Research progress on influencing factors of Arctic tourism

Abstract

With the improvement of the strategic value of the Arctic and Arctic tourism continues to become more popular, there are increasingly more publications related to Arctic tourism. At the same time, an increasing number of scholars pay more attention to the influencing factors of the development of Arctic tourism. Using the literature analysis method and CiteSpace software, this study analyzed the research progress of the influencing factors of Arctic tourism development in detail based on the relevant literature of Arctic tourism in China and internationally. This study shows that: (1) In China, there are few studies examining the influencing factors of the development of Arctic tourism at present. Related literature in China mainly discussed the influencing factors of Arctic tourism development in terms of climate change and geopolitics. International Arctic tourism research started earlier and the content is more comprehensive. In addition to the studies of climate change and geopolitical pattern, the impact of different stakeholders, weather conditions, and management on Arctic tourism development have also been actively discussed in the international literature. (2) Climate change, governance, human disturbance, sea ice, vulnerability, resilience and management are all closely related to the influencing factors of Arctic tourism. (3) The influencing factors of Arctic tourism in existing studies can be classified into five categories: politics and policy, climate change, tourism resources, tourism climate comfort, and management and infrastructure. Political stability and climate change are the prerequisite and macro influencing factors for the development of Arctic tourism, while tourism resources, tourism climate comfort, and management and infrastructure are the factors directly affecting the sustainable development of Arctic tourism.