SUMMARYThis article uses an input-output (IO) modelling approach to investigate the impact of the global recession on the expenditures of inbound and overnight domestic visitors and the wider effect on the UK economy. The results suggest that the economic crisis has had a negative direct impact...

SUMMARYThis article reports on work undertaken by the Tourism Intelligence Unit (TIU)1, based within Office for National Statistics (ONS), to measure the economic impact of tourism at the regional level. The methodologies and data analysis presented look at the demand and supply components of...

SummaryThe main objective of this work is to produce up to date and frequent figures of the demand and supply sides of the tourism sector. Demand here refers to tourism consumption or expenditure, while supply refers to the output from tourism related industries. This is carried out to address...

SummaryThis article uses an analysis of data from the Annual Population Survey to provide estimates of the characteristics of employment in tourism industries in 2008. The results indicate that employment in these industries is more likely to be part-time, self-employed or temporary than in...

This chapter utilizes a network perspective to show how the totality of one’s social connections impacts well-being by providing access to resources (e.g., information, feedback, and support) and placing limits on autonomy. We provide a brief review of basic network concepts and explain the...

Purpose – To highlight the potential (as well as perceived barriers) to the wider use of GIS in educational marketing. Design/methodology/approach – Five case studies were conducted in order to identify the GIS capabilities that would be required by a typical educational institution. Using...