AbstractA Tourism genre that has developed in recent years is the nautical Tourism, nautical Tourism is described as a Tourism genre that includes all activities in relation to water. Croatia is one country that has invested in and has good presumption for this type of Tourism, and has also received an international recognition as a top destination within the nautical Tourism genre. The purpose with this thesis is to increase knowledge about the nautical Tourism development in Croatia, and to see if it would be possible to develop on Swedish conditions. Sweden is a destination with a large number of archipelagos, located in both inland lakes and along coastal areas. Stockholm archipelago is one of the world's largest archipelagos which has a long tradition as a tourist destination.

This thesis is about catastrophe Tourism and the sustainability of the Tourism in an environmental perspective. The purpose is to see if there is any interest for that kind of Tourism and to see if the people who have an interest or curiosity of it thinks about the environment when they are traveling. A quantitative survey was made on the internet and people on Facebook, Resedagboken.se and Reseforum.se had the chance to answer it. There is an interest of catastrophe Tourism and a few have been to catastrophe sites or would like to visit. The conclusion of the thesis is that there is a possibility of a sustainable catastrophe Tourism because most of those who answered that they had or wanted to visit a catastrophe site also thought about the environment and cleaning up after themselves..

AbstractThe rise of globalization has made ??the sustainability aspect emerged as a sign that peoples? actions must change. Tourism is now one of the fastest growing industries in the world that has an impact on people, nature and cultures. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding how different Tourism actors use and express the concept of sustainable Tourism development in the co-operation organization Kiruna Lapland. One of the most visited places in the north of Sweden.

AbstractThe rise of globalization has made ??the sustainability aspect emerged as a sign that peoples? actions must change. Tourism is now one of the fastest growing industries in the world that has an impact on people, nature and cultures. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding how different Tourism actors use and express the concept of sustainable Tourism development in the co-operation organization Kiruna Lapland. One of the most visited places in the north of Sweden.

This paper examines family owned Tourism businesses with a special focus on succession. In Nordic countries Tourism has been widely promoted and used in rural development as a replacement economy for ?traditional? livelihoods based on rural production. Because the Tourism and hospitality industry, especially in rural areas, is dominated by family enterprises, the topic of succession is of great relevance for Tourism and Tourism destinations. This paper looks at family businesses? special characteristics, challenges and advantages in terms of ownership structure, lifestyle, motivations, employees and destination impact.

AbstractThe Tourism industry has evolved to a vital factor for destination development in rural areas. This study aims to see how the Tourism industry can be seen as an opportunity for development in rural areas. To be able to develop, rural areas have to be restructured and this study presents the restructuring problems that rural areas usually face and how developing Tourism can be seen as a solution to these problems. Five destinations of rural character have been investigated in this study in order to see how these restructuring problems are expressed and addressed through Tourism. A key example has been used to provide a clearer image of how these problems and Tourism are related to each other and how their interaction can create a positive development for rural areas in Sweden..

Movie and literary Tourism is a genre that has been recognized around the world for a long time but that has only recently got a grip on Sweden. More and more famous books are being cinematized and because of the success of these movies we can now walk in the traces of Wallander as well as the Millenniummovies.The focus of this study is mainly about the tourists? motivation when it comes to this form of Tourism and the purpose is to try understand what needs come in to play when a movie and literary Tourism attraction is chosen. The study objects are two movie and literary walks which are based on books and movies with a fictitious storyline.The performed research was based on a multiple strategy with the qualitative method - consisting of respondent and informant interviews - in focus and the quantitative investigation - in the form of an one-page questionnaire - more as a complement.On the basis of the most fundamental theory of motivation in general (Maslow, 1970) and the Tourism research?s more specific travel motivation theory (Pearce, 2005), the conditions for movie and literature as sorts of Tourism have been made clear.

