Arctic Tourism Experiences: Production, Consumption and Sustainability

By: Isabelle Guissard and Arild Røkenes and Line Mathisen and Sara Davoudi and Claes Högström and Bård Tronvoll and Johan Edelheim and Kjell Olsen and Laura J Lawton and Stein R Mathisen and Hans Anton Stubberud and Carsten Blom Ruud and Ming-Feng Huang and Chuanzhong Tang and Raija Komppula and Beate Bursta and Peter Fischer and Giovanna Bertella and Sølvi Lyngnes and Carl Cater and Margaret E. Johnston and Elsa De Souza and R. Harvey Lemelin and Sergey Ilkevich and Per Strömberg and Peter Haugseth and Urban Wråkberg

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Synopsis: An exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences; this is the first compilation to concentrate on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences. Part 1 investigates the depth and dimensions of tourist experiences in the Arctic. Chapters examine the essence of diverse peak experiences and delve into the factors that give rise to these experiences. Part 2 considers the links between these core experiences and the tourism industry that seeks to sustain itself by facilitating such satisfying outcomes.