A community development approach for regenerative tourism in the Nordics: lifestyle entrepreneurs towards a placed-based research agenda

IF 5.8 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Jessica Aquino, Magdalena Falter, Francesc Fusté-Forné
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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to explore the potential of regenerative tourism practices and their influence on destinations and their stakeholders from a community development approach focusing on Nordic lifestyle entrepreneurs. We focus on small and micro-sized enterprises (SMiEs) that conform to the realities of tourism systems in Nordic regions.

Design/methodology/approach

We explore how community development can be used as an approach for regenerative tourism and vice versa. Our conceptual paper builds from recent work of the Nordic Regenerative Tourism project, which aims to develop place-based practices for SMiEs that contribute to the regeneration of natural and cultural resources.

Findings

Regenerative tourism research should focus on developing tools that aid in capacity sharing and equitable partnerships through a community development approach. However, there is a lack of understanding of the processes of how to implement this in real world practice. More research is needed in developing tools to mobilize Nordic communities, particularly within the countryside to help transform tourism towards a regenerative model. It was found that much of these efforts comes from MSMEs. Therefore, more case studies are needed to understand how and why lifestyle entrepreneurs play in community revitalization efforts and the potential linkages with regenerative tourism management and marketing.

Originality/value

This conceptual paper contributes to the discussion of regenerative tourism and focus on smaller countryside communities within the Nordics. We argue that community development is linked with the concept of regenerative tourism through lifestyle entrepreneurs.

北欧再生旅游业的社区发展方法:生活方式企业家实现基于地点的研究议程
本概念性论文旨在从社区发展的角度,以北欧生活方式企业家为重点,探讨再生旅游实践的潜力及其对旅游目的地及其利益相关者的影响。我们重点关注符合北欧地区旅游系统实际情况的小型和微型企业(SMiEs)。我们的概念性论文建立在北欧再生旅游项目近期工作的基础上,该项目旨在为有助于自然和文化资源再生的SMiEs开发基于地方的实践。然而,人们对如何在现实世界的实践中实施这一方法还缺乏了解。需要开展更多研究,开发动员北欧社区的工具,特别是在农村地区,以帮助旅游业向再生模式转型。研究发现,这些努力大多来自中小微企业。因此,需要进行更多的案例研究,以了解生活方式企业家在社区振兴工作中的作用和原因,以及与再生旅游业管理和营销之间的潜在联系。我们认为,通过生活方式企业家,社区发展与再生旅游概念息息相关。
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Journal of Tourism Futures
Journal of Tourism Futures HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-
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审稿时长
34 weeks
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