A look into the crystal ball of ski destination development - The role of Alpine Summer Parks

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dc.contributor.authorHapp, Elisabethen
dc.contributor.authorSeidl, Maximilianen
dc.contributor.authorZach, Florian J.en
dc.contributor.authorSchnitzer, Martinen
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-10T12:34:44Zen
dc.date.available2022-10-10T12:34:44Zen
dc.date.issued2022-09-21en
dc.date.updated2022-10-09T03:07:12Zen
dc.description.abstractRecently, winter tourism destinations have developed summer attractions as climate change threatens their success. Increasing the number of summer attractions in ski resorts could also be part of the operators’ strategy to adapt to shorter winter and longer summer seasons. Scholarly literature on this evolution is currently limited. This research note aims to close this research gap: first, by examining the relevance of summer tourism at ski resorts and for ski-resort operators; second, by investigating reasons for opening summer attractions and third, by analyzing the impact of summer attractions on climate-induced issues. Two focus groups and one association study were conducted among ski-resort operators to assess why ski resorts invest in summer attractions, specifically Alpine summer parks [ASP] that are branded separately but are typically located in the ski resort. The results show that these attractions are designed to increase visitor numbers in summer and are thus considered an essential element of the summer season. At the same time, while the summer season per se is (still) given little importance, its future potential was emphasized by all respondents. ASPs are seen as part of the future, but not as the future. While climate change was never mentioned in the focus groups, the results of the association study show that climate-induced issues are recognized as a critical challenge for ski-resort operators.en
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen
dc.format.extentPages 91-95en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2022.08.010en
dc.identifier.issn1447-6770en
dc.identifier.orcidZach, Florian [0000-0003-0243-4913]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/112117en
dc.identifier.volume53en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1447677022001541en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectSki resort operatorsen
dc.subjectSummer attractionsen
dc.subjectAlpine summer parksen
dc.subjectClimate changeen
dc.titleA look into the crystal ball of ski destination development - The role of Alpine Summer Parksen
dc.title.serialJournal of Hospitality and Tourism Managementen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-08-25en
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