Beyond the Demand for Day-Visits: An Analysis of Visitor Spending

Paul Downward and Les Lumsdon
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Paul Downward: Economics Division, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent ST4 2DF, UK
Les Lumsdon: Department of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Manchester Metropolitan University, Old Hall Lane, Manchester M14 6HR, UK

Tourism Economics, 2003, vol. 9, issue 1, 67-76

Abstract: A review of the literature indicates a gap in the research on visitor spending at a destination level, and thus a lack of awareness of the marketing implications for tourism practitioners that such research could identify. In a previous study the authors concluded that, in the case of day-visits, while market attractions were important in encouraging visitation the level of spending at the destination was very closely related to the duration of the stay and the composition of the party. In this paper the analysis is extended to short-break and longer-stay holidays at a rural destination in the UK. Confirmation of these basic determinants of spending are presented, coupled with the importance of income. The current research thus provides a bridge between day-visit activity and models of holiday spending.

Keywords: tourism spending; visitor group composition; duration of stay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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