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Tourists enter Greenland by cruise ship or international flights into Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Nuuk, Narsarsuaq, Kulusuk or Nerlerit Inaat in Ittoqqortoormiit. Within Greenland, travelling usually means a combination of flight and ship. Cruise season generally runs from spring to fall. The Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq airports were built as American military airports during World War II, and later on given to Greenland. They are located far inland, where weather is more stable. This makes them good hubs for outdoor tourism.
The Disco Bay area has the predominant part of cruise tourism and hotel stays, and is the best-developed tourism market in Greenland. It also has the highest number of tourism operators.
Kulusuk in East Greenland has many one-day visits from Iceland. East Greenland is also a popular destination for advanced outdoor tourists. A few outdoor tourists dare venture across the Ice Cap, usually between Kangerlussuaq and Tasiilaq. This requires a special permit from the government.
Accommodation standards in Greenland differ, from hotels to bed and breakfasts in towns, to private accommodation in settlements. Camping is an option too, though it requires preparation.
![]() | 26. februar 2021 Cruise ship statistics 2020 Due to COVID-19, all cruise calls at ports in Greenland were canceled in the season for 2020. Læs artikel: her |
![]() | 5. februar 2021 Guests and overnight stays in 2020 In 2020, there were a total of 60,535 overnight guests and 174,746 overnight stays at the 51 hostels and other tourist accommodations in Greenland that Statistics Greenland receive reports from. The number of overnight guests and stays saw a fall of 42.7 pct. and 34.0 pct. respectively, as compared 2019. Læs artikel: her |
![]() | 30. oktober 2020 Flight passengers in September 2020 The count of passengers January through September of 2020 after the national and international COVID-19 travel-bans showed a fall of 66.7 pct. in the number of passengers on scheduled flights from the six international airports. This accounted to a decrease of 47,152 passengers compared to the same period last year. Læs artikel: her |
Number of sled dogs (TUE01)
Number of sled dogs (TUE01)
Passengers traveling from Greenland (Chartered and scheduled flights) (TUEFLY)
Passengers traveling from Greenland (Chartered and scheduled flights) (TUEFLY)
Overnight stays by region, time, month, unit and nationality (TUEHOT)
Overnight stays by region, time, month, unit and nationality (TUEHOT)
Tax for cruisepassengers by time, month and paid tax (TUEKA)
Tax for cruisepassengers by time, month and paid tax (TUEKA)
Rented rooms and room capacity by unit, region, time and month (TUEKAP)
Rented rooms and room capacity by unit, region, time and month (TUEKAP)
Number of cruise passengers for each harbour (TUEKRH)
Number of cruise passengers for each harbour (TUEKRH)
Number of cruises by passenger capacity (TUEKRK)
Number of cruises by passenger capacity (TUEKRK)
Nationality of cruise ship passengers (TUEKRL)
Nationality of cruise ship passengers (TUEKRL)
Number of cruise passengers by month (TUEKRP)
Number of cruise passengers by month (TUEKRP)
Number of international passengers by time, airport and month (TUEUPAX)
Number of international passengers by time, airport and month (TUEUPAX)
2020 Guests and overnight stays
2020 Overnight stays 1st half of 2020
2020 Overnight stays 1st quarter
2019 Overnight stays 3rd quarter
2019 Overnight stays 2st quarter
2020 Cruise ship statistics
2019 Cruise ship statistics
2018 Cruise ship statistics
2017 Cruise ship statistics
2016 Cruise ship statistics
2020 Flight passengers in september
2020 Flight passengers in march
2020 Flight passengers in february
2019 Flight passengers
2019 Flight passengers in october