Appeal of the thematic products:
• Some of the thematic products were
more appealing than others →
evaluations on which of the thematic
products would be the most suitable
for further development
Round 2: The respondents
commented on at least four thematic
products they found the most
appealing. Based on the number of
comments the thematic products
could be ranked based on the appeal.
In addition the comments for each
product were evaluated based on
whether the comment focused on
positive or negative aspects of the
product.
Potential target groups could be
identified
Round 1: In some of the responses
and stories written by the panellists
the travel company was stated and
hence some conclusions could be
made regarding the potential target
groups and preferred travel company.
These were also partly included in the
product description narratives
formed during the analysis.
Round 2: Based on the responses from
round two, most of the product
themes seem to have potential target
groups (named in the responses).
Comments were written either from
the respondents' own perspectives or
on a wider scale: e.g. the suitability of
the product was evaluated for
different target groups. In addition
the panellist evaluated whether the
product was more suitable for
individual travelling or travelling
with a group. As a more general
comment related to the product
“Togetherness and activities for all
the family”, it was stated that it is
good that there is a product that is
targeted for children and families as
not many nature tourism destinations
are investing in developing services
and activities for this particular target
group.
Comments on the thematic product
descriptions:
• Comments on the contents of the
descriptions
• Suggestions for marketing
• Request for additional information
Round 2: In the comments there were
suggestions for alternative ways to
describe the product or how some
things could be left out or
emphasised differently. For
instance the comments on the
product “Strength from the natural
environment” included leaving
mobile devices when on the trip.
This was seen a bit too drastic and in
addition it was suggested that instead
of leaving the devices it could
emphasise “forgetting that these
devices exist”. A few panellists said
that some of the products were a bit similar and those products could be
combined somehow.
In the comments it was also suggested
that certain features of the area could
be better utilised in the product description
and also inmarketing. Also
the accessibility was brought forth in
addressing the appeal of the area for
certain products. To give an example,
the product “Fishing at the rapids”
could be marketed for the target group
by saying that the area provides a good
fishing closer by and one does not need
always travel to Lapland for fishing.
As the product descriptions did not included
prices, this came up in rather
many of the comments. The panellists
felt that the price is one central factor
determining whether they would be
willing to buy the product. Hence, this
kind of additional and more detailed
information was requested. In
addition, some of the panellist said that
they would go on a certain kind of trip
if the product was reasonably priced.
However, a reasonable price was not
defined.