Thor Flognfeldt

Background

About Thor Flognfeldt

Specialties: Development work in tourism destination mostly concerning second homes/recreational houses, ski resorts, sport event studies, national parks and nature heritage management, cultural heritage management and small scale tour operations. I will also spend some time writing about the extreme spending in Norway on something called "profile marketing" that seem often to be a big bluff. Especially the rumors of being an expensive country to visit is interesting to examine further. The problem of Norway does not seem go be the lack of profile, but the content of the profiles many tourism products have got. Attempts to sell products that potential visitors does not want have not been success stories. By examine some often the stories or prognoses of consultants for resort development potential has show me that knowledge of what segmented markets want and in contrast what Norway want to sell is a funny and interesting story further to be examined. I am soon going to retire after 45 years in studying tourism both as educator, research and advice. After turning 70 in the end of May I just have to clear my office at Lillehammer College and move away. This "new freedom" will be used to complete some writing, mostly articles and to sum up my previous activities. At present I am enjoying my life at my new house in the lower part of the Trodos mountain in Cyprus, which partly will be my base for working and relaxing in the years to come. Walking in the wine fields and examine the coming spring is a healthy activity, as are the local tasting in the evenings. A new email and phone connection will be launched later this year. If you are interested in Scandinavian Winter Tourism Challenges, read this article: Tjørve, E, Lien, G, Flognfeldt, T, 2015. Properties of first-time vs. repeat visitors: Marketing strategies for Norwegian ski resorts. Current Issues in Tourism