The Northwest Territories has been named one of the 鈥渂est places to go in North America and the Caribbean in 2024鈥� by prominent international travel publication Cond茅 Nast Traveler.
鈥淲e are very excited as Northwest Territories has been selected as one of the best places to go in North America in 2024 by esteemed travel magazine Cond茅 Nast Traveler,鈥� reads a post on the official Northwest Territories Tourism Facebook account.
The Cond茅 Nast Traveler article was published on Nov. 15.
It contends that the NWT offers 鈥渦nmatched stargazing through an Indigenous lens,鈥� and referenced the territory鈥檚 world-famous aurora displays, which will be amplified by a phenomenon called solar maximum in 2024.
The article also shone a light on the Indigenous communities in the region, which it said offer 鈥渁 unique tapestry of history, culture and sacred sites鈥� that are 鈥渁waiting exploration.鈥�
Lastly, it highlighted the array of wildlife that lives in the territory, specifically polar bears, caribou, moose, musk ox, and wood bison.
For those interested in a planning a trip the NWT, the article referenced three travel companies: Narwal 快盈v3 Adventures and Weber Arctic, both based in Yellowknife, and Beaufort Sea Adventures, which operates out of Tuktoyaktuk.
Wesley Cook, a spokesperson for the GNWT鈥檚 Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, called the territory鈥檚 inclusion on the Cond茅 Nast Traveler list 鈥渟pectacular news.鈥�
鈥淭his year especially, the credit for the NWT鈥檚 status as a premier destination goes to all the businesses, operators, coordinators, and local partners,鈥� said Cook. 鈥淭he GNWT is incredibly proud to support a tourism sector that is endlessly outgoing and resilient.鈥�
The NWT was joined on Cond茅 Nast Traveler鈥檚 list by several postcard-worthy destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico, and American locations such as Detroit, Upstate New York and Santa Fe. The only other Canadian destination on the list was the province of Quebec, which the author praised for its 鈥渨ide-ranging Indigenous-led experiences,鈥� including polar bear watching excursions with Inuit guides in Nunavik.
