Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia
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in: Annals of Tourism Research, Jahrgang 38, Nr. 3, 07.2011, S. 920–940.
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T1 - Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia
AU - Denstadli, Jon Martin
AU - Jacobsen, Jens K.S.
AU - Lohmann, Martin
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - This article examines summer vacationers’ perceptions of weather conditions inScandinavia. Against the background of an expanding literature on tourism, weather and climatechange, the study aims at understanding the relations between weather expectations, weather perceptions, and adaptive tourist behavior. Evidence from a survey in an archipelago north of the Arctic Circle shows that most tourists considered weather conditions during their stay to be fairly good and that weather aspects have relatively small behavioral impacts. Resultsdemonstrate that when evaluating weather with respect to suitability for tourism, one should take into account traveler motives and intentions in addition to aspects such as comfort or wellbeing. In this respect, summer weather conditions in Northern Scandinavia are satisfactory or acceptable to many tourists.
AB - This article examines summer vacationers’ perceptions of weather conditions inScandinavia. Against the background of an expanding literature on tourism, weather and climatechange, the study aims at understanding the relations between weather expectations, weather perceptions, and adaptive tourist behavior. Evidence from a survey in an archipelago north of the Arctic Circle shows that most tourists considered weather conditions during their stay to be fairly good and that weather aspects have relatively small behavioral impacts. Resultsdemonstrate that when evaluating weather with respect to suitability for tourism, one should take into account traveler motives and intentions in addition to aspects such as comfort or wellbeing. In this respect, summer weather conditions in Northern Scandinavia are satisfactory or acceptable to many tourists.
KW - Business psychology
KW - weather perception
KW - weather sensitivity
KW - landscapebased tourism
KW - sightseeing
KW - outdoor recreation
KW - Northern Scandinavia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79959816961&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.005
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 38
SP - 920
EP - 940
JO - Annals of Tourism Research
JF - Annals of Tourism Research
SN - 0160-7383
IS - 3
ER -