The mention of Thaidene N毛n茅 National Park Reserve in a recent New York TimesSA国际影视传媒� tourism article brings high-profile attention to the NWT, but travelers must know the path to the park has its bumps during the pandemic.
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The newspaper hailed Thaidene for its inclusion of Indigenous peoples in park management and the channeling of economic opportunities from guiding back to Indigenous communities.
Donna Lee Demarcke, CEO of NWT Tourism said itSA国际影视传媒檚 very encouraging the Times wrote about one of the territorySA国际影视传媒檚 travel locations.
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However, accessing the park isnSA国际影视传媒檛 as straightforward as visiting say, Vancouver Island, which is also on the NYTSA国际影视传媒檚 list.
Travel to the NWT is still subject to some Covid-19 restrictions. All visitors, both Canadian and international and regardless of vaccination status must submit self-isolation plans (SIP) before their arrival.
Although leisure travel to the territory is still restricted, according to CPHO guidelines, accessing the park is possible by visiting some fishing lodges regarded as remote operators under the GNWTSA国际影视传媒檚 Remote Tourism Operations Plan, announced in April of 2021.
The plan covers about 60 operators in the NWT and stipulates that businesses can host clients if there is minimal or no contact between travellers and NWT residents who are not employees of the operations.
Frontier Lodge, billed as SA国际影视传媒渢he gateway to ThaideneSA国际影视传媒� isnSA国际影视传媒檛 considered a remote operator due to its proximity to 艁utsel KSA国际影视传媒檈, as manager Corey Myers told SA国际影视传媒 last July.
It offers several experiences to explore the park, although its fishing packages out of the lodge are already SA国际影视传媒�99 per cent booked upSA国际影视传媒� for the 2022 season, according to its website.
Myers said heSA国际影视传媒檚 hopeful the 2022 summer will be successful and is excited by the added media attention on Thaidene.
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While NWT Tourism has encouraged visitors to plan trips to the territory when restrictions ease, Demarcke said, the organization is also looking forward to a change in the situation with the pandemic.
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A spokesperson for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) said they couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 provide a comment by deadline.
