Smart and Sustainable Destination Experiences: A Content Analysis on Finnish Tourism Experts’ Perspectives

Minni Haanpää () and Päivi Hanni-Vaara ()
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Minni Haanpää: University of Lapland
Päivi Hanni-Vaara: University of Lapland

A chapter in Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023, 2023, pp 160-165 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper discusses how Finnish tourism experts such as tourism entrepreneurs, destination management organizations (DMOs), development project personnel, and third-party organizations explain and shape the smartness of tourism destinations in Finland. We especially explore how the experts view the nexus of smartness and the experiences of tourists. The method used in this research is qualitative inductive content analysis. The preliminary findings show that the destinations aim to provide sustainable experiences with a balance between physical and digital services. However, the conditions such as scant mobility services and sometimes harsh nature conditions set challenges to developing smart tourism experiences. Smartness is still seen as a way to improve different aspects of social, cultural, and ecological sustainability.

Keywords: Smart tourism; Tourism experience; Sustainable destination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_18

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