Tourism hubs

Tourism has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the Arctic region and one towards which many hubs are turning. For a great number of tourists and global tourism companies alike, the Arctic has evoked images of unspoilt wild landscapes, extreme climate and an ideal place to escape the pressures of everyday life! Often stimulated by news of retreating ice caps and diminishing populations of polar bear, …

Hubs

At the heart of the ArcticHubs project’s pioneering approach are the 22 ‘hubs’. What we mean by the term ‘Hubs’ Hubs are nodes hosting either a combination of economic activities, or one main industry or means of livelihood, where the challenges and impacts facing the Arctic region are tangible and acute. Five main sectorial hubs have been identified inside the Arctic and these are fish farming, forestry, tourism, mining and …