The Relationship Between High-Speed Rail Accessibility and Tourism Demand: The Case Study of Italy

Ilaria Lopresti and Mario Tartaglia ()
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Ilaria Lopresti: Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane
Mario Tartaglia: Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane

A chapter in Socioeconomic Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems, 2024, pp 473-491 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Transport infrastructure is of fundamental importance for tourism development and reinforcement. The relationship between transport and tourism is complex, as one affects the other and various features of transport can influence tourist choices. The operation of high-speed rail offers a faster mode of transport, which is supposed to improve tourism flows and shape tourism characteristics. This is particularly true for leisure and business tourism in urban areas. The availability of high-speed rail connections, the frequency of the services, and the reduced journey times are relevant transport factors whose relationship to tourism are worthy of investigation. In the literature, the impact of high-speed rail on tourism has been explored using qualitative methods and statistical models. In the latter, the relationship is usually studied based on the presence of high-speed railway stations or the frequency of the services. Little empirical analysis has been focused on the reduced journey times as a measure of accessibility. This paper presents an empirical analysis of the impact that the improved accessibility of major Italian locations served by the high-speed railway has had on tourism flows, and on specific aspects of tourism, such as length of stay. The applied methodology is based on the panel data approach, using both open official statistical data on the tourism supply and demand and railway market data. An accessibility indicator based on journey times is used for measuring high speed rail accessibility.

Keywords: Tourism; Accessibility; High Speed Rail; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-53684-7_22

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