Will the image of wandering tourists in Svalbard’s tundra be a rarity again this year? Maybe not until later in the season. But the prospects are anything but rosy for it. Picture: Michael Wenger When COVID-19 caused a standstill in everyday life and living all...
Tourism is one of the biggest sources of income in Svalbard. However, due to the measures taken by the government in Oslo, the inhabitants had fallen into an economically difficult situation and are dependent on government support until the situation improves. Archive...
One of the hotels in the contract will be the newly renovated Polarhotel (ex Radisson Polar Hotel). The hotel is one of three from Hurtigruten Svalbard that was sold to Store Norske. But it is still operated by Hurtigruten Svalbard. Picture: Marcel Schütz Tourism on...
The stumbling block is the snowscooter tours to certain regions outside the Longyearbyen area. Such tours are very popular with tourists, as they allow a deeper insight into Svalbard’s nature than just around Longyearbyen, also in terms of animals. And therein...
The approximately 2,500 inhabitants of Longyearbyen so far had been spared from COVID itself. But the impact of the measures to protect the population has hit the economy hard. Picture: Michael Wenger The Svalbard archipelago, with its main town Longyearbyen, is the...