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#2 Webinar summary of Preparing for Post-COVID travel to Greenland

As Greenland opens up for post-COVID travel, the industry is now working to reshift its way of thinking in order to deal with the tourism halt - despite the strict entry requirements enforced by the government.

Published on June 22, 2020

On the 9th June, Visit Greenland held a webinar titled “Preparing for Post-COVID travel to Greenland” where speakers Natasha Martin (Good Tourism) forecasted current scenarios for reopening including financial ramifications and Tanny Por (Visit Greenland) clarified some entry requirements for tourism operators.

You can see the webinar here:

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Natasha’s presentation covers:

Forecasting of 3 scenarios: best, mid and worse case scenarios where each scenario implies major losses in arrivals and revenue.
- In the best case alone, one can expect a decline of 65% in arrivals and loss of DKK 301M
- In the worst case scenario, one can expect a decline of 90% in arrivals and loss of revenue of DKK 404.5M.
8 key trends and how to apply it to the Greenlandic context
Quick learnings from China who has already opened up
Some practical tips for what the tour operator can be doing right now

Natasha’s presentation

Tanny’s presentation covers:

Outline of entry during Phase 1: dependent upon Denmark’s rate of infection, quarantine and retesting.
Who may enter Greenland: The same countries outlined in Denmark’s reopening strategy Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Germany, Norway
Which flight routes are open: Denmark and Iceland
The understanding of key terms such as quarantine, transportation versus tourism, wilderness quarantine.

Tanny’s presentation

Please note that there may be changes to the entry requirements since this webinar and we ask you to keep yourself updated via Visit Greenland’s corona page.

By Tanny Por

Tanny is a world citizen who helps to share the outside - inside perspective of travelling in Greenland. She also works with strategic initiatives in the areas of content marketing and destination development for Visit Greenland.

https://thefourthcontinent.com/