Urban cycling tourism. How can bikes and public transport ride together for sustainability?

Daniele Crotti, Elena Maggi () and Evangelia Pantelaki
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Daniele Crotti: University of Insubria
Evangelia Pantelaki: University of Insubria

No 2022.01, Working Papers from Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Abstract: In the last years, sustainable travels have included bike tourists visiting cities to enjoy cultural and urban environments. Yet, when considering cycling tourists’ intra-destination trips by motorized vehicles, the extent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could reduce the sustainability of those tourism experiences. In this paper we study the bike tourists’ choice of visiting urban places and of using greener transport means, such as public transportation. By using 858 observations from an on-line survey on bike tourism in 2020 in Italy, we develop a bivariate probit model, considering socio-demographics, bike-related factors, travel characteristics, and the evaluation of cycling and accommodation features at destination. The odds of visiting cities are positively affected by travel features, e.g., picking foreign countries, travel groups, the length of stays, the availability of commercial and bike recovery services, but also negatively by road traffic. Notably, using public transportation is more likely for longer daily trips by bike, for low-cost tourists lodging in B&Bs, and for those having a higher sensitivity to bike-related services. Since we statistically found a linkage between the two choices, from a destination management perspective, our results support the sustainability claim for policies affecting them simultaneously.

Keywords: Sustainable travels; Cycling holidays; Urban tourism; Public transportation; Bivariate probit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 L92 O18 Q56 R41 Z32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01
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