The development of the northern lights tourism network
Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT), we traces the translations and ordering processes underlying the fast-growing northern lights tourism network in northern Norway. It also shows how the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020, represented the most severe market shock. The results, fo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a1c8d7d66a854048bf1f5611c4d9ebd7 2023-05-15T17:43:25+02:00 The development of the northern lights tourism network Bente Heimtun Bente Haug 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2021.100031 https://doaj.org/article/a1c8d7d66a854048bf1f5611c4d9ebd7 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957921000227 https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9579 2666-9579 doi:10.1016/j.annale.2021.100031 https://doaj.org/article/a1c8d7d66a854048bf1f5611c4d9ebd7 Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 100031- (2022) Northern lights tourism Actor network theory Tourism development and interuption COVID-19 Recreation. Leisure GV1-1860 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2021.100031 2022-12-30T21:40:58Z Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT), we traces the translations and ordering processes underlying the fast-growing northern lights tourism network in northern Norway. It also shows how the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020, represented the most severe market shock. The results, following a multi-methods qualitative approach, unpack how this network emerged, accelerated and matured through diverse processes and practices, involving human and non-human actors. The study illustrates how elusive natural phenomena can become successful tourism attractions, but also that they may include vulnerabilities, when facing hostile actors. The study, describes how the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the northern lights tourism network, and how the Norwegian government, through authoritarian and assistive measures and regulations, contributed to and mitigated this interruption. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights 3 1 100031 |
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Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT), we traces the translations and ordering processes underlying the fast-growing northern lights tourism network in northern Norway. It also shows how the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020, represented the most severe market shock. The results, following a multi-methods qualitative approach, unpack how this network emerged, accelerated and matured through diverse processes and practices, involving human and non-human actors. The study illustrates how elusive natural phenomena can become successful tourism attractions, but also that they may include vulnerabilities, when facing hostile actors. The study, describes how the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the northern lights tourism network, and how the Norwegian government, through authoritarian and assistive measures and regulations, contributed to and mitigated this interruption. |
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