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Sustainable Management of Popular Culture Tourism Destinations: A Critical Evaluation of the Twilight Saga Servicescapes

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The Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger, Kjell Arholms gate 41, 4021 Stavanger, Norway
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Department of Economy and Society & Centre for Tourism, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 625, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 5177; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125177
Received: 4 June 2020 / Revised: 20 June 2020 / Accepted: 22 June 2020 / Published: 24 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Niche Forms of Tourism Activity)
Popular culture tourism destinations are made up of constructed realities transforming local communities into fictional servicescapes. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how the unpacking of a key concept (servicescape), applied to destination management, can support the transition to sustainable destination development in the face of popular culture tourism. The aim is to unpack the servicescape concept by exploring how it is constructed focusing on Twilight Saga representations and production processes at four destinations. The data consists of photographs and video clips of the servicescapes and interviews with key stakeholders. The findings support previous servicescape research dimensions and elements but also identify critical areas of power, control, and conflict when introducing a process approach to the servicescape concept. The study provides insights into the complex exchanges that take place in the development of servicescapes at popular culture tourism destinations. The study thereby contributes to an elaborated and holistic servicescape model, stressing the importance of strategic design and local stakeholders’ early involvement in the preproduction of popular culture tourism phenomena. View Full-Text
Keywords: servicescape; popular culture; sustainable tourism management; destination management; niche tourism; media-driven tourism servicescape; popular culture; sustainable tourism management; destination management; niche tourism; media-driven tourism
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Lundberg, C.; Lindström, K.N. Sustainable Management of Popular Culture Tourism Destinations: A Critical Evaluation of the Twilight Saga Servicescapes. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5177. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125177

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Lundberg C, Lindström KN. Sustainable Management of Popular Culture Tourism Destinations: A Critical Evaluation of the Twilight Saga Servicescapes. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):5177. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125177

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Lundberg, Christine, and Kristina N. Lindström 2020. "Sustainable Management of Popular Culture Tourism Destinations: A Critical Evaluation of the Twilight Saga Servicescapes" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5177. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125177

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