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Iceland’s Tourism Boom Offers Lessons to Arctic Nations
Tourism is now Iceland’s No. 1 industry, but this transformation hasn’t come without growing pains. Other northern regions can take note as they assess their own potential.
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Elaine Anselmi is a journalist based in Yellowknife and currently the associate editor of Up Here magazine. When she isn’t writing, she spends as much of her time as possible outdoors. But it does get cold in the North, so she has a well-stocked bookshelf.
Follow via RSSTourism is now Iceland’s No. 1 industry, but this transformation hasn’t come without growing pains. Other northern regions can take note as they assess their own potential.
Opportunity and risk come as a package deal as tickets to the Northwest Passage go up for sale. While critics decry the high-end travelers making their way North, their hosts offer another take.
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