María García Hernández: The tourist conquest of the Arctic. Some considerations

Svalbarg Longyearbyen, The Hotel During my summer vacation 2022 I visited the archipelago of the Svalbarg Islands, one of the northernmost populated areas in the world, located just 1000 km from the North Pole (78º Lat N). The islands are not easy to reach, there are only a few daily flights connect...

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Published in:Via Tourism Review
Main Author: García Hernández, María
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Association Via@ 2022
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/viatourism/9205
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Summary:Svalbarg Longyearbyen, The Hotel During my summer vacation 2022 I visited the archipelago of the Svalbarg Islands, one of the northernmost populated areas in the world, located just 1000 km from the North Pole (78º Lat N). The islands are not easy to reach, there are only a few daily flights connecting the cities of Oslo and Tromson (in Norway) with Longyerbyen airport. Flights also occasionally arrive from Moscow and some charters from Copenhagen or Zurich. Passenger traffic at the small ai.