Marcel Schütz, Swiss company owner and resident in Longyearbyen since 2010, is successfully active in the tourism industry on Svalbard. But, like many there, he is worried about the future. Longyearbyen and all of Svalbard have been experiencing turbulent times for a...
The MS “Roald Amundsen” started in July 2019. The ship is state-of-the-art, powered by an environmentally friendly hybrid drive and can accommodate up to 530 guests. (Photo: Hurtigruten) Hurtigruten reports strong demand for cruises for 2021 and 2022 in a...
Among the properties owned by Hurtigruten Svalbard is the Radisson Blu Polar Spitsbergen, the largest 128-room hotel in Longyearbyen. Hurtigruten had recently modernised and expanded the hotel to meet the growing number of tourists. But that was before COVID. Picture:...
The Arctic, with its 8 states and numerous indigenous peoples, is not only a climatic and political-economic hotspot, but also cultural. In the Arctic Council, therefore, six indigenous representative organizations are also listed as permanent representatives, which...
Norway has issued one of the most restrictive entry rules since the start of the pandemic. It was only from June that a relief and opening-up emerged. But after the incidents on the Hurtigruten ship Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian government had imposed a ban on cruise...