**8. Contribution and Conclusions**

Demand elasticities are helpful tools for tourist industry planning. Because there are significant fluctuations in the exchange rate, it is useful to understand the impact of this variable on tourist demand. This study was based on two countries that are important for the Norwegian tourist industry, namely Sweden and Germany. How income and currency changes affect camping tourism from Sweden and Germany to Norway has never been studied before.

Using available data, we calculated the currency and revenue elasticity of the inflows of camping tourists from these two countries. The analysis revealed that income had an impact on demand, but the effect was small. This was consistent with previous studies that reported that the demand for campsites was quite inelastic. This research suggested that a weaker Norwegian exchange rate stimulated demand for Norwegian campsites, but with a currency elasticity below 1.0. Furthermore, the result showed that a stronger Swedish currency relative to the euro had a positive influence on overnight stays at Norwegian campsites. The explanation was presumably that it led to more Swedes holidaying abroad and that there was complementarity between neighboring countries and Sweden.

Little research has been performed on camping tourism in Norway. Thus, little is known about what influences this type of tourism. When there is limited knowledge, there is a greater risk that the wrong investment decisions will be made. This may lead to the waste of the society's resources. Our contribution expands the knowledge of what influences camping tourism and provides decision-makers with a better decision basis.

**Author Contributions:** All authors contributed equally to this work. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
