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The idea was raised already in 2017. Three years of active work, 148 researchers involved and 2,000 pages later, he is now holding the two-kilogram book "Handbook of e-Tourism" which gives a broadened and in-depth picture of information and communication technology's impact and influence on tourism.

Monday 28 November 2022

Robert Pettersson has been given the honourable mandate to be part of a panel of experts initiated by the International Olympic Committee and the OECD.

Monday 22 November 2021

On Monday 27 September, about 40 experts come to Mid Sweden University to carry out the site visits included in the research evaluation ARC21. Detailed planning is in full swing.

Thursday 16 September 2021

Mistra Sport & Outdoors is a Swedish research and collaboration programme, led by Mid Sweden University, aiming to generate knowledge and solutions to increase sustainability in sport and outdoor recreation.

Wednesday 20 January 2021

An increase in demand for highly specialised competence and focus on sustainability - these are some of the topics on tourism discussed by three researchers at the tourism research institute ETOUR at Mid Sweden University.

Wednesday 27 May 2020

A new project aims at exploring the artful visualization techniques, namely text and image-based street art, and the conceptualization of crises. Data collection takes place in three cities: Nicosia in Cyprus, Beirut in Lebanon, and Jerusalem in Israel.

Monday 25 November 2019

For many destinations, events like music festivals and sports events are opportunities to attract tourists and to place the destination on the map. Together with the Mid Sweden University research centre ETOUR, a panel of experts in tourism research has identified six indicators that can be used to capture the effect of events on the communities in which they take place.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Digitalisation is an ongoing process in all areas of society and is evident in different ways. Within all sectors, it provides enormous opportunities but also presents challenges. The tourism sector is by no means an exception - quite the contrary.

Wednesday 30 January 2019

Many cities in the world have experienced a huge increase in short-time accommodation because of Airbnb´s growing popularity. This trend and its consequences is something that has attracted researchers’ attention. The tourism research institute ETOUR has begun to look into how the local housing and job markets are affected by these new developments in the tourism accommodation sector.

Wednesday 26 September 2018

The ‘ENTER Best Research Paper Award’ is given to individuals who submit outstanding research papers related to information and communication technologies in travel and tourism.

Friday 20 December 2019

“The Swedish mountains are not a landscape of wilderness - humans have left their mark and people still use the landscape in various ways”, says Sandra Wall-Reinius, senior lecturer in human geography.

Monday 15 January 2018

Employees in the tourism sector are often young, immigrants and women. And they are subjected to more sexism than workers in many other industries. Senior lecturer Kristina Zampoukos at ETOUR is convinced of this and is now seeking funding to research the topic.

Monday 11 December 2017