Innovation and Destination Governance in Denmark: Tourism, Policy Networks and Spatial Development

Henrik Halkier · 2013 · European Planning Studies

Summary. Danish tourist destinations lost market share over a decade despite continued reliance on traditional marketing strategies. The paper argues that innovation-oriented destination development policies were slow to adopt because tourism policy networks prioritized short-term sectoral and local interests over renewal of tourist experiences. Recent governance reforms only marginally improved prospects for more innovative destination strategies.

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  title   = {Innovation and Destination Governance in Denmark: Tourism, Policy Networks and Spatial Development},
  author  = {Henrik Halkier},
  journal = {European Planning Studies},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1080/09654313.2013.784609},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2013.784609}
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DOI

10.1080/09654313.2013.784609

Countries

Denmark

Regions

Europe

Categories

policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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