(photo: MB)

Successful symposium on overtourism held in Reykjavik

11.10.2017 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, the Tourism studies of the University of Iceland, Responsible Tourism Partnership and Plymouth University recently organised an international symposium in Reykjavik about overtourism.
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From the IPTRN Raufarhöfn conference 2016

IPTRN focus in new special issue of Resources

04.09.2017 Þórný Barðadóttir
In the autumn of 2016, the ITRC organised the 5th conference of the International Polar Tourism Network. Recently published issue of the journal Resources, focuses on papers presented at the conference.
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Registration for RTD-13 is now open

Registration for RTD-13 is now open

30.08.2017 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
ITRC is hosting 13th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations in September in Reykjavik, Iceland. Registration is now open.
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Dr. Auður H Ingólfsdóttir

Dr. Auður H is new member of the ITRC's staff

28.08.2017 Þórný Barðadóttir
Dr. Auður H Ingólfsdóttir has joined the ITRC's team of researchers.
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ITRC’s research significant in international context

ITRC’s research significant in international context

22.06.2017 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
ITRC’s research on Icelandic TSA, conducted by Dr. Cristi Frent, was included and referenced in InRouTe’s June publication: Tourism, territory and sustainability: a statistical insight at subnational levels.
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Gyða Þórhallsdóttir (Picture: UniIceland web)

Analysis of seasonal distribution of tourists

21.06.2017 Þórný Barðadóttir
Recently Gyða Þórhallsdóttir, PhD student in tourism research at the University of Iceland published a paper on method to analyse seasonality in the distribution of tourists in Iceland.
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Gullfoss (photo: EJB)

Call for papers for RTD-13: Tackling Overtourism – Local Responses

08.06.2017 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
The 13th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations will be held 29-30 September 2017 in Iceland. Call for papers is now open.
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From left: Dr. József Gáland, Þórný Barðadóttir from the ITRC, János Palotás and Dr. Imre Mucsi.

Visit from Hungary

02.06.2017 Þórný Barðadóttir
This week, the ITRC welcomed three researchers from the the University of Szeged in Hungary.
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Responsible tourism in the Arctic

Responsible tourism in the Arctic

24.03.2017 Þórný Barðadóttir
The Icelandic Seal Centre in co-operation with the Icelandic Research Centre (RMF) has formed an interdisciplinary research group on responsible tourism in the Arctic.
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Heiðmörk, Iceland. Photo G.O.

Walking in nature has stress-reducing effects

16.03.2017 Þórný Barðadóttir
Recently Health & Place journal published an article on inter-discipinary research investigating the stress-buffering effects of walking in nature. The paper's leading author is Gunnthora Olafsdottir, PhD at the ITRC.
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