Tourism Quality and Sustainability Programmes, Labels and Criteria in the Barents Region
Carcia-Rosell, José-Carlos; Hanni-Vaara, Päivi; Iivari, Pekka; Linna, Eila; Satokangas, Pasi; Tapaninen, Mirva; Tekoniemi-Selkälä, Teija (2017-01-31)
Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
31.01.2017
Julkaisusarja:
Publications of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 8/2017
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-327-195-1Kuvaus
Hanna-Mari Kuhmonen, hanna-mari.kuhmonen@tem.fi
Tiivistelmä
The Barents Euro-Arctic Region has a great potential to be even more attractive destination for international tourism, since tourism industry keeps growing despite the economic difficulties. Joint Working Group on Tourism of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council promotes tourism in the area. The Barents Interregional Tourism Action Plan (2013) highlighted the need to develop sustainability and quality of tourism. The Multidimensional Tourism Institute, Finland conducted a study on tourism quality and sustainability programmes, labels and criteria in the Barents region. The study was financed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (The Baltic Sea, Barents and Arctic region instrument)