TY - JOUR

T1 - Tourist weather preferences in Europe’s Arctic.

AU - Jacobsen, Jens K.S.

AU - Denstadli, Jon Martin

AU - Lohmann, Martin

AU - Førland, Eirik J.

PY - 2011/12/1

Y1 - 2011/12/1

N2 - Numerous high-latitude locations in northern Scandinavia receive many summer vacationers, even though cool weather conditions there are at odds with some expert-based literature on tourist weather preferences. Surveys in 2 climatically different Arctic archipelagos demonstrate that most tourists perceive the summer weather as better than expected. However, weather preferences and tolerances deviate between high and low Arctic destinations, illuminating diverging and subjective ideas of what constitutes 'good', 'bad', and 'acceptable' weather. The study shows an overall preference for clear sky, in contrast to some earlier research emphasizing temperature as the most important tourism weather variable. Most tourists are indifferent to occasional rain, and a majority accepts frequently changing weather. Main dislikes are frequent rain and low visibility, the latter accentuating visual tourism aspects such as sightseeing.

AB - Numerous high-latitude locations in northern Scandinavia receive many summer vacationers, even though cool weather conditions there are at odds with some expert-based literature on tourist weather preferences. Surveys in 2 climatically different Arctic archipelagos demonstrate that most tourists perceive the summer weather as better than expected. However, weather preferences and tolerances deviate between high and low Arctic destinations, illuminating diverging and subjective ideas of what constitutes 'good', 'bad', and 'acceptable' weather. The study shows an overall preference for clear sky, in contrast to some earlier research emphasizing temperature as the most important tourism weather variable. Most tourists are indifferent to occasional rain, and a majority accepts frequently changing weather. Main dislikes are frequent rain and low visibility, the latter accentuating visual tourism aspects such as sightseeing.

KW - Business psychology

KW - Weather preference

KW - Weather tolerance

KW - Adverse weather

KW - Tourism

KW - Sightseeing

KW - Outdoor recreation

KW - Arctic

KW - weather preference

KW - Weather tolerance

KW - Adverse weather

KW - Tourism

KW - Sightseeing

KW - Outdoor relation arctic

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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/eeff7d21-be6f-3c15-ac36-a749e97c42d1/

U2 - 10.3354/cr01033

DO - 10.3354/cr01033

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 50

SP - 31

EP - 42

JO - Climate Research

JF - Climate Research

SN - 0936-577X

IS - 1

ER -