During their holidays, tourists produce direct and indirect effects on local residents, which can either be positive or negative. In this paper we investigate how residents of Rimini, a popular Italian seaside resort hosting more than ten million national and foreign overnight stays every year,...

We examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants' expenditures in sports events. Specifically, we analyze survey data collected from participants of a major amateur cycling race, capturing information about both utilitarian and hedonic expenses. Our investigation covers three waves...

We present a theoretical model in tourism economics, assuming that the market for tourism is an oligopoly with differentiated products. Destinations (i.e., countries, regions, sites or even firms) can invest in order to improve their carrying capacity that can be interpreted as the stock of...