Network analysis approach to map tourism mobility

Rosario D’Agata, Simona Gozzo and Venera Tomaselli ()

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2013, vol. 47, issue 6, 3167-3184

Abstract: The spatial distribution of tourists is uneven and it can include some areas at regional and/or sub-regional level. The social–economic and environmental impacts of tourism, are concentrated in different areas. Some recent contributions show the usefulness and the effectiveness of network analysis (NA) approach in revising the organization of tourist facilities and services. This paper proposes to apply methods borrowed from NA to map the spatial distribution of tourism mobility in Sicily. So, we analyze the network features of tourism in a multi-destinations net. By means of traditional measures of NA, we propose to measure the links among destinations. The study aims to connect destinations, represented as nodes, to define a territorial network of tourism demand. In the specific instance, the degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenness centrality are used to localize central areas and the main routes. We test survey data collected on a sample of tourists leaving from airports and ports of the main Sicilian cities, who visited two destinations at least. Then, we study tourism mobility on those areas selected by tourists. Finally, employing measures derived from NA, the work attempts to set out territorial networks. This approach could be useful to plane tourism development policies. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013

Keywords: Network analysis; Tourism mobility; Destination clustering; Tourism development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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