Arctic Tourism Experiences: Production, Consumption and Sustainability

Arctic Tourism Experiences: Production, Consumption and Sustainability
ISBN-10
1780648626
ISBN-13
9781780648620
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2017-03-10
Publisher
CABI
Authors
David Weaver, Young-Sook Lee, Nina K Prebensen

Description

An exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences; this is the first compilation to concentrate on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences. Part 1 investigates the depth and dimensions of tourist experiences in the Arctic. Chapters examine the essence of diverse peak experiences and delve into the factors that give rise to these experiences. Part 2 considers the links between these core experiences and the tourism industry that seeks to sustain itself by facilitating such satisfying outcomes.

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