Finland concerned COVID-19 might spread during winter break
Authorities in Lapland worry about Covid spreading in the region as domestic travellers head north for the ski holiday. Lapland’s
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Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic podcast – Episode Roundup February 8 – 12
Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key
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Yukon’s tourism minister on policy making in the pandemic – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic: Ep 4
Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key
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Iceland’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ offers preview of debate over post-vaccine travel
Canada’s territories say it’s too early to discuss whether vaccinations would reopen travel Iceland recently became the first country in Europe to
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Skagway, Alaska, feeling pain of Canada’s ban on cruise ships
Canada’s decision on Feb. 4 to extend a ban on large cruise ships until 2022 is not playing well in
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Greenland authorities buoyed by high demand for COVID-19 vaccine
Greenland authorities say that after initial wariness about COVID-19 vaccines amongst parts of the population, vaccinations are now in high
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Norway extends border closure with Finland due to pandemic
Full closure at the border in Neiden and limited opening hours at Tana, Karasjok and Kautokeino as Norway introduces obligatory
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COVID-19 variant prompts Iceland to require quarantine for children entering country as of January 13
As of January 13, Iceland will require children born in 2005 or later to quarantine, along with their parents or
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Mayor of Skagway, Alaska, hopes vaccinations will allow Canada-U.S. travel
Mayor Andrew Cremata says economic activity is sorely needed as community depends on tourism The mayor of Skagway, Alaska, is
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Air Canada suspending passenger service to northern city of Yellowknife on Jan. 23
Airline says it’s cutting operations due to ‘stifled demand,’ travel restrictions, quarantine rules Air Canada is suspending passenger service to
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Eye on the Arctic report How not to promote Arctic tourism among finalists at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay brings film crew to Finnish Lapland
A restaurateur said Ramsay and his entourage were well behaved and offered female patrons glasses of sparkling wine. British celebrity
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Iceland to review COVID-19 border measures by January 15
Iceland is planning to keep its current COVID-19 border screening measures in place until February 1, with further decisions on
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