The theoretical framework is based on Latour´s actor-network theory, as well as the work of Edensor and Bærenholdt, amongst other, on the perspective to see tourism as a form of performance.
Fræðigrunnur rannsóknar byggir m.a. á gerendanetskenningu Latour (e. actor-network theory), og kenningum Edensor og Bærenholdt um sviðsetningu og iðkun í ferðaþjónustu.