TGV services and small and medium sized cities: an illustration by the case of tourism in Arras, Auray, Charleville-Mézières and Saverne

Desserte TGV et villes petites et moyennes. Une illustration par le cas du tourisme à Arras, Auray, Charleville-Mézières et Saverne

Sylvie Bazin (), Christophe Beckerich () and Marie Delaplace ()
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Sylvie Bazin: URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Christophe Beckerich: URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Marie Delaplace: LAB'URBA - LAB'URBA - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12, UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée

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Abstract: TGV is often seen in small and medium sized cities, as in larger cities, as an opportunity to improve their image, increase their attractiveness, and as a tool for developing tourism. This particular development is expected to compensate for the decline of the activity of the productive sector and public sector. However, the effects observed mostly in larger cities are not easily transposable. First, the SMC should have a tourism potential adapted for use by the TGV, and inhabitants of newly served cities must be earlier tourism consumers of these cities. On the other hand, if these cities can benefit from a reputation effect related to the TGV, which can be beneficial to tourism in the long run, this effect depends largely of a strong political will, significant preexistent touristic resources and of an insufficient reputation.

Keywords: High speed rail tourism small and medium-sized cities; grande vitesse ferroviaire tourisme villes petites et moyennes; R11; R 12; R40; R 58; L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-03-31
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Published in Les Cahiers Scientifiques du Transport / Scientific Papers in Transportation, 2013, 63 | 2013, pp.33-61. ⟨10.46298/cst.12126⟩

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DOI: 10.46298/cst.12126

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