Investigating the behavior of embarking cruisers in a Caribbean homeport: a factor and a censured-Tobit analysis

Juan Brida, Manuela Pulina, E. Riaño and Aguirre Sz

Working Paper CRENoS from Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia

Abstract: This study analyses embarking cruisers' experience in a homeport. Survey data were collected from passengers that embarked in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) during the 2009-2010 season. A factor-cluster analysis is developed to segment cruisers identifying the factors that influence their perception and expenditure pattern. Despite the expected total impact for an embarkation port is higher than a port of call, most passengers in Cartagena stay for a short period of time before embarking, hence their contribution to the local economy is rather neglectful. The Tobit analysis has consistently highlighted first time cruisers, with a high education level and belonging to the "long stay cluster" have a higher spending capacity.

Keywords: cruise tourism; homeport; factor analysis; censured-tobit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C19 D12 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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