This paper provides a comprehensive econometric analysis of the expenditures of international visitors to the Western fjord-region of Norway. The data come from an intercept survey conducted on randomly elicited summer visitors at central tourism locations in the region. Estimations are performed...

This report provides an update on Scandinavian outbound travel, highlighting the market drivers, destinations, market characteristics (booking behaviour, visitor demographics, purpose of visit, expenditure, length of stay, and seasonality), modes of transport and accommodation, and the tour...

Reutilization of agricultural buildings for rural tourism (RT) is an area that is significantly expanding today. Buildings originally constructed for agricultural production, processing and housing are an essential part of most RT operations, both as a key resource and a significant cost centre....

This research aims to explore Norwegians' image of US lodging facilities with a two-stage perceptual survey of Norwegian residents. Focus group surveys are first conducted to determine the important attributes delineating Norwegians' perceptions of US lodging facilities. Subsequently, a...

The paper studies monthly accommodation data for visitors from five countries: the USA, Germany (formerly West Germany), Norway, Denmark and Finland, to Sweden in the period 1978-93. The focus is on the dynamic response of guest-night numbers to changes in the relative destination price level,...