Trump "booms" tourism in Greenland! - The US president's statements and the new airport attract visitors
Greenland hopes the capital Nuuk's new international airport will boost tourism and diversify the country's economy, after US President Donald Trump put the island in the global spotlight.
The opening of Nuuk airport in November last year has made travel to the island easier. United Airlines is set to begin direct flights from New York to Nuuk in June, replacing the previous route, which required tourists to fly via Copenhagen and transit at the former US military base of Kangerlussuaq.
Ilulissat, Greenland's main tourist hub, known for its UNESCO-listed ice fjord, will also open a new international airport in 2026, while another international airport is under construction in Qaqortoq in southern Greenland. "We will see significant growth this summer," said Jens Lauridsen, CEO of Greenland Airports.
Greenland was thrust into the international spotlight in January when Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., arrived at the newly opened Nuuk airport. Since then, the US president has doubled down on his pledge to make the Arctic island part of the United States, due to its wealth of rare minerals critical to high-tech industries.
"We're already getting a lot more bookings than we've ever had before, especially because of a man named Trump," say operators of Greenland Cruises, which offers boat trips to see the shimmering blue icebergs.
The country's vast ice sheet, glaciers, deep fjords and abundance of marine life are the main attractions, while pride in the local Inuit culture is also growing.
Statistics Greenland reported a 14% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in January. The number of hotel nights has seen a steady increase over the past decade, with 355,000 recorded last year, up from 210,000 in 2014. Three-quarters of tour operators reported an increase in bookings in the three months following the opening of Nuuk's new airport, according to Visit Greenland.
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