Kort, M. (2018) A Look Behind the Scenes of Iceland's Tourism Boom. Master thesis.
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Abstract
There is widespread media coverage of ‘tourism-phobia’ or the local protests against the rising number of foreign visitors and the consequences thereof in many popular tourist destinations. The objective of this research is to explore how the hospitality of local residents in a developing or developed tourist destination changes over time in response to the rising number of foreign visitors. The tourism boom in Iceland is used as a case study. Fourteen walking interviews are conducted in downtown Reykjavik. It is concluded that negative attitudes of local residents towards the tourism growth do not always result in hostile responses to visitors. In Iceland, the conflict appears to be one between locals and the government rather than between locals and visitors. The research findings offer insights to develop strategies to anticipate the development of hostile responses in not only Iceland but also other tourist destinations that are experiencing rapid tourism growth.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Cultural Geography |
| Supervisor: | Bolderman, S.L. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:14 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:14 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/267 |
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