{"id":8973,"date":"2026-02-11T05:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/8973\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T05:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:17:12","slug":"president-donald-trump-eyes-greenland-as-tourist-destination-offers-array-of-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/8973\/","title":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump eyes Greenland as tourist destination offers array of adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Greenland matters to the US<\/a> <\/p>\n

The ‘Ruthless Podcast’ co-hosts discuss President Donald Trump’s efforts to strike a deal on Greenland, Bill Maher, Dana Carvey and David Spade’s conversation on the Democratic Party and more on ‘One Nation.’<\/p>\n

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With President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s interest in\u00a0acquiring Greenland for national defense and security reasons, the country also offers an arctic escape<\/a> for tourists young and old.<\/p>\n

While about 80% of the land is covered in ice, Greenland is a hot spot for ice fjords, hot springs, outdoor activities, wildlife and museums<\/a>. It’s a “land of stark beauty and contrasts\u2026 [and] can feel like a world apart,” according to Frommers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The capital of Greenland, Nuuk, is the biggest city in the country, with less than 20,000 people. It boasts restaurants, fashion boutiques, unique architecture and several museums, according to Visit Greenland.<\/p>\n

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Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, as well as airports in Chicago<\/a>, Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle and San Francisco, all offer flights to Nuuk.<\/p>\n

United Airlines launched the first-ever direct, seasonal flights from Newark to Nuuk last summer.<\/p>\n

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The capital of Greenland, Nuuk, is the biggest city in the country. (iStock)<\/p>\n

Nuuk features the Greenland National Museum and Archives, the Nuuk Art Museum and the Katuaq Cultural Center.<\/p>\n

Outside Nuuk in West Greenland is Ilulissat, home of the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Visitors can see massive icebergs while taking boat trips and going on hikes across the country. (iStock)<\/p>\n

The area is home to Sermeq Kujalleq, which is one of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world, according to UNESCO.<\/p>\n

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Visitors can see massive icebergs while taking boat trips<\/a> and going on nearby hikes.<\/p>\n

Disko Bay, with its iceberg-filled waters, is popular for whale watching in summer.<\/p>\n

\"Nuuk, <\/p>\n

Nuuk is home to the Greenland National Museum and Archives, as well as the Nuuk Art Museum and the Katuaq Cultural Center. (Marli Miller\/UCG\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

South Greenland has greener landscapes and is home to Kujataa.<\/p>\n

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A UNESCO cultural landscape, Kujataa is known for Norse and Inuit farming, hunting and fishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Norse were Scandinavian Viking-era settlers who, led by Erik the Red from Iceland, established medieval farming colonies in southwestern Greenland around 985\u2013986 CE, according to the Mariners’ Museum and Park and other sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Norse were Scandinavian Viking-era settlers who founded medieval farming colonies in southwestern Greenland. (iStock)<\/p>\n

“Sheep farming, in particular, is central to the region\u2019s cultural landscape,” writes UNESCO.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Mild summers and long daylight hours foster high-quality grazing, producing wool and meat essential<\/a> for local livelihoods.”<\/p>\n

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Southern Greenland is also popular for its 38-degree hot springs<\/a> with crystal-clear waters \u2014 discovered over 1,000 years ago, according to Visit Greenland.<\/p>\n

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Greenland, the world’s largest island, offers intrepid tourists an arctic escape with ice fjords, hot springs, wildlife and more. (iStock)<\/p>\n

One of the most popular springs is the Uunartoq Hot Springs, which is surrounded by mountain peaks and drifting icebergs.<\/p>\n

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In 2023, tourism to Greenland \u2014 including both arrivals by air and cruise passengers<\/a> \u2014 reached an estimated 116,000 visitors, according to several sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Qaqortoq, a town in southern Greenland, is shown above. It has about 3,000 people and dates back to the 1700s.\u00a0 (Danuta Hamlin\/Fox News)<\/p>\n

Greenland\u2019s total visitors<\/a> in 2024\u20132025 were projected to be in the 120,000\u2013140,000 range annually.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to Visit Greenland and the Greenland Representation in Washington, D.C., for comment.<\/p>\n

Ashley J. DiMella is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why Greenland matters to the US The ‘Ruthless Podcast’ co-hosts discuss President Donald Trump’s efforts to strike a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5554,7268,57,2501,1413,7267,7269],"class_list":{"0":"post-8973","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-greenland","8":"tag-boating","9":"tag-family-travel","10":"tag-greenland","11":"tag-lifestyle","12":"tag-travel","13":"tag-vacation-destinations","14":"tag-wild-nature"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}