Tourist responses to climate change: Potential impacts and adaptation in Florida's coastal destinations

Profile of Visitors to Coastal and Marine Tourism Locations in Cape Town, South Africa

“…Among the 10 respondents who indicated that they would not participate in CMT activities again in South Africa, the main reasons forwarded were unfriendly staff, overcrowding, issues pertaining to safety and security, and locations not being well maintained (specifically dirt and litter were noted). A few respondents did have negative experiences that influence future visitation which is similar to the assertions made by Atzori et al (2018), Chen & Teng (2016), Han et al (2018) and Martinis et al (2019).…”

“…The results reveal high levels of past, current and future interest in CMT products/ activities which denotes an increase in demand. This needs to be effectively managed as outlined by Atzori et al (2018), Chen & Teng (2016), Han et al (2018) and Martinis et al (2019) to ensure long-term sustainability. The Table 3 below shows the main activities respondents participated or planned to participate in during their visit to the location other than CMT activities as indicated in the Table 2 above.…”

“…It also reinforces assertions by Frey & George (2010) and Hattingh & Swart (2016) that Cape Twon is one of South Africa's key CMT destinations. The positive perceptions also are likely to encourage repeat visitation and word of mouth marketing as noted by Atzori et al (2018) and Martinis et al (2019).…”

“…Examining the profiles of beach/ seaside visitors is important to understand who visits CMT locations, what their interests are as well as perceptions and experiences to improve planning and management of these destinations to ensure long-term sustainability (Atzori et al, 2018;Chen & Teng, 2016;Han et al, 2018;Martinis et al, 2019). Atzori et al (2018) reveal that perceptions of beach comfort influence destination choice and future travel preferences. Furthermore, Jarvis et al (2016) indicate that socioeconomic and environmental variables influence trip satisfaction and the prospect of visitors returning.…”

An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI:Beach) and the Tourism Climate Index (TCI) to Explain Canadian Tourism Arrivals to the Caribbean

“…Another key difference is that when daily rain is greater than 25 mm, a penalty function is triggered (assigning a rating of −1) to signal the overriding effect rain has on tourism demand, as shown in revealed preference studies of beach tourists [41][42][43][44][45]. In terms of the HCI:Beach versus HCI:Urban, both are similar, with the exception of the ratings for moderate precipitation amounts (6-11 mm), with beach tourists more resilient to rain versus tourists on an urban holiday.…”