ABSTRACT Ancestral tourism and amateur genealogy are popular phenomena, driving members of diasporas to reconnect with their ancestral roots and discover family histories. Tourism researchers have not yet paid much attention to Scandinavian countries as ancestral destinations. After waves of emigration, there are now millions of individuals with Scandinavian roots in countries like the United States. We explore the demand-side of American ancestral tourism to Sweden. Our findings stem from nine interviews with Swedish-Americans who have been ancestral tourists in Sweden. Ancestral tourists live highly emotional experiences dependent on factors occurring prior to and during travels and involving many sites and stakeholders beyond the control of the destination. Our study reveals the importance for ancestral tourists of establishing a network of allies through genealogy research for their experience in Sweden to be positive. The accumulation of family memories and of information gained through genealogy research makes ancestral travels to Sweden a highly personal endeavor, rather than an elusive reconnection to a distant heritage. Yet reconnecting with the ancestral homeland and establishing a sense of belonging to its society also matters to these tourists, though cultural stereotypes influence this experience. We conclude with recommendations for destination development and future research.

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研究，情感和归属之旅：对祖先游客的动机和经历的探索性分析

摘要祖传旅游业和业余族谱是很流行的现象，驱使散居海外的人们重新与祖传根源并发现家族史。旅游研究人员尚未将北欧国家作为祖传目的地。经过一波又一波的移民，如今在美国等国家，有数百万具有斯堪的纳维亚血统的人。我们探索了美国祖传旅游业到瑞典的需求侧。我们的发现来自对瑞典祖传游客的瑞典裔美国人进行的九次采访。祖先的游客生活在高度的情感体验中，取决于旅行之前和旅行期间发生的因素，并且涉及目的地无法控制的许多站点和利益相关者。我们的研究揭示了祖先游客通过家谱研究建立同盟网络对于他们在瑞典的经历具有积极意义的重要性。家庭记忆的积累以及通过家谱研究获得的信息的积累，使得祖传瑞典成为一种高度个人化的努力，而不是与遥远的遗产难以捉摸的重新联系。尽管文化成见影响了这种经历，但重新与祖传祖国建立联系并建立对社会的归属感对这些游客也很重要。最后，我们为目的地开发和未来研究提供了建议。家庭记忆的积累以及通过家谱研究获得的信息的积累，使得祖传瑞典成为一种高度个人化的努力，而不是与遥远的遗产难以捉摸的重新联系。尽管文化成见影响了这种经历，但重新与祖传祖国建立联系并建立对社会的归属感对这些游客也很重要。最后，我们为目的地开发和未来研究提供了建议。家庭记忆的积累以及通过家谱研究获得的信息的积累，使祖传瑞典成为一种高度个人化的努力，而不是与遥远的遗产难以捉摸的重新联系。尽管文化成见影响了这种经历，但重新与祖传祖国建立联系并建立对社会的归属感对这些游客也很重要。最后，我们为目的地开发和未来研究提供了建议。