Behavioural adaptation of skiers to climatic variability and change in Ontario, Canada

Rutty, Michelle; