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Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate environmentally conscious tourism management
Bosetti, Valentina; Cassinelli, Mariaester; Lanza, … - 2004
This paper discusses a methodology to assess the performances of tourism management of local governments when economic … correlated to the tourism industry. Further, potential managerial improvements for those areas resulting far from the efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601143
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Is participation in tourism market an opportunity for everyone? : some evidence from Italy
Bernini, Cristina; Cracolici, Maria Francesca - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251570
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Climate change and tourism in Tuscany, Italy : what if heat becomes unbearable?
Cai, Mattia; Ferrise, Roberto; Moriondo, Marco; Nunes, … - 2011
This paper investigates the empirical magnitude of climate conditions on tourist flows in Tuscany, exploring the use of a fine spatial scale analysis. In fact, we explore the use of an 8-year panel dataset of Tuscany's 254 municipalities, examining how tourist inflows respond to variation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009298278
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Benchmarking in tourism destination, keeping in mind the sustainable paradigm
Bosetti, Valentina (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003360767
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The economics of local tourist systems
Candela, Guido (contributor); Figini, Paolo (contributor);  … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003359652
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Localization economies and the sensitivity of firm foundations to changes in taxation and public expenditure
Wittrock, Christian - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966729
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Tourism, jobs, capital accumulation and the economy : a dynamic analysis
Chao, Chi-Chur; Hazari, Bharat R.; Laffargue, Jean-Pierre; … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003359567
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Assessing the impact of biodiversity on tourism flows: a model for tourist behaviour and its policy implications
Macagno, Giulia; Loureiro, Maria; Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; … - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810292
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The regularity and irregularity of travel : an analysis of the consistency of travel times associated with subsistence, maintenance and discretionary activities
Longden, Thomas - 2016
Regular and irregular travel patterns coincide with different underlying purposes of travel and days of the week. Within this paper, it is shown that the balance between subsistence (i.e. work) and discretionary (i.e. leisure) activities is related to differences in travel patterns and explains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011504377
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Urban cycling tourism : how can bikes and public transport ride together for sustainability?
Crotti, Daniele; Maggi, Elena; Pantelaki, Evangelia - 2022
observations from an on-line survey on bike tourism in 2020 in Italy, we develop a bivariate probit model, considering socio … (GHG) emissions could reduce the sustainability of those tourism experiences. In this paper we study the bike tourists …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814526