Exploring the main determinants of tourism participation at national and international level, the paper investigates if … there are differences in tourism consumption behavior among Italian families which reflect disparities in their standard of …-2007. Results show that participation in the tourism market is strongly affected by the personal characteristics of individuals and …

Tourism is increasingly seen as a potential lever towards high economic growth, measured both in terms of income and … employment. In recent years, interest in tourism has spread rapidly throughout many small and medium European cities, which … the economic assessment of tourism with the objectives of, firstly, identifying the main categories of impacts and …

latter can be used to assess the influence of the biodiversity profile of a region on the tourism flows towards it. Previous … studies have considered environmental amenities as one of the determinants of tourism destination choice. The central … appear to have a positive impact on the revenue of regional tourism. -- Species Diversity ; Habitat Fragmentation ; Landscape …

the 6th FP project PICTURE (Pro-active management of the Impact of Cultural Tourism upon Urban Resources and Economies …), in order to quantify the monetary impact of cultural tourism upon urban economies. The analysis was carried out in two … understanding how different sectors of local economy and society can benefit from tourism and in determining how to maximise, or …

regional economy-wide and poverty impacts of a US$36 million investment in tourism in the south of Haiti. The first social … key gaps identified in the tourism impact assessment literature. First, a destination-specific tourism demand and value … representative household configuration to enable more robust analysis of tourism investment impacts on poverty and income inequality …