{"id":137955,"date":"2025-03-03T07:52:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/news\/greenlands-big-tourism-push-why-the-worlds-largest-island-wants-more-visitors\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T07:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:52:55","slug":"greenlands-big-tourism-push-why-the-worlds-largest-island-wants-more-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/greenlands-big-tourism-push-why-the-worlds-largest-island-wants-more-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland\u2019s big tourism push: Why the world\u2019s largest island wants more visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137955\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Icebergs the size of skyscrapers and ancient glaciers: The wonders of Greenland are becoming easier to reach than ever. Whale watching, iceberg treks and almost guaranteed Northern Lights &#8211; why wouldn\u2019t you want to visit Greenland? Yet tourism in the country is a relatively young business, and one that the world\u2019s largest island is keen to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Greenland is seeking to diversify its economy. About 90 per cent of its exports currently come from fishing, but relying so heavily on a single industry is seen as potentially risky. The government is aiming for tourism to reach 40 per cent of its export value by 2035. Although tourism isn\u2019t \u2018exported\u2019 as such, it brings foreign money into the country, so is classified as an economic export. To put that into context, the tourism revenue generated in 2023 (\u20ac250 million) would need to triple in the next decade to come close to 40 per cent of Greenland\u2019s export value. So the island is hoping to attract many more intrepid travellers to its shores in 2025, with a unique offering of remote seclusion and bucket-list Arctic activities.<\/p>\n<p>One big reason it will be easier to visit Greenland<br \/>\nIn October 2024, the capital of Greenland, Nuuk, officially opened its new international airport. Although there has been an airport in Nuuk since 1979, its runway was too short for large airliners to use, and flights were limited to small turboprop and regional jet aircraft. Now, the runway has more than doubled in length to 2,200 metres and a new terminal has been built.<\/p>\n<p>Major airlines with large passenger jets are able to fly in and connect the island\u2019s capital directly to destinations around the world. \u201cPreviously, Nuuk did not have a sufficiently long runway or suitable terminal for non-stop flights to Europe or beyond,\u201d notes airline route analyst James Pearson. \u201cThis meant that Air Greenland\u2019s A330s had to fly from Kangerlussuaq, with most passengers connecting on to Nuuk,\u201d he says. \u201cNuuk\u2019s enhanced facilities will be vital for tourism and economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several airlines have already made a move to begin serving Nuuk in 2025. United Airlines will launch a nonstop flight from Newark, just outside New York on the East Coast of the US. The route starts from 14 June, initially scheduled to operate seasonally until 25 September. Joining United is Scandinavian airline SAS, which will begin flights from Copenhagen in June. SAS has served Greenland on and off for decades but can now connect to the capital with a larger aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Read more&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/02\/27\/greenlands-big-tourism-push-why-the-worlds-largest-island-wants-more-visitors\">Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/greenlands-big-tourism-push-why-the-worlds-largest-island-wants-more-visitors\/\">Greenland\u2019s big tourism push: Why the world\u2019s largest island wants more visitors<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[18106,575,1106],"class_list":["post-137955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-big-tourism-push","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-greenland"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}