This paper is primarily about tourism to the European circumpolar regions and how travel to
these areas is influenced by demographic trends, global megatrends and travel trends …

This paper addresses human capital in the Arctic in relation to tourism. More specifically,
with an ever-increasing number of tourists recognizing the attractiveness of the Arctic, tour …

This issue of Polar Geography represents a collection of research papers compiled as a
result of the 2006 Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) Annual Meeting in Thunder …

… while many studies in Arctic tourism hitherto have accomplished a baseline knowledge,
the rapid development in the (New) Arctic warrants rejuvenated approaches acknowledging …

This paper addresses human capital in the Arctic in relation to tourism. More specifically,
with an ever-increasing number of tourists recognizing the attractiveness of the Arctic, tour …

One of the critical features of Arctic tourism lies in understanding of its boundaries. Russian
official documents use the concept of the Arctic zone. From the physical and geographical …

The economic and political importance of the Arctic has grown considerably in recent
decades, and the region's role and visibility in tourism has also significantly increased. The …

In recent years there has been an upsurge in Arctic tourism. Previously the Arctic was visited
almost exclusively by niche tourists but now leisure tourists are also traveling to this …

This chapter introduces the general context of Arctic tourism by describing the region and its
main characteristics; outlining the scale, nature, and patterns of Arctic tourism; noting …

Almost every policy document for regional development in the Arctic territories has identified
tourism development as an opportunity. This platitude is neatly captured in the opening …