Salka Whale Watching In 2017, I visited Salka Whale Watching in Húsavík, Iceland. Salka Whale Watching is a family owned tourism company...

Animal welfare - an issue of concern in contemporary society In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the treatment of...

Indigenous cultures play a central role in many tourism destinations around the world. Indigenous communities, such as the Maasai,...

Animals are a very important part of the global tourism industry. They can be in captivity (zoos), in the wild (whale watching), or as...

As an intrinsic part of tourism spaces, sounds play an important role in the co-creation of tourism experiences. Sounds can contribute to...

There has always been the belief that Santa Claus lives some where in the North. People in the U.S. have believed that Santa’s home is...

The heart of Christmas tourism in Lapland is located in the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi. In 1980s, the choice of the capital of Finnish...

The role of animals in Nordic tourism Animals have become a very important part of tourism and leisure experiences of tourist visiting...

For years, travelling has been an essential part of our lives, a way to relax, to get to know new places and people, to experience new...

Co-authored with Maria Hakkarainen. This post is based on an article originally published in Finnish language in Kaleva in March 2021....