Tourists' expenditure behaviour: The influence of satisfaction and the dependence of spending categories
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A review of the literature shows that the relationship between satisfaction and tourism expenditure, as well as the dependence among different tourist expenditure categories, are under-researched topics. The aim of this study is twofold: first, to investigate the influence on tourism expenditure of tourists' satisfaction with the destination, correcting for the effect of some socio-demographic and trip-related variables; second, to study the dependence among tourist expenditure on the different tourist categories that create the overall expenditure for the trip. This study focuses on an analysis of the expenditure behaviour of a sample of international visitors who travelled in an area around the Dolomites in Northern Italy, adopting the double-hurdle model with the Heien and Wessells estimator. In discussing the results, policy implications and managerial issues for tourism destinations are presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-30 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Tourism Economics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |