Greenland named one of the world’s best travel spots despite political | Europe | Travel

Greenland has been named as one of the best places to travel in 2025. The country, which currently belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark, has made headlines lately as US President Donald Trump has said he wants to bring it under American control. Greenland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. It has been under Danish control for almost 300 years but the Trump administrations wants to change that.

Despite the political tension surrounding Greenland, it has been named as one of the best places to travel to in 2025. Greenland is remote with a population of only 56,000 residents, home to scenic nature and other-worldly sights. Esteemed travel publication Travel + Leisure recently named it as one of their top picks for 2025 tourists. In fact, Greenland has been receiving more and more visits over the last number of years and in 2023, the number of international visitors to the Arctic island reached an all-time high, much in thanks to cruise ships stopping there.

Travel + Leisure listed 50 destinations they think people should visit in 2025 with Greenland included. The publication reports: “Greenland has seen a huge uptick in tourism: cruise arrivals were up 74 percent in 2023 compared with the year prior, and overall numbers were up more than 30 percent.”

Greenland is a place full of natural beauty and fascinating history. Among the top tourist attractions there is Ilulissat Icefjord, an amazing fast-moving glacier that tourists have called “magnificent”.

There is also the Greeland National Museum and Archives, Nuuk Water Taxi and World of Greenland Tours. You can fly to Greenland on Icelandair from Manchester, London and Glasgow.

Greeland remains in the news as tensions rise between Donald Trump’s US administration and Denmark.

US Vice President JD Vance recently visited Greenland and stressed the strategic importance of the region, especiually in light of growing interest form countries like Russia and China.

However, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen recently warned: “You cannot annex another country – not even with an argument about international security. This is about the world order that we have built together across the Atlantic over generations.”