Biographie

Professeure en tourisme, ses domaines d'intérêt comprennent le tourisme social, le comportement des touristes, l'esprit d'entreprise dans le tourisme ou encore, le marketing du tourisme.

Publications liées au tourisme social

• • Komppula, Raija and Vento, Elli (forthcoming 2020). Challenges and opportunities for development of social tourism in Finland. In Lima, J. & Eusébio, C. (eds), Social Tourism: Different challenges and approaches around the world, CABI.

 

• • Vento, Elli and Komppula, Raija (forthcoming 2020). Social tourism practices and implementation in Finland in Anya Diekman & Scott McCabe (eds.) Handbook on Social Tourism. Elgar Publishers.

 

• • Komppula Raija and Ilves Riikka 2018. Social Tourism as Correlates of QoL: The Case of Disadvantaged People. Chapter 5 in Muzaffer Uysal, M. Joseph Sirgy and Stefan Kruger (Eds.): Managing Quality of Life in Tourism and Hospitality. Cabi. pp. 54-69.

 

• • Komppula Raija, Konu Henna and Vikman Noora 2017. Listening to the sounds of silence: Forest Based Wellbeing Tourism in Finland. Chapter 11 in Joseph S. Chen and Nina K. Prebensen (Eds.): Nature Tourism. Routledge. pp. 120-130.

 

• • Komppula Raija 2017. Tourists’ Interpretations of a ”Feelgood in Lapland” Holiday – A Case Study. Chapter 11 in Young-Sook Lee, David B. Weaver and Nina K. Prebensen (eds.): Arctic Tourism Experiences. Production, Consumption and Sustainability. Cabi. pp. 100-108.

 

• • Komppula Raija and Konu Henna 2017. Designing Forest-Based Wellbeing Tourism Services For Japanese Customers – A Case Study From Finland. In: Prebensen Nina K, Chen Joseph S, Uysal Muzaffer (Eds.) Co-Creation in Tourist Experiences. Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility. Routledge. pp. 50-63.

 

• • Konu Henna and Komppula Raija. 2016. Customer involvement in a new service development process: the case of ”Feelgood in Lapland”. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 27.

 

• • Komppula Raija, Ilves Riikka and Airey David 2016. Social holidays as a tourist experience in Finland. Tourism Management Vol. 52, pp. 521-532.

 

• • Pesonen Juho, Komppula Raija, and Riihinen Anniina 2015. Typology of senior travellers as users of tourism information technology. Information Technology & Tourism, Vol. 15 No 3, pp. 233-252.

 

• • Ilves Riikka and Komppula Raija 2013. Activities as a component of a Social Tourism Holiday Experience.In Melanie Smith, Laszlo Puczko (Eds.), Health and Wellness Tourism. Wellness, Spas and Medical Tourism. 2nd Edition. Routledge. pp. 403-406.

 

• • Komppula Raija and Konu Henna 2012. Do Wellbeing Tourists Expect Memorable Experiences? In: Metin Kozak & Nazmi Kozak (eds.): Proceedings Book of 6th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure. Anatolia: Ankara, pp. 462-474.

 

• • Pesonen Juho, Komppula Raija, Kronenberg Christopher and Peters Mike 2011. Understanding the relationship between push and pull motivations in rural tourism. Tourism Review, Vol. 66, 3, pp. 32-49.

 

• • Pesonen Juho, Laukkanen Tommi, and Komppula Raija 2011. Benefit segmentation of potential wellbeing tourists. Journal of Vacation Marketing, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp.303-314.
  • Konu Henna, Tuohino Anja and Komppula Raija 2010. Lake Wellness – A Practical Example Of A New Service Development (Nsd) Concept In Tourism Industries. Journal of Vacation Marketing, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 125-139.