Supply chain in tourism destinations: the case of Levi Resort in Finnish Lapland

• Published in: International Journal of Tourism Research
• Main Authors: Rusko, Rauno Tapio, Kylänen, Mika, Saari, Rükka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Northern Finland; Lapland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.677; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjtr.677; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jtr.677

Abstract Tourism destinations in Finnish Lapland provide a suitable base for supply chain management (SCM). Often, the investments in these destinations are directed to wilderness areas without significant initial infrastructure. Thus, the surroundings provide better possibilities to build and direct the experiences of tourists in contrast to city tourism where the surroundings are not especially designed for tourism. In this paper we apply an SCM framework to the Levi Fell resort in northern Finland. By identifying some special characteristics of tourism destinations and region‐based tourism production, we further develop the traditional SCM framework in the context of tourism. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.