An Estimation of the Determinants of Same-Day Visit Expenditures in Belgium

Jan Wynen
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Jan Wynen: IDEA Consult, Kunstlaan 1–2, 1020 Brussels, Belgium

Tourism Economics, 2013, vol. 19, issue 1, 161-172

Abstract: Few studies have attempted to identify predictors for spending behaviour on same-day visits. A good understanding of these predictors, however, could serve as a guide for the planning of marketing campaigns, could help in increasing the economic benefits of day trips and could be of interest from a policy perspective. Thus the main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of a wide range of socio-demographic and same-day visit related variables on the volumes and probabilities of same-day visit expenditures. Using a unique dataset on same-day visits in Belgium, the empirical results highlight that the duration of a same-day visit, age, information, education and motivation are important determinants of same-day visit expenditures.

Keywords: tourism expenditures; Tobit; heterogeneity; non-linear effects; two-step model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.5367/te.2013.0190

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