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Skiing during the pandemic with masks and tests: How Austrian ski resorts cope with the COVID-19 crisis on Instagram

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  • Fecker Denise

    (Management Center InnsbruckDepartment for Tourism & Leisure BusinessTel: +43 512 2070-3343, Fax: -3399InnsbruckAustria)

  • Bosio Birgit

    (Management Center InnsbruckDepartment for Tourism & Leisure BusinessTel: +43 512 2070-3327, Fax: -3399InnsbruckAustria)

  • Nadegger Monica

    (University of InnsbruckDepartment of Organization & LearningTel: +43 512 507-71473InnsbruckAustria)

  • Haselwanter Stefanie

    (Management Center InnsbruckDepartment for Tourism & Leisure BusinessTel: +43 512 2070-3342, Fax: -3399InnsbruckAustria)

Abstract

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Austrian ski resorts needed to create an emotional attachment to absent tourists and provide attractive offers for local guests at the same time. This study aims to reveal how they have used Instagram to connect with their heterogeneous audiences. To do so, the authors combined a quantitative hashtag analysis and qualitative content analysis of 16 Instagram accounts. Findings indicate a tendency of the ski resorts to communicate positively connotated winter holiday content and present themselves as attractive skiing areas. Here, the topics of the winter landscape, weather, infrastructure, and holiday activities represent dominant themes whereas COVID-19 was covered rarely. In comparison to the previous winter season, only slight differences were identified. This study provides new findings to the rare amount of research on crisis management in ski resorts and contributes further insights into COVID-19 research in tourism. The implications will help ski resorts to prepare for communication in upcoming seasons and future crisis management.

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  • Fecker Denise & Bosio Birgit & Nadegger Monica & Haselwanter Stefanie, 2021. "Skiing during the pandemic with masks and tests: How Austrian ski resorts cope with the COVID-19 crisis on Instagram," Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, De Gruyter, vol. 13(3), pages 423-443, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:touwis:v:13:y:2021:i:3:p:423-443:n:12
    DOI: 10.1515/tw-2021-0022
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