Quantitative Methods in Tourism Economics

edited by Álvaro Matias, Peter Nijkamp, Manuela Sarmento

Editorial Introduction -- Behavioral Issues: Loyalty Measurement in Tourism -- Tourists Return Intentions -- Evaluation of the Interrailers’ Satisfaction Regarding the Tourism Services and Activities in Italy, Greece and Croatia -- Forecasting Tourism Demand for South Africa Using a Single Equation Causal Approach -- The Importance of ICT for Tourism Demand -- Migration and Tourism Flows in New Zealand -- Supply of Tourist Amenities: How to Create a New Holiday Destination?- The Economic Impact of Social Tourism Programmes -- Cultural Festivals and Regional Economic Development -- Assessing the Spatial and Environmental Characteristics of Rural Tourism Lodging Units Using a Geographical Weighted Regression Model -- Yield Revenue Management in the Hotel Sector -- Macro and Sustainability Issues: Tourism Growth versus Economic Development -- Gender, Wages, and Productivity -- Territorial Differentiation, Competitiveness and Sustainability of Tourism -- Did the Financial Crisis and Policy Deregulation for Chinese Tourists Affect the Efficiency and Output Slacks of Taiwanese Hotels?- Institutional Analysis of Environmental Management Practices -- Market Segmentation in Tourism

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Matias, Álvaro
Other Persons:	Nijkamp, Peter (contributor) ; Sarmento, Manuela (contributor)
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD
Subject:	Tourismusökonomie \| Tourism economics \| Empirische Methode \| Empirical method \| Theorie \| Theory \| Welt \| World \| Tourismusindustrie \| Tourismusforschung \| Empirische Forschung \| Quantitative Methode
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [d-nb.info] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (VIII, 352 p. 46 illus, digital)
Series:	SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Quantitative Methods in Tourism Economics; Preface; Contents; 1: Editorial Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; References; Part I: Behavioural Issues; 2: Loyalty Measurement in Tourism: A Theoretical Reflection; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Customer Loyalty in the Tourism Sector; 2.2.1 The Impact of Loyalty as a Strategic Objective of Relationship Marketing; 2.2.2 The Study of Loyalty in the Tourism Industry; 2.3 Methodology; 2.4 The Operationalization of the Loyalty Construct: Results; 2.5 Conclusions and Final Reflections; References; 3: Tourists Return Intentions: A Mixed Logit Approach 3.1 Introduction3.2 Literature Review; 3.3 Conceptual Model and Hypotheses; 3.4 Methodology; 3.5 Data and Results; 3.6 Discussion; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4: Evaluation of the Interrailers´ Satisfaction Regarding the Tourism Services and Activities in Italy, Greece and Croatia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Concept of Tourism; 4.3 Tourism Activities; 4.4 Youth Tourism; 4.4.1 Backpacking; 4.4.1.1 Definition of Backpacking; 4.4.2 Travelling in Europe by Rail; 4.5 Tourist Satisfaction; 4.5.1 Measuring Tourist Satisfaction; 4.6 Service Quality; 4.6.1 Tools Used to Measure Quality; 4.7 Methodology 4.8 Results4.8.1 Internal Consistency of the Scales Used; 4.8.2 Inferential Statistics; 4.8.2.1 Transportation; 4.8.2.2 Accommodation; 4.8.2.3 Catering; 4.8.2.4 Tourist Entertainment; 4.9 Conclusions; References; 5: Forecasting Tourism Demand for South Africa Using a Single Equation Causal Approach; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Determinants of Tourism Demand; 5.3 Method; 5.3.1 Data Description; 5.3.2 Estimation Method; 5.4 Results; 5.4.1 Estimation Results; 5.4.1.1 Short-Run Elasticities; 5.4.1.2 Long-Run Elasticities; 5.4.2 Forecasting Results; 5.5 Conclusion; References 6: The Importance of ICT for Tourism Demand: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Tourism Distribution and ICT; 6.3 Tourism Demand Analysis and Modelling; 6.4 Dynamic Panel Data Models; 6.4.1 Panel Data Unit Root Tests; 6.4.2 Panel Data Cointegration Tests; 6.4.3 The ARDL Model; 6.5 Dynamic Modelling of Tourism Demand with Macro Panel Data; 6.5.1 Model Specification; 6.5.2 The Tourism Demand Function; 6.5.3 Data Collection and Variable Construction; 6.5.4 Dynamic Modelling and Estimation with Macro Panel Data; 6.5.5 Unit Root Test Results; 6.5.6 Cointegration Tests 6.6 ConclusionReferences; 7: Migration and Tourism Flows to New Zealand; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Literature Review; 7.2.1 The Gravity Model; 7.2.2 Issues in Estimation; 7.3 Methodology; 7.3.1 Empirical Specification; 7.3.2 Data; 7.4 Results; 7.5 Summary and Conclusions; References; Part II: Supply of Tourist Amenities; 8: How to Create a New Holiday Destination? An Evaluation of Local Public Investment for Supporting Tourism Industry; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Definition of the Tourism Industry and the Relevant Location Factors for the Local Tourism Industry; 8.2.1 What Is Local Tourism Industry? 8.2.2 Relevant Location Factors for Tourism Businesses and Hypotheses on the Impact of Local Public Infrastructure on Tourism
ISBN:	978-3-7908-2879-5 ; 1-283-93568-6 ; 978-1-283-93568-5 ; 978-3-7908-2878-8
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-7908-2879-5 [DOI]
Classification:	Wirtschaftsgeographie ; Methoden und Techniken der Geographie und Anthropogeographie
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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