Canadian Arctic tourism has developed exponentially over the last decade. Much tourism focuses on its pristine wilderness - a vast, empty landscape of ice and snow containing charismatic wildlife such as the majestic polar bear. Inuit communities live throughout the North. This lecture gives an overview on Arctic tourism, past, present, and future, and a look on its impact.聽
About the speaker
Will Hotopf runs guide training projects in Canadian Arctic in Kangiqsujuaq. He has guiding projects in over 50 countries. His skillset is to assess feasibility of sustainable tourism projects.聽
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Advance booking for this event is required. This event will be held on Zoom and joining instructions will be included in your confirmation email. If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking, please email 别惫别苍迟蝉蔼谤驳蝉.辞谤驳听
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