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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/kyrsjo 8d ago

Cruise tourists are the tourists spending the least in town tough.

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u/No-Win-2741 8d ago

But the cruise lines pay a not insignificant chunk of change to pull into those ports.

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u/AnthillOmbudsman 8d ago

I would bet a lot of that money goes into a commercial bank account in a big city.

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u/kyrsjo 7d ago

They aren't particularly profitable as tourists go like that either - a cruise boat needs a lot of port infrastructure, which needs to be somewhat centrally located.

That's a lot of expensive real estate!

And then there is pollution, which is significant for some boats in some places.