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Hurtigruten doesn’t fear overcapacity in Arctic cruise business

Ten new luxury purpose-built polar class vessels are under construction by various cruise-liners.
October 20, 2016

Be prepared, mass tourism is coming like lemmings

Tourist companies follow each other and are now coming to the Arctic, says Sven-Olof Lindblad, a pioneer in expedition cruising in ice-covered waters.
October 08, 2016

Murmansk hopes Hurtigruten will extend voyage

Murmansk eyes many new visitors after the city became Russia’s visa-free window for passengers en route from Norway.
September 08, 2016

Hurtigruten CEO calls for size limit on Arctic cruise vessels

Arctic sea ice melts away and Daniel Skjeldam predicts a big growth in voyages to northern waters.
August 22, 2016

Norwegian to start flights from London to Arctic Finland

British tourists will find it easier to get to Lapland this winter after Norwegian announced a new route from London Gatwick to Rovaniemi.
August 18, 2016

In Murmansk port, Sergey makes ready for visa-free passengers

“72-hours visa freedom gives more possibilities, more guests, more work, better business,” says local tourist handler Sergey Arzumanov.
August 16, 2016

You can now visit Murmansk and Arkhangelsk without visa

After years of planning the Russian Government has signed the decree opening for 72 hours visa-free entrance for ferry- and cruise vessel passengers.
August 02, 2016

Tourist retreat in Alakurtti, the Arctic military town

A new tourist complex opens the doors for foreigners. It is located next door to Russia’s Arctic Brigade and is funded by the EU.
July 29, 2016

Take a peek at Hurtigruten’s new polar vessels

Rolls Royce designs the new generation of Arctic cruise ships.
July 21, 2016

Hurtigruten launches new vessel, made for Arctic tourism

The «Spitsbergen» is among the company’s smallest. It will ship along the Norwegian coast in wintertime and bring tourists to the Arctic in summer.
July 07, 2016

10% of Iceland’s workforce employed in tourism

Tourism to Iceland has skyrocketed during the last years, and is now a major source of employment in the country.
May 31, 2016

«They go across the globe to experience the purity of the Arctic»

VIDEO STORY: The Finnish Arctic is trendy and hot, tourism representative Sanna Kärkkäinen says. This year’s winter season was the best on record.
April 26, 2016

Governor: 300,000 tourists visit Murmansk

The tourism industry accounts for 8 percent of the regional GDP, Marina Kovtun says.
April 01, 2016

Lufthansa brings more skiers to Lapland

Direct flights to Kittilä from both Munich and Dusseldorf next winter season.
March 30, 2016

Murmansk to become hub for Arctic cruise tourism

Russia’s Federal Agency for tourism says it will do everything possible to open restricted Arctic border zone areas for tourists.
March 30, 2016

Why do people travel around the globe to sleep in snow?

“We sell snow and the cold," says Adventure Developer Kåre Tannvik with Kirkenes Snowhotel.
March 11, 2016

Visa waiver could increase tourist flow by 30 to 40 percent

Russian tourist companies ask Foreign Ministry to ease visa regulations for foreigners.
March 02, 2016

Murmansk invites tourists to Novaya Zemlya

A planned Arctic cruise route includes visits to the highly militarized and sealed-off Novaya Zemlya, Deputy Governor Aleksey Tyukavin confirms to foreign business representatives.
February 11, 2016

“Snow is more important than oil”

“Developing new oil fields in the north is to walk backwards into the future,” says Kåre Tannvik, Adventure developer with Kirkenes Snowhotel. Winter tourism is one of the fastest growing businesses in northern Norway.
February 01, 2016

Hurtigruten of the future will operate on battery power

“I will be disappointed if we don’t have a vessel with battery propulsion within 10 years,” says CEO Daniel Skjeldam.
January 28, 2016

Santa’s beds are fully booked

More than 500 flights are expected to Rovaniemi in what could be the best ever tourist season.
November 17, 2015

Northern airports get remote tower services

Are remotely controlled towers better than humans? Soon, five airports in northern Norway will be managed through cameras by people hundred of kilometres away.
October 21, 2015

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