Finland intends to limit visas for Russian tourists – government has come under increased public and political pressure to close a perceived sanctions loophole ~travel Article 686 words 4 votes
White Rhinos return to Mozambique park after more than forty years ~enviro conservation Article 5 votes
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Greenland weighs up economy versus climate crisis – as the island eyes tourism and mining it is also mindful of controlling the cost ~enviro climate change Article 1355 words 3 votes
In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom ~life.women Article 1541 words 6 votes
The Faroe Islands commissioned a tombstone for Daniel Craig's James Bond – designed to mark his final turn as Bond in ‘No Time to Die’ ~movies Article 451 words, published Mar 24 2022 5 votes
Iceland's plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a fifteen-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – tourists ~enviro conservation Article 1071 words 4 votes
Why miners risk their lives to get sulfur from an active volcano | Risky Business ~life work Video 12:29, published Jan 21 2022 4 votes
More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style ~travel Article 2166 words, published Nov 23 2021 7 votes
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A volcanic eruption came at just the right time for Iceland's stricken tourism industry ~travel Article 1214 words, published Feb 21 2017 4 votes
Silent whale watching on Iceland's first electric boat tour – a carbon-neutral tour off Húsavík makes for a greener, more peaceful experience for visitors and sea creatures ~life Article 1236 words 10 votes
Meet some of the last papyrus makers in Egypt keeping a 5,000-year-old craft alive | Still Standing ~arts Video 8:01 9 votes
When travel restrictions stopped bird-watchers from visiting the Swedish island of Stora Karlsö, hidden ecosystem dynamics were revealed ~enviro conservation Article 715 words 6 votes
Iceland's innovations to reach net-zero – in pictures ~enviro sustainability energy.renewable Article 69 words 16 votes
Kazakhstan stops resisting Borat, adopts "Very nice!" tourism slogan ~movies Article 359 words 20 votes
The COVID cruise ship and the Maine fishing town ~health Article 4061 words, published Sep 2 2020 4 votes
Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country ~life Article 345 words 5 votes
The Paris morgue provided ghoulish entertainment ~humanities.history Article 689 words, published Sep 10 2020 11 votes
Polar bear kills man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard islands – experts say polar bears' hunting grounds have diminished as the Arctic ice sheet melts ~enviro climate change Article 237 words 10 votes
Spectacular new step-bridge floats over Norwegian waterfall Vøringsfossen – the project, designed by architect Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk, has been over a decade in the making ~design architecture Article 483 words 10 votes
Swedes have long embraced their version of staycations: hemester – Covid-19 travel restrictions and remote working are reshaping the tradition ~life work.remote Article 2128 words 6 votes
Tourist detraction: An opinion piece arguing for dismantling the global tourism industry ~travel Article 1229 words, published Jul 17 2020 9 votes
Fishing has always been a way of life on the Faroe Islands, where fish accounts for 90% of all exported goods – but coronavirus is hitting its efforts to increase tourism ~finance business Article 1228 words 4 votes
An app lets you de-stress by screaming at the Icelandic wilderness from afar ~life Article 242 words 9 votes
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Hawaii grapples with Great Depression-level unemployment as tourism plummets ~finance Article 3423 words 21 votes
Check in but never leave: Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists ~life Article 322 words 5 votes
Will places that depend on tourism be more open to high tech, given that remote work is more accepted? ~life work.remote Article 1332 words 5 votes
European Union may bar American travelers as it reopens borders, citing failures on virus ~health Article 2193 words 15 votes
Would you give up flying to lower your environmental impact? ~transport Article 2190 words, published May 22 2019 21 votes
Commercial whaling may be over in Iceland – citing the pandemic, whale watching, and a lack of exports, one of the three largest whaling countries may be calling it quits ~enviro Article 903 words, published May 1 2020 6 votes
Control your Faroe Islands tour guide – the country is attaching cameras to tour guides and letting the internet control where they go ~travel Article 865 words 8 votes
Jeff Bezos’ space company is pressuring employees to launch a tourist rocket during the pandemic ~space spaceflight.suborbital spaceflight.commercial Article 2028 words 7 votes
Public health responses to COVID-19 outbreaks on cruise ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020 ~health Article 3537 words 3 votes
Hundreds of ravenous wild monkeys terrorise Thai city in search of food after coronavirus drives tourists away ~enviro Link 11 votes
Coronavirus forces cruise ships to drop anchor in surprising places around the world ~health Article 1597 words, published Mar 1 2020 5 votes
Venice's canal water looks clearer as coronavirus keeps visitors away ~enviro pollution.water Article 317 words 8 votes
Mass monkey brawl highlights coronavirus effect on Thailand tourism ~travel Article 367 words 8 votes