What is the difference in the destination image of the Russian settlement of Barentsburg on Svalbard archipelago by tourists before they arrive and after they visited it? Recommendations to make Barentsburg more tourist friendly

• Main Author: Galaburda, Marina
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2016
• Subjects: Tourism; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200; VDP::Social science: 200; RMG41; Barentsburg; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9998

This thesis explores the difference in destination image before and after tourists arrive at the Russian settlement, Barentsburg, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Different tourists, who had visited Barentsburg, were the focus of the project. The main concept used throughout this thesis is...