A pop-up hotel is coming to the North Pole
Ever dreamed of spending a night under the stars at the North Pole? Next year, you can tick it off your bucket list – if you are willing to part with $150,000.
The new North Pole Igloos Hotel is set to open throughout April 2020, with 10 heated luxury domes in the frozen centre of the Arctic Ocean. With transparent ceilings and walls, guests can be “one with the nature and experience the Northern Lights'' according to the hotel operators.
Guests will need to fork out €95,000 (about AU$154,500) for the one-of-a-kind trip, which includes a one-night stay at the North Pole and two-night stay at Svalbard – the last frontier town between Norway and the North Pole – along with transportation, meals and guides.
The pop-up project was created by Luxury Action, a travel company known for its high-end experiences in the Arctic and Nordic regions.
The firm’s CEO and founder Janne Honkanen told Forbes that more visitors have been asking about the state of the Arctic nature since he opened the luxury lodge Octola in Finnish Lapland in December 2018.
“I thought that this is the time and the opportunity to give a chance for my guests to experience the North Pole with Arctic explorers and scientists in a safe way,” Honkanen said.
He said he hoped the North Pole Igloos Hotel will help raise awareness about the impacts of climate change in the region.
“The North Pole is one of the most exclusive travel destinations on Earth,” he told CNBC.
“All our guests [are concerned about) Arctic nature and the climate crisis. I believe they are also the best messengers to spread word of how climate change affects our lives in the Arctic and its effects on Arctic animals and nature.”
Honkanen told CNN that his hotel is a “purely sustainable experience” and will not put the Arctic environment at risk.