Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia
This article examines summer vacationers’ perceptions of weather conditions in Scandinavia. Against the background of an expanding literature on tourism, weather and climate change, the study aims at understanding the relations between weather expectations, weather perceptions, and adaptive tourist...
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ftuluenebcrispub:oai:pure.leuphana.de:publications/f7d6bb71-e99a-4cff-b73a-03a155476ff0 2023-05-15T15:02:26+02:00 Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia Denstadli, Jon Martin Jacobsen, Jens K.S. Lohmann, Martin 2011 http://fox.leuphana.de/portal/de/publications/tourist-perceptions-of-summer-weather-in-scandinavia(f7d6bb71-e99a-4cff-b73a-03a155476ff0).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.005 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Denstadli , J M , Jacobsen , J K S & Lohmann , M 2011 , ' Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia ' , Annals of Tourism Research , vol. 38 , no. 3 , pp. 920–940 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.005 /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/549207066 Business psychology weather perception weather sensitivity landscapebased tourism sightseeing outdoor recreation Northern Scandinavia article 2011 ftuluenebcrispub https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.005 2021-07-30T08:24:23Z This article examines summer vacationers’ perceptions of weather conditions in Scandinavia. Against the background of an expanding literature on tourism, weather and climate change, the study aims at understanding the relations between weather expectations, weather perceptions, and adaptive tourist behavior. Evidence from a survey in an archipelago north of the Arctic Circle shows that most tourists considered weather conditions during their stay to be fairly good and that weather aspects have relatively small behavioral impacts. Results demonstrate that when evaluating weather with respect to suitability for tourism, one should take into account traveler motives and intentions in addition to aspects such as comfort or wellbeing. In this respect, summer weather conditions in Northern Scandinavia are satisfactory or acceptable to many tourists. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Leuphana University of Lüneburg: Forschungsindex FOX Arctic Annals of Tourism Research 38 3 920 940 |
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This article examines summer vacationers’ perceptions of weather conditions in Scandinavia. Against the background of an expanding literature on tourism, weather and climate change, the study aims at understanding the relations between weather expectations, weather perceptions, and adaptive tourist behavior. Evidence from a survey in an archipelago north of the Arctic Circle shows that most tourists considered weather conditions during their stay to be fairly good and that weather aspects have relatively small behavioral impacts. Results demonstrate that when evaluating weather with respect to suitability for tourism, one should take into account traveler motives and intentions in addition to aspects such as comfort or wellbeing. In this respect, summer weather conditions in Northern Scandinavia are satisfactory or acceptable to many tourists. |
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Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia |
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Denstadli , J M , Jacobsen , J K S & Lohmann , M 2011 , ' Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia ' , Annals of Tourism Research , vol. 38 , no. 3 , pp. 920–940 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.005 |
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