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dc.contributor.advisorGranås, Brynhild
dc.contributor.authorLorentzen, Remi Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-16T11:23:06Z
dc.date.available2015-12-16T11:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-30
dc.description.abstractMotorhome tourism is a phenomenon seen on many Norwegian roads during the summer months. In the last two decades, motorhomes has increased in popularity in Norway, due to technological improvement and better comfort. The motorhome enables people to camp in various places, independent of tourism infrastructure and public transportation. This thesis aims to give meaning to the phenomenon of motorhome tourism, by interviewing eight Norwegian couples who had traveled with their motorhomes in Northern Norway. Edensor’s theoretical concept of performance and spaces have been used as a tool of reflection, in order to analyze the phenomenon studied. The findings in this thesis indicates that motorhome users travels to several destination during one vacation, where the performance of travelling becomes the actual holiday. Keywords: couples, Northern Norway, home, campsites, motorhomes, identity, freedom to roam, performance.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8301
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7878
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2015 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDRMG41en_US
dc.subjectMaster Thesisen_US
dc.titleHome or on the Road. A study of motorhome tourism as a Norwegian phenomenonen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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