Perceived impacts of tourism in the Arctic

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ID12724366
AuthorsJoseph S Chen (0000-0002-3789-8083, Indiana University), Wei Wang (0000-0001-5806-2368, Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Sport Management, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA), Øystein Jensen (University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway), Hyangmi Kim (0000-0002-8507-2366, Department of Health Sciences, Lehman College-The City University of New York, Bronx, USA), Wan‐yu Liu (0000-0001-7052-2291, Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, South District, Taiwan, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume19
Issue4
Pages494-508
Publication date2020-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Tourism and Cultural Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-6825 • E-ISSN: 1747-7654
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14766825.2020.1735403
OpenAlexW3012283367
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited54

This research delineates the perceptions of tourism in the Arctic. It deploys a qualitative study to disentangle the complicity of perceived impacts amongst three types of tourism stakeholders: (1) residents, (2) tourists, and (3) tourism professionals working in hotels, tour operations, restaurants, tourist information centers, and tourism planning agencies within the study region. This study transpires in Finnmark, which is one of the most visited Arctic destinations. Sixty-eight personal interviews are conducted in six towns and cruise ships sailing through the study region. Consequently, the study presents six thematic views entailing (1) monetary contribution, (2) cultural proliferation, (3) community vitality, (4) personal enhancement, (5) environmental degradation, and (6) social disturbance surface as the perceived impacts of tourism among the stakeholders. Unlike most impact studies in the existing literature, this research shows that monetary contribution is not necessarily the key perceived benefit of tourism. Instead, social factors, such as achieving a vibrant community life, could also be a valuable contribution of tourism in the case of this region in northern Norway. Lastly, discussions from theoretical and practice perspectives are rendered along with suggestions for future research

Arctic · Business · Complicity · Cruise · Geography · Impacts of tourism · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Tourism · Tourism geography · Vitality · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Marketing

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