US tourists flock to Greenland after Donald Trump announced plans to buy it Greenland is bracing for an influx of tourists after Donald Trump indicated he wants to takeover the island in a bid for military dominance of the Arctic.
Visit Greenland, the national tourism board, said while Trump’s intervention had provoked a backlash from Denmark and the European Union, it had also put the island on the map for many Americans who would otherwise never have considered it as a holiday destination.
Icelandair, which serves four destinations in Greenland via its hub in Reykjavik, also shared that Trump's comments about Greenland had had a positive impact on bookings.
An increase in tourism was anticipated before Trump's comments on Greenland, as the country opened a new airport in December that allows widebody jets to land in Nuuk, the island's capital, for the first time.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social in December: “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”.
