Crowding in a world heritage site

  • 45 min
Congestion and crowding are terms often used interchangeably in the context of heavy visitation to tourist attractions. The two terms however point to different aspects of visitor density. Congestion relates to the physical conditions of high visitation. Crowding, on the other hand, relates to tourists’ perception of the presence of other tourists. This article looks at different drivers of perception of crowding in the Geirangerfjord world heritage site.
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“Internationally many tourist destinations, both in cities and in rural areas, are confronted with the problem of heavy visitation, which tourists might perceive as crowding. In previous studies different factors have been investigated as drivers of the perception of crowding. This study focuses on travel format (individual travel on land versus group cruise travel) and nationality.” (From abstract)

Reference: Yttredal, E. R., & Homlong, N. (2020b). Travel Format versus Nationality as Drivers of the Perception of Crowding in a Rural Tourist Destination. Athens Journal of Tourism, 7(4), 209-226. doi: https://doi.org/10.30958/ajt.7-4-2

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