A Behavioral Assessment of Tourism Transportation Options for Reducing Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gases

Kelly, Joe; Haider, Wolfgang; Williams, Peter W.

doi:10.1177/0047287506292700

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“…Longer stays suppose that tourists could visit more places, and it could increase their probability to use public transport. However, in some cases it has been reported an increasing of the use of private car for longer stays [51,52]. Repeating a stay on the Costa Daurada also increased the probability of the tourist using PT.…”

Section: The Probability Of Using Public Transport At the Destinationmentioning

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The Determinants of Tourist Use of Public Transport at the Destination

Gutiérrez

Miravet

2016

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Abstract:Of all the activities associated with tourism, transport is the one that creates most pollution. However, the mobility of tourists at their destination is an activity that has so far received very little attention from researchers in comparison with that afforded to the transport mode used to travel from their point of origin to their destination. This paper provides new evidence about the use of public transport by tourists at their final destination. The study is based on data obtained from a survey conducted with tourists (N = 4336) on the Costa Daurada (Catalonia), a Mediterranean sun and beach resort. The empirical analysis is based on estimations made using a multinomial model of the transport mode chosen by tourists to travel to the Costa Daurada combined with another model that estimated the probability of them using public transport during their stay. The results show that the tourists who arrived by private car were the ones who least used public transport at the destination. This was despite the fact that these tourists had the profile that made them most likely to use this type of transportation. On the other hand, although the tourists who arrived by plane had the profile that made them least likely to use public transport, they were the ones who used it most. It is, therefore, possible to conclude that, in addition to tourist profile, another key factor in deciding whether tourists will use public transport at their destination is whether they will take their own car.

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Section: The Probability Of Using Public Transport At the Destinationmentioning

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The Determinants of Tourist Use of Public Transport at the Destination

Gutiérrez

Miravet

2016

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“…This suggests that a more convenient public transportation network could help to reduce TCO 2 . However, convenience may influence the choice of transportation mode, which may ultimately hinder the use of public transportation [35,36]. Train, bus, minibus, and HSR had an approximately 20% probability of use as the transportation mode.…”

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The Carbon Impact of International Tourists to an Island Country

Tsai

Lin

et al. 2018

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Taiwan, located in the East Asia, is an island country with limited natural resources. To increase economic growth and reduce CO 2 emission levels, the Taiwanese government is promoting a sustainable low-carbon tourism industry. This study investigated the CO 2 emission coefficient of tourist activities and identified the CO 2 emissions (CE) patterns of international visitors to Taiwan. The total CO 2 emission per visitor without considering international transportation was estimated using a questionnaire. The total CO 2 emission comprises the CO 2 emission of transportation, the CO 2 emission of accommodation, and the CO 2 emission of tourist activities. The results suggest that more convenient public transportation might help to reduce the total CO 2 emission. Without considering CO 2 emission from international air travel, in contrast to many non-island countries where CO 2 emission of transportation is the main contributor to total CO 2 emission, the CO 2 emission of accommodation was the main contributor to total CO 2 emission in Taiwan. To reduce the CO 2 emission of accommodation, the Taiwanese government should improve the energy-use efficiency of devices in tourist hotels and promote bed-and-breakfast accommodations with low CO 2 emission coefficients. Visitors enjoyed culinary journeys and shopping, both of which are activities that contribute highly to the CO 2 emission of tourist activities because of their high CO 2 emission coefficients.

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“…Yu (2010) discusses China's energy development from the legislation and institutions. There are also some studies of the negative environmental impacts tourism based on qualitative judgments, such as Mathieson and Wall (1982), Mieczkowski (1995), Holden (2008, Prideaux et al (2003), Kelly et al (2007). However, few literatures make the quantitative research for the industrial development, especially tourism.…”

Section: Development Backgroundmentioning

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