Is COVID-19 helping or hindering effective management of Antarctic tourism?
Antarctica is the most isolated continent on Earth, and ship-based tourism is the main access route for people to visit the place. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Antarctic tourism, disrupting both travel to the continent and the management of human activity in Antarctica. Here we p...
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ftvictoriauwfig:oai:figshare.com:article/19624386 2024-01-14T10:00:58+01:00 Is COVID-19 helping or hindering effective management of Antarctic tourism? Hanne Nielsen Daniela Cajiao Gabriela Roldan Andrea Herbert Leung Yu-Fai Valentina Dinica 2022-04-10T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.25455/wgtn.19624386 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Is_COVID-19_helping_or_hindering_e_ective_management_of_Antarctic_tourism_/19624386 unknown doi:10.25455/wgtn.19624386 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Is_COVID-19_helping_or_hindering_e_ective_management_of_Antarctic_tourism_/19624386 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Uncategorised value Text Journal contribution 2022 ftvictoriauwfig https://doi.org/10.25455/wgtn.19624386 2023-12-21T00:16:21Z Antarctica is the most isolated continent on Earth, and ship-based tourism is the main access route for people to visit the place. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Antarctic tourism, disrupting both travel to the continent and the management of human activity in Antarctica. Here we present a short overview of (1) the Antarctic tourism status quo during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) a SWOT analysis of the future challenges and opportunities COVID-19 poses for those operating in such a remote wilderness area. We suggest that the pause in Antarctic tourism caused by the pandemic offers a unique opportunity to consider a more adaptive model of Antarctic tourism management rather than return to business as usual. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Open Access Victoria University of Wellington / Te Herenga Waka Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Antarctica is the most isolated continent on Earth, and ship-based tourism is the main access route for people to visit the place. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Antarctic tourism, disrupting both travel to the continent and the management of human activity in Antarctica. Here we present a short overview of (1) the Antarctic tourism status quo during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) a SWOT analysis of the future challenges and opportunities COVID-19 poses for those operating in such a remote wilderness area. We suggest that the pause in Antarctic tourism caused by the pandemic offers a unique opportunity to consider a more adaptive model of Antarctic tourism management rather than return to business as usual. |
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Hanne Nielsen Daniela Cajiao Gabriela Roldan Andrea Herbert Leung Yu-Fai Valentina Dinica |
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Is COVID-19 helping or hindering effective management of Antarctic tourism? |
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