Now you can remote control people in the Faroe Islands
4 years, 8 months ago

Now you can remote control people in the Faroe Islands

CNN  

CNN — Amid the worldwide Covid-19 outbreak, tourist attractions around the world have closed their doors and moved things online, providing virtual reality experiences and museum tours. Every day at 5 p.m. local time, a local Faroese resident comes online, and everyone who has logged on to the website can “control” them for one minute by pressing the “run” or “jump” buttons or by navigating up, down, left or right. Not only does the virtual tourism opportunity present a way for curious travelers to learn more about the islands, it also fits in with the Faroes’ approach to thoughtful travel. As the islands’ popularity has increased over the last few years, the Faroese have tried to strike a balance between welcoming guests and protecting the beautiful landscape people come from around the globe to see. “Now that we don’t have any tourists … we have a lot of extra time on our hands,” said Guðrið Højgaard, the CEO of Visit Faroe Islands, the archipelago’s tourism body, about the idea’s origin.

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Home hospitality in the Faroe Islands
3 years, 10 months ago

Home hospitality in the Faroe Islands

Live Mint  

Flung far north in the wind-lashed Atlantic Ocean, 18 small islands huddle together half-way between Iceland and Norway, yet they are far from being lost at sea. Heimablídni, pioneered in 2012 by a local couple, Anna and Oli Rubeksen of Velbastaður island, is a uniquely Faroese concept where one can visit the locals for home-cooked lunches and dinners. The locals …

Look left, turn right.. jump! Islands offer remote tourism
4 years, 8 months ago

Look left, turn right.. jump! Islands offer remote tourism

Associated Press  

LONDON — Wish you could travel to a faraway island during the lockdown? The Faroe Islands are offering remote tourism, where web users can control a real life tour guide to trek around the remote archipelago’s quaint towns and volcanic islands. “You’re sort of steering this person and deciding what you want to see and where you want this person …

You can ‘remote control’ a Faroe Islander to explore the archipelago
4 years, 9 months ago

You can ‘remote control’ a Faroe Islander to explore the archipelago

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Faroe Islands – the archipelago of 18 islands between Scotland and Iceland – is offering travellers stuck at home …

Faroe Islands closing to tourists – briefly
5 years, 2 months ago

Faroe Islands closing to tourists – briefly

CNN  

CNN — Managing a popular tourist attraction can be kind of like throwing a party – everyone wants to come and have fun, but nobody wants to help clean up when it’s over. An official notice on the islands’ national tourism website reads “closed for maintenance, open for voluntourism.” Following a successful pilot scheme this year, the country has made …

Faroe Islands closing to tourists – briefly
5 years, 10 months ago

Faroe Islands closing to tourists – briefly

CNN  

CNN — Managing a popular tourist attraction can be kind of like throwing a party – everyone wants to come and have fun, but nobody wants to help clean up when it’s over. An official notice on the islands’ national tourism website reads “closed for maintenance, open for voluntourism.” The country made the decision to “close” its major tourism sights …

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