ETOUR is Sweden’s leading tourism research centre and one of Europe’s largest academic environments for tourism research. We develop and communicate scientific knowledge about tourism and travel, with a focus on sustainable destination development.
We conduct research and education in close dialogue and collaboration with stakeholders in the tourism industry. We have around forty staff members from a range of academic disciplines, including some of the world’s most prominent tourism researchers.
What gives our work meaning is the difference it makes for others—and the momentum it creates. We provide the visitor economy with knowledge that has been missing: knowledge that helps stakeholders and decision-makers navigate, strengthens development initiatives, contributes to debate, and forms a foundation for policy-making.
We are driven by curiosity and a genuine interest in understanding tourism in depth—its power, its potential, and its interaction with other areas of society. Welcome to ETOUR!
Are you a journalist interested in interviewing one of our experts? Here you will find contact details and information about our respective areas of expertise.
Thursday 29 October 2026
On 23 September 2026, project partners, companies and other stakeholders gathered in Karleby/Kokkola, Finland, for the final conference of the REGGAE research project. The results of the three-year project aimed at promoting accessible and regenerative tourism were presented.
Thursday 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October 2026
Alberto Sanchez Rojas is researching how tourist-intensive destinations along the Spanish coast can be developed in a future characterized by complex challenges and rapid changes. Now the doctoral student from the University of Málaga is visiting ETOUR for three months.
Thursday 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October 2026
When access to nature is limited by climate change, lack of resources for maintenance and land conflicts, questions of justice and rights are raised. Researcher Jean Miczka from the University of Lausanne is now visiting ETOUR for 6 months to study these issues in a Swedish context.
Thursday 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October 2026
A journey through mountainous regions stretching from France to Pakistan sparked curiosity that led to doctoral studies. Today, doctoral student Marie Poulain from the Université de Genève is spending six months at the tourism research centre ETOUR as a visiting researcher.
Thursday 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October 2026
How are our experiences of cultural heritage shaped in a world where visits, social media, and digital platforms are increasingly interconnected? Candela del Barrio Rodríguez, a new doctoral student at ETOUR at Mid Sweden University, will investigate this in her research over the coming years.
Thursday 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October 2026
Cultural heritage is about what has once happened, but also about how the stories are passed on. As a new doctoral student in tourism studies at ETOUR, Marie Louise Baens Boncan will investigate how digital platforms shape the narrative of cultural heritage.
Thursday 29 October 2026
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