Foreseeing the Future of Second Home Tourism. The Case of Finnish Media and Policy Discourse

Autor:	Kati Pitkänen, Mia Vepsäläinen
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	education.field_of_study business.industry Tourism geography Population Context (language use) Internationalization Globalization Economy Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Mainstream Sociology business education Tourism Mass media
Zdroj:	Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. 8:1-24
ISSN:	1502-2269 1502-2250
Popis:	Second homes have been interpreted as a significant indicator of the development of new patterns of mobility and dwelling in Western countries. However, changes in population distribution, population composition, family structures and tourism preferences pose a reason to challenge the general assumption that second home tourism would continue unchanged in the future. This paper reviews representations of the future of second home tourism in the Finnish media and policy discourse. Mainstream trends and emerging weak signals are recognized and further analysed in reference to the international context. As a result of the analysis four distinctive themes related to the future of second home tourism are distinguished: dual dwelling, internationalization, alternative forms and regional differentiation. These themes suggest a change in the traditional Finnish second home culture, often portrayed as a personal and national utopia. With the exception of dual dwelling, all the themes have so far been overlooked in...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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