The different types of tourists and their motives when visiting Alaska during the Iditarod.

• Main Author: Becker, Paulien
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2014
• Subjects: Tourism; VDP::Social science: 200; RMG40; Arctic; Anchorage; Getz; McKercher; Nome; Alaska
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6728

This research investigates the different types of tourists and their motives while visiting Alaska during the Iditarod. According to Getz (2008), sports event tourism has increased over recent years and a clear link between major events, attracting tourists and generating a positive destination imag...