International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations
This paper examines the migration, lifestyle and business motivations of international winter tourism entrepreneurs who have moved to a “low-amenity” rural area in northern Sweden. Low-amenity areas are characterised by economic decline, outmigration and limited tourism development. Based on qualita...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-138129 2023-10-09T21:54:29+02:00 International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations Carson, Doris Anna Carson, Dean Bradley Eimermann, Marco 2018 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-138129 https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2017.1339503 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi och ekonomisk historia Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 1502-2250, 2018, 18:2, s. 183-198 orcid:0000-0002-8439-2640 orcid:0000-0001-8143-123x orcid:0000-0001-7368-9134 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-138129 doi:10.1080/15022250.2017.1339503 ISI:000428305200005 Scopus 2-s2.0-85020656876 Local 881251 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess international lifestyle migration lifestyle tourism entrepreneur winter tourism low-amenity rural area northern Sweden Human Geography Kulturgeografi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2018 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2017.1339503 2023-09-22T13:59:59Z This paper examines the migration, lifestyle and business motivations of international winter tourism entrepreneurs who have moved to a “low-amenity” rural area in northern Sweden. Low-amenity areas are characterised by economic decline, outmigration and limited tourism development. Based on qualitative interviews, the research applied a multi-dimensional framework to the study of migrant tourism entrepreneurship, considering personal migration drivers, the value of location-specific amenities, desired consumptive experiences, previous familiarity with the destination, business-related goals, as well as temporal and technological dimensions of mobility and self-employment. The findings suggest that the northern winter and the undeveloped low-amenity character of the place were key factors in migration choices. Consumptive lifestyle interests around counter-urban living and winter outdoor hobbies were prominent, yet there was diversity in terms of business aspirations and considerable seasonal lifestyle-business balancing. Despite noticeable contributions to winter tourism development in the low-amenity north, the study also identified a sense of temporariness and expected onward migration among migrants, raising questions about the longevity of this development. Mobilising the rural: Post-productivism and the new economy (FORMAS) Modelling demographic change in small villages of Sweden’s sparsely populated north (FORMAS) Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism 18 2 183 198 |
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This paper examines the migration, lifestyle and business motivations of international winter tourism entrepreneurs who have moved to a “low-amenity” rural area in northern Sweden. Low-amenity areas are characterised by economic decline, outmigration and limited tourism development. Based on qualitative interviews, the research applied a multi-dimensional framework to the study of migrant tourism entrepreneurship, considering personal migration drivers, the value of location-specific amenities, desired consumptive experiences, previous familiarity with the destination, business-related goals, as well as temporal and technological dimensions of mobility and self-employment. The findings suggest that the northern winter and the undeveloped low-amenity character of the place were key factors in migration choices. Consumptive lifestyle interests around counter-urban living and winter outdoor hobbies were prominent, yet there was diversity in terms of business aspirations and considerable seasonal lifestyle-business balancing. Despite noticeable contributions to winter tourism development in the low-amenity north, the study also identified a sense of temporariness and expected onward migration among migrants, raising questions about the longevity of this development. Mobilising the rural: Post-productivism and the new economy (FORMAS) Modelling demographic change in small villages of Sweden’s sparsely populated north (FORMAS) |
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International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations |
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International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations |
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International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations |
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International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations |
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International winter tourism entrepreneurs in northern Sweden : understanding migration, lifestyle, and business motivations |
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