The town of Ilulissat in Greenland. The opening of a sparkling new international airport in Nuuk is expected to bring many new visitors to the country. (CARSTEN SNEJBJERG/The New York Times) ...

While President-elect Donald Trump has been making confounding statements about the United States acquiring Greenland by diplomacy ... rising as an off-the-path tourist destination.

About two-thirds of Greenland lies above the Arctic Circle, so while it remains a popular tourist destination for cold-weather lovers, getting there has never been easy. Until now. The territory ...