Karin Marie
Antonsen
ansatt
Local communities
Position
Senior Researcher
Mobile phone
986 70 603
E-mail
kan@nforsk.no
Key qualifications

Demography, Rural studies, theories on Place and Space, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tourism, knowledge management, project management, research.

Education

Course on process and project development; Practical pedagogical teaching, University of Nordland (2014); PhD in Social Geography, Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU)(2011); Master of Social Geography, NTNU (2001); Bachelor of Geography

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    Does the tourist industry miss millions of potential customers?

    There are more than 1 billion people with disabilities or access requirements globally. In Norway alone, this number is as high as 1 million, and Europe has 135 million potential customers needing access requirements. So why has the tourism industry yet to adapt its accommodations or attractions for these customers?

    Saturday 25 February 2023
  • Accesstour project participants during a workshop in Lofoten, Norway, september 2022.

    Accessible providers don't always communicate their accessibility

    Last week Nordland Research institute organized a tour through Vesterålen and Lofoten regions with partners within the ACCESSTOUR project.

    Tuesday 27 September 2022