The 29th Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research: Call for session proposals is now op…

The 29th Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research: Call for session proposals is now open

16.12.2019 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
Call for session proposals is now open for the 29th Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research 22-24 September 2020, University of Akureyri, Iceland.
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A visit from Västerbotten, Sweden

A visit from Västerbotten, Sweden

18.09.2019 Þórný Barðadóttir
Last Thursday RMF received a good visit from three employees from Region Västerbotten in Sweden, who were in Iceland to study the development of tourism here.
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New intern at the ITRC

New intern at the ITRC

05.09.2019 Þórný Barðadóttir
Ellen Hadderingh, MS student at Wageningen University, will for the next four months, do her internship at the ITRC's Akureyri office
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Survey on travel behaviour and expenditure of foreign tourists

Survey on travel behaviour and expenditure of foreign tourists

12.07.2019 Þórný Barðadóttir
This summer, the ITRC will continue data collection of travel behaviour and expenditure of foreign tourists in Iceland
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Icelandic Tourism Researchers at the 8th NGM

Icelandic Tourism Researchers at the 8th NGM

27.06.2019 Þórný Barðadóttir
Last week, Íris Hrund Halldórsdóttir, researcher at the ITRC and adjunct at University of Iceland, joint forces with other Icelandic Tourism Researchers at the eight Nordic Geographers Meeting in Trondheim.
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A Book on Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries – Contract Signed

21.06.2019 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
A new book on labour issues in the tourism industry in the Nordic countries will be published 2020. The book is an initiative of the tourism workforce research group hosted by ITRC.
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Contradictions of seasonality need to be addressed in the Arctic

Contradictions of seasonality need to be addressed in the Arctic

09.05.2019 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
To tackle the issues of seasonality of tourism in Arctic Europe, we need to address community perspectives and employment issues, and to care for the environment.
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ITRC's director chaired a session on Island Tourism at BFA in China

ITRC's director chaired a session on Island Tourism at BFA in China

16.04.2019 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
Guðrún Þóra Gunnarsdóttir recently chaired a session on Island Tourism at The 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road: Islands Economic Cooperation Forum; a regular session related to the annual Boao Forum for Asia (BFA).
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Íris Hrund Halldórsdóttir and Magnfríður Júlíusdóttir

Research on terms and conditions of foreign tourism workers funded

15.04.2019 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
Íris Hrund Halldórsdóttir and Magnfríður Júlíusdóttir received funding from the Immigration Development Fund for further research on the project "Terms and conditions of foreign workers in tourism".
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New research project on cultural tourism in North Iceland

New research project on cultural tourism in North Iceland

05.04.2019 Eyrún Jenný Bjarnadóttir
The ITRC and Visit North Iceland signed a contract recently regarding a new research project on cultural tourism in North Iceland.
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