Vis enkel innførsel

dc.contributor.authorSmørvik, Kjersti Karijord
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-08T10:50:14Z
dc.date.available2023-09-08T10:50:14Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-23
dc.description.abstractTourist-to-tourist interaction takes place in many forms at attractions such as museums, churches and historical sites. In many settings, this interaction is a well-functioning part of the tourist experience, where tourists conform to the social norms that govern the attraction. However, interaction with other tourists can also devalue the experience; their presence may be perceived as challenging and perhaps provocative. This study examines tourists’ skills and practices in Northern Norway’s most visited church, the Arctic Cathedral in Tromsø. With a particular focus on visitors’ behaviour, the study explores tourists’ presence and activities in the church from the moment they arrive until they leave. The data for this study were collected through observation of 64 visitors’ movement patterns and behaviour. One key finding is a distinction between the practices of the tourists who visit the church as ‘one of several attractions on the road’ and those who stay longer. With the church as an attraction, religion can influence the practice taking place, but my findings show that tourists’ skills, or lack thereof, also affect other visitors’ practices. The findings in this study enhance understanding of tourist-to-tourist interaction in various settings and provide insight into the contagious practices involved in the interaction.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSmørvik. Contagious behaviour or not? Tourists' skills and practices in a Norwegian church. Journal of Heritage Tourism. 2023en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2171623
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1743873X.2023.2250470
dc.identifier.issn1743-873X
dc.identifier.issn1747-6631
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30831
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Heritage Tourism
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleContagious behaviour or not? Tourists' skills and practices in a Norwegian churchen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


Tilhørende fil(er)

Thumbnail

Denne innførselen finnes i følgende samling(er)

Vis enkel innførsel

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Med mindre det står noe annet, er denne innførselens lisens beskrevet som Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)