Extreme tourism in Arctic

Bored with taking your average package holiday to the sun? Well why not try a vacation to the Arctic!
Students are being trained up to become professional tourist-nature guides in order to meet the increasing demand for a more challenging type of break, informs Euronews.
But it is not for the faint-hearted. On the arctic island of Svalbard temperatures can fall to minus 35 Celsius and the main aim of the training is to keep the clients alive.
Ola Einang- trainee guide explained: “Arctic areas are demanding areas, and those who are supposed to be responsible for others need a solid background. But I also think it is important to influence the tourism in Arctic areas and one might have a way of doing so, through the training of the future guides with good attitudes.”
In such extreme cold even the smallest piece of exposed skin can be dangerous – holiday makers need to be shown how to take precautions to enable them to enjoy their surroundings.

10.03.10