An adventure travel company is opening an igloo hotel at the North Pole, but it'll cost you $100,000 to stay there. Here's a look at the world's northernmost hotel.
North Pole Igloos is operated by Luxury Action, a travel company focusing in the Arctic and Nordic regions.
The igloo hotel is set to launch in 2020 and will consist of 10 heated, igloo-shaped domes that allow visitors to sleep outside in the middle of the Arctic.
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Since the world's northernmost point is inaccessible during most of the year, the hotel will only be open for one month: April.
CNN reports that the North Pole can be reached by helicopter in April and by ship in June and July.
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Janne Honkanen, the CEO and founder of Luxury Action, told Business Insider that the igloo accommodations, with en suite toilets and glass ceiling roofs, have been tested to ensure their safety in "extreme arctic weather conditions."
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"It is movable and sustainable, but still a little extreme. Depending on weather conditions, we move the heated glass igloos to the [safest] places around the arctic glacier," Honkanen said.
!["It is movable and sustainable, but still a little extreme. Depending on weather conditions, we move the heated glass igloos to the [safest] places around the arctic glacier," Honkanen said.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-71299098,width-700,height-525,imgsize-819916/it-is-movable-and-sustainable-but-still-a-little-extreme-depending-on-weather-conditions-we-move-the-heated-glass-igloos-to-the-safest-places-around-the-arctic-glacier-honkanen-said-.jpg)
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But it doesn't come cheap: The North Pole igloo set-up starts at 95,000 euros (or about $105,000) per person.
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This includes a two-night stay at a hotel in Svalbard (an archipelago roughly midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole and one of the last hospitable areas between the two), flights and transportation between Svalbard and the North Pole, a single night in a North Pole igloo, all meals, security, and a tour guide.
Honkanen told CNN that guests will take a two-hour helicopter ride to a North Pole ice camp from Svalbard after their two nights in the frontier town. From there, Luxury Action arranges transportation to the spot on the glacier where the igloos are set up.
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Outside of April, the igloos can be set up elsewhere around the Arctic glacier. Those prices start at 48,000 euros (or about $52,700) per person for a three-night stay.
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According to CNN, only around 1,000 people make the Arctic trek to the North Pole annually — and it's not exactly a walk in the park.
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Luxury Action is aiming to make the once-in-a-lifetime excursion as relatively easy (and luxurious) as possible for travelers. "We provide all of the equipment," Honkanen told CNN. "But you definitely need to have the spirit of an explorer or scientist."
Source: CNN
Honkanen, who says that the pop-up hotel is fully sustainable and poses no threat to the area, also hopes that travelers will help spread the word about the effects of climate change on the Arctic environment.
"We're not just providing the experience, we want to spread the word on what's happening," he told CNN. "How the climate crisis affects local culture, local food, and the Arctic animals. We see the effects first hand. It's transformative travel. We make a connection with the local people [in Svalbard]."
Source: CNN
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