The staff at ITRC sends their best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, with gratitude for the wonderful moments shared during the past year.

The ITRC took a trip through Snæfellsnes on December 5–6. During the journey, ITRC went on fun and informative visits.

Recently, the book Responsible Tourism Best Practices in the Nordic Countries was published by Jamk university of applied sciences, Finland. The book project was initiated by the ICRT Finland network and was implemented in fruitful Nordic cooperation.

ITRC, in cooperation with Transformia, held an online event to launch We lead’s new Gender Advocacy Toolkit.

ITRC hosted a session on Rural Tourism Routes at the Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research. Six presentations highlighted the diverse roles and impacts of roads and routes in rural tourism.

Recently, the book Tourism Entrepreneurship: Knowledge and Challenges for a Sustainable Future was published by Springer Palgrave. The topic of the book revolves around entrepreneurship and its relationship with the sustainable development of tourism, its meaning and manifestations.

In her report "“It’s in our DNA”. SMETs’ Resilience in Akureyri" Irene Carbone analyses resilience in small-medium enterprises operating in tourism (SMETs) in Akureyri. Irene’s research focuses on the correlation between the COVID-19 crisis and preparedness towards new possible crises.

Last week the ITRC Welcomed Dr Eleni Papadopoulou, professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.

We Lead has created a set of resources to be used to empower women to develop their ‘voices’ and become confident about taking on greater challenges in their professional careers.

This spring and summer, the ITRC is hosting two interns, Junyan Chen and Liuchao Feng (Leo), from the University of Prince Edward Island. The ITRC welcomes Junyan and Leo to the team!