The purpose of this dissertation is to describe and analyse the effects of Tourism in developing countries and the attitudes and working methods of Swedish tour operators towards sustainable Tourism. We have chosen to use a qualitative research according to a hermeneutical view. We have carried through in-depth interviews with eight tour operators. The theories have been divided into the effects of Tourism and sustainable Tourism goals which have social, economic and environmental starting points. The empiricism describes the work and activities of the tour operators and compiles the interview material divided into attitudes on Tourism effects and responsibilities.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att få en djupare förståelse för kvalitetmätningsverktyg Mystery Shopping, belysa möjligheten att tillämpa verktyget inom delar av den svenska turismnäringen samt genom att presentera ett nytt begrepp, skapa underlag för ett nytt forskningsfält som avser Mystery Tourism.En mystery tourist kan undersöka och utvärdera en eller flera av turismproduktens moment vid samma besök/resa. Mystery Tourism kan vidare betraktas som ett verktyg för att undersöka helhetsupplevelsen i relation till servicekvalitet och därigenom kundnöjdhet..

Dark Tourism is a relatively new concept, but as a phenomenon it has existed for centuries in the form of pilgrimages and gladiator games. The term includes visits to places associated with death and disaster, and has in more recent years become a highlighted tourist niche. This paper addresses the phenomenon of Dark Tourism and the reasons behind a visit to such an attraction. To find out the motive behind people's visits, interviews were conducted with respondents who have previously visited one or more Dark Tourism sites. A total of 32 people were interviewed about what influenced them to go to such a macabre place.

Because of the increasing numbers of international tourist arrivals each year it is essential that tourist operators are aware of the impacts that Tourism generate. Tourism affects the world in an environmental, social and economic way, positive but also in a negative way. To travel responsible and sustainable is therefore important, and operators have a responsibility in this subject.Because of this I wanted to look at how Swedish tourist operators manage responsible Tourism, together with what amount of information their customers receive about this. To be able to study how operators work with this I conducted three interviews via email. The tourist operators were of different sizes and specializations to receive a more extensive result.

Denna studie har som syfte till att undersöka två dagstidningars och tre resetidningars framställning av Dark Tourism samt ta reda på vilka skillnader och likheter framställningarna har. Målet är även att finna en djupgående uppfattning av Dark Tourism och de olika perspektiven och gemensamma dragen som finns i artiklarna. Det empiriska materialet består av 25 artiklar varav 15 stycken kommer från dagstidningar och 10 stycken kommer ifrån resetidningar. En kritisk diskursanalys har tillämpats som metod i denna studie och resultaten visar att två olika diskurser, varav den ena är melankolisk och den andra är sangvinisk, präglar tidningsgenrerna. Det framgår även att diskurserna som råder i tidningarna kan ha en stor påverkan på människors uppfattning av fenomenet Dark Tourism..

Tourism and Hospitality Management.

The aim of this study is to investigate a specific form of Special Interest Tourism (SIT), namely health- and fitnesstravels. This kind of travelling is studied from a Swedish perspective and includes aspects like gender and age in active Tourism. It also includes which travel motivations that lies beyond the choice of an active vacation.The study is based on a survey that was sent in an e-mail to the health Tourism company InShapeTravel´s customers. The answers to the survey has been analyzed and related to earlier research about active Tourism.The result shows that more women than men participate in the kind of healthy travels that InShapeTravel offers. A majority of the respondents are between 41-60 years old and the most common travel motivation was ?Better physic/psychic wellbeing?. .

The aim of this study is to obtain a better understanding of what factors affect the motivation for visiting Dark Tourism sites and the way that these sites are regarded. By providing such an insight this study contributes to a greater understanding of Dark Tourism.  In order to find answers to our questions, we interviewed several representatives at different sites and also carried out observations at three Dark Tourism attractions to reach a better understanding of the visors? motivations for visiting this kind of tourist attractions. In our study we have concluded that people have become increasingly interested in visiting such Dark Tourism sites even though these may seem scary or uncomfortable. Our research has helped us to find answers to the questions that we asked and we have concluded that people have become more curious and want to know more about terrible events and why they took place..