Icelandic tourism: Past directions - future challenges
Although island tourism in general has long been considered within the tourism literature, attention has been focused primarily on warm-water islands; conversely, limited attention has been paid to cold-water islands as destinations for tourists. This paper assesses the development of tourism in one...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/564203 2024-02-04T10:01:21+01:00 Icelandic tourism: Past directions - future challenges Jóhannesson, Gunnar Thór Huijbens, Edward Hákon Sharpley, Richard 2010 text/html https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/icelandic-tourism-past-directions-future-challenges https://doi.org/10.1080/14616680903493670 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/521670 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/icelandic-tourism-past-directions-future-challenges doi:10.1080/14616680903493670 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Tourism Geographies 12 (2010) 2 ISSN: 1461-6688 Cold-water island tourism Iceland Sociosustainability Tourism development Tourism policy info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1080/14616680903493670 2024-01-10T23:22:43Z Although island tourism in general has long been considered within the tourism literature, attention has been focused primarily on warm-water islands; conversely, limited attention has been paid to cold-water islands as destinations for tourists. This paper assesses the development of tourism in one such destination, Iceland, and discusses its history and the challenges confronting it. Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Icelandic economy. Tourism arrivals have multiplied in recent years, doubling, for instance, in the ten-year c has prompted rapid expansion in the tourism sector, invoking questions with regards to both the opportunities tourism presents and the challenges that will need to be addressed in the near future. In order to underpin a critical appraisal of future challenges, this paper reviews the history of modern tourism in Iceland with a focus on policy and entrepreneurship in tourism. It describes the characteristics of tourism in Iceland and its development, and critically illustrates some of the main challenges the tourism industry in Iceland is facing. In so doing, the paper seeks to add to the understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing cold-water island destinations that are experiencing significant growth in tourism. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Tourism Geographies 12 2 278 301 |
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Although island tourism in general has long been considered within the tourism literature, attention has been focused primarily on warm-water islands; conversely, limited attention has been paid to cold-water islands as destinations for tourists. This paper assesses the development of tourism in one such destination, Iceland, and discusses its history and the challenges confronting it. Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Icelandic economy. Tourism arrivals have multiplied in recent years, doubling, for instance, in the ten-year c has prompted rapid expansion in the tourism sector, invoking questions with regards to both the opportunities tourism presents and the challenges that will need to be addressed in the near future. In order to underpin a critical appraisal of future challenges, this paper reviews the history of modern tourism in Iceland with a focus on policy and entrepreneurship in tourism. It describes the characteristics of tourism in Iceland and its development, and critically illustrates some of the main challenges the tourism industry in Iceland is facing. In so doing, the paper seeks to add to the understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing cold-water island destinations that are experiencing significant growth in tourism. |
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