From Boiling to Frozen? The Rise and Fall of International Tourism to Iceland in the Era of Overtourism

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Overtourism has emerged as a common concept to describe the perceived negative impacts that large numbers of tourists can have on destinations. Iceland is one of the destinations which has been most associated with the concept of overtourism. Tourism in Icela...

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Published in:Environments
Main Authors: Sæþórsdóttir, Anna, Hall, Colin Michael, Wendt, Margrét
Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020
Subjects:
Crowding
Dispersal
Growthism
Iceland
Overtourism
Quality
Temporality
Ferðaþjónusta
Ísland
Þolmörk
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2254
https://doi.org/10.3390/environments7080059
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Summary:Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Overtourism has emerged as a common concept to describe the perceived negative impacts that large numbers of tourists can have on destinations. Iceland is one of the destinations which has been most associated with the concept of overtourism. Tourism in Iceland grew rapidly from 2010 to 2019, much higher than in most other countries, with Iceland reaching a ranking as high as thirteenth on a list of countries with the highest ratio of tourists per inhabitant. The increase in visitors to the country has had various impacts on Iceland’s economy, society and environment. This paper provides an overview of the different ways in which overtourism has revealed itself at a national level in Iceland. The implications of supposed overtourism are shown to be complex, with management responses limited by their relative focus. This research received no external funding. Peer Reviewed

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