Life in the bubble: The leisure experiences of female Swedish seasonal hospitality workers in Nordkapp, Norway

Hospitality and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-178

  Heimtun, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic tourism; Enclave; Gender; Hospitality workers; Mobility; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920052880     PISSN: 20427913     EISSN: 20427921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/hosp.2.2.159_1     Document Type: Article

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66. Heimtun, B. (2012), 'Life in the bubble: The leisure experiences of female Swedish seasonal hospitality workers in Nordkapp, Norway', Hospitality & Society 2: 2, pp. 159-178, doi: 10.1386/hosp.2.2.159_1