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!

The Journal of Arctic Tourism – ArcTour - has released its first reviewed article, titled Tales from the Frontier of sustainable global connectivity, authored by Charlotte Gehrke og Hannes Hansen-Magnusson.

The Journal of Arctic Tourism announces a call for papers for a Special Issue on Regenrative Tourism in Arctic and Nordic Geographies. The call is open through December 2024.

The ITRC has been awarded grant from the Icelandic Regional Development Institute’s Research Fund to conduct research on resident’s views and inclusion during the development of tourist roues.