Tourism strategies of the Northern Europe: comparative analysis

The formation of models and visions for tourism development in the world’s countries differs not only in approaches and tools, but also in the detail and specification of States. Forming the image of the country, strategic development guidelines, defining the contours of tourist projects, understanding the forms of support for the business sector, as well as the development of standard-setting practices is impossible without a clear representation of the target audience. This article discusses the practice of developing national tourism strategies in Greenland, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. These territories are chosen as a comparison base, since the basic environmental conditions in them are almost identical, which complicates the formation of unique strategic landmarks. However, the analysis of documents, national strategies have been identified in the basic terms, which are based on country factors, which emphasize in the future, the conditions that created, creates and will create in the long term for the business sector. Within the framework of national strategies of the Northern EU countries, the mission and vision are set out, key segment groups are fixed, the structure of communication between consumer groups and tourist offers is set out, and the institutional framework for tourism development is set out. It is noteworthy that, in General, all strategies are road map projects, written in the spirit of project management. Recognizing the conditions for sustainable and responsible tourism as a base, the Nordic countries ‘ tourism strategies include requirements for all project parties: tourists, tourist companies, tourist associations, and government representatives.