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The tourist hosts cooperate by using local products and services to fulfill the needs of their guests.
Love explained that cooperation was a part of his business plan from the beginning. The idea was a
mobile adventure experience company that would produce services for other companies. “This
accounts for about 30% of our work today [...] I cooperate with 150 other companies, that means
that I can provide a wide range of things in many areas. I buy services from my colleagues, which
means that they buy services from me, we help each other out to be able to service big groups and
support each other. That’s a very central thing” (Love, participant). Maria and Kurt say that this is
important to keep in mind if you arrive as a new part of the community 8