okko,

1. Flights to the arctic are fairly expensive. Edmonton-Inuvik was about 850.00 US. A couple years ago Winnipeg-Baker Lake was about 900.00.

2. Most of our arctic flights have been purchased online or by phone direct wiith the airlines. A lot of the connections simply can't be bought through engines like Orbitz or Expedia. The primary airlines north are First Air and Canadian North. Both serve many destinations, but sometimes there's only one option. For example parts of Nunavut are served only by Calm Air(out of Winnipeg).

3. For links, google "nunavut tourism", "northwest territories tourism", etc. You'll find their visitors/tourism websites. They'll mail you some nice brochures, maps etc upon request. Same for individual towns such as Yellowknife, Inuvik, Iqualuit.

4. Where to go is a good question. Yellowknife is a great place to visit - a larger town (17,000?), but you can do a lot of things based from there (up to the barrenlands, on Great Slave Lake, etc). A trip some people like is to get to the Yukon, then drive the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. Then take a flight to Tuktoyaktuk for a taste of a very small Inuit community. Other than Yellowknife, the communities are very small with limited amenities. Usually one hotel, one store, in many the only restaurant is a the hotel. Order the visitors guides and study them. Then decide what you'd like. Some options will require the services of an outfitter, and/or an expensive flight by bush plane. The primary towns we've been out of have been Yellowknife, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. If you have any more questions feel free to ask