Would it be a good idea to build a hotel on Antarctica? What are the positive and negative things about this?

Question

What are your views? Feel free to comment, give ideas and even websites.

I need to write an article debating about this.

Answer 1

Going to a hotel on Antarctica certainly would be a unique experience.  On the positive side, a hotel would give ordinary citizens a chance to see things they wouldn't see otherwise.  I can think of more negatives than positives though.  For one, there are no services there such as police, fire, recuse services etc., and Antarctica can be a very dangerous place.  In addition, Antarctica is essentially an international natural reserve, so getting permission to build a hotel their would be difficult.  Environmental ramifications may arise when you start bringing tourists into an otherwise pristine environment.

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Answer 2

It will collapse when the pole melts, ref: An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore.

I would build it out of wood as it wouldn't be long term, but maybe you could show people how beautiful that place is before it's gone. Give them a tour of the coast line so they could see how fast it is melting.

Although the severe cold would make it a bad idea as you would be constantly heating the building (very expensive). There are no shops or supply ships going that way so you would starve.

Answer 3

given that it's all melting, i'd imagine that introducing a larger tourist input to the area would ultimately be bad - and probably also very expensive, as far as supplies, power etc goes.

Answer 4

The source IS a hotel in Antarctia. A tent hotel, but still a hotel.