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NORTHERN TOURISM
Tourism is a fast developing segment of all Northern economies. People are attracted to the remoteness and the beauty of the North, the opportunity to see pristine wildlife, indigenous lifestyles and Northern cultures. Extreme tourism is also growing, as visitors want to experience extremely low temperatures or sports in unusual surroundings.
The regions of the Northern Forum are fascinating regions to visit, and are making great efforts to improve their tourism and transport infrastructures to attract visitors. In recent years, some of them have seen a 50% increase in tourism, which has become a strong share of their economy. As revenue from other sources might actually be in decline, Northerners are intent on developing this sector of activity becasue it has the potential to open up their regions to other economic developments by creating a welcoming infrastructure.
Last meeting of the Northern Tourism Working Group: October 24-26, 2008 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
"Marketing Tourism in the North" workshop Seward, Alaska Feb 27 - March 4, 2006
In an effort to support the development of tourism in its regions, the Northern Forum held a workshop dedicated to marketing tourism in the North at the end of February 2006 in Seward, south of Anchorage, Alaska.
The workshop included presentations by tourism specialists who work in the North and understand its specificity. Some of the issues covered included: - who is the client and how to reach him - what are the infrastructures needed to develop tourism in the North - how to develop a marketing campaign - what models are working and can be replicated.
Tourism in the North Report English по-русски
For more information, contact Natalie Novik: nnovik@northernforum.org
Sustainable Model for Arctic Regional Tourism (SMART)
The SMART project concluded at the end of 2005 and a report was submitted to the Arctic Council.
Project Manager: Mr Jari Laitakari Email - jari.laitakari@tokem.fi Tel. +358 40 51 77 063
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