When welcoming travelers to our country, we regard it as a responsibility to carefully treat and respect our landscapes. The Faroe Islands are known for having an untamed and unspoiled nature, and with the archipelago’s remoteness and the country’s small population, nature is still relatively pure and unexplored.

It is no secret that around the globe, mass-tourism has in multiple cases caused harm to travel destinations’ natural habitats and obstructed local ecosystems. To avoid this occurrence in the Faroe Islands, Visit Faroe Islands has planned a sustainable strategy for Faroese tourism going forward that REMÓT fully embraces and supports.

The strategy is called the “Preservolution,” a wordplay on preserve, evolve, and solution. The Faroe Islands’ most vital resources are the Faroese locals, our distinctive culture, and our unique natural landscapes. By adopting the preservolution mentality as a framework, we at REMÓT offer our travelers extraordinary experiences while not damaging the abovementioned vital resources. Instead, REMÓT partners with locals to initiate and contribute to local initiatives to further secure the preservation of our natural landscapes.

Another initiative that we support from Visit Faroe Islands is the “Closed for Maintenance, Open for Voluntourism.” This is a move from Visit Faroe Islands to stress the importance of maintaining and upgrading the local infrastructure of the Faroe Islands. Examples include upgrading mountain paths, supporting bridges, digging new pathways, etc. For the days of “Closed for Maintenance, Open for Voluntourism”, popular tourist sites are closed down for maintenance. In 2021, 100 tourists from 30 countries participated.