The development of the northern lights tourism network
Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT), we traces the translations and ordering processes underlying the fastgrowing 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, fol...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/26471 2023-05-15T17:43:24+02:00 The development of the northern lights tourism network Heimtun, Bente Haug, Bente 2022-01-18 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26471 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2021.100031 eng eng Elsevier Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights Heimtun, Haug. The development of the northern lights tourism network. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights. 2022;3(1) FRIDAID 2025588 doi:10.1016/j.annale.2021.100031 2666-9579 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26471 openAccess Copyright 2022 The Author(s) Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2022 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2021.100031 2022-08-31T23:00:12Z Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT), we traces the translations and ordering processes underlying the fastgrowing 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 University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive 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 fastgrowing 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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