As the territory with a population of 56,500 prepares to welcome a record number of visitors this year, the Parliament has passed a law designed to encourage local businesses and limit the arrival of large cruise ships.

Already in the geopolitical spotlight, Greenland prepares for new direct flights from the United States. In the capital of Nuuk, the expected tourism influx is both exciting and worrying.

Usha Vance had initially been set to visit Greenland without her husband ... and managing director of the Polar Research and Policy Initiative, said in a statement on Thursday: "The coalition ...

The first direct flight from the U.S. to Greenland by an American airline landed in the capital city of Nuuk on Saturday. The United Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 departed from Newark International Airport in New Jersey at 11:31 a.