Almost 6,000 people apply for Faroe Islands working holiday scheme

Applicants from 95 countries apply for the 100 places on voluntourism weekend to repair visitor facilities on the North Atlantic archipelago

The second year of the Faroe Islands’ “Closed for Maintenance” scheme, which last year saw more than 3,000 people apply to spend three days repairing and refurbishing tourist facilities on the archipelago, has proved even more popular than the first.

Visit Faroe Islands reports that within 24 hours of registration opening for 100 voluntourism places, 5,886 people had applied to spend 15-17 April 2020 working at tourist sites in pristine natural settings.

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from Travel | The Guardian https://ift.tt/330T2zr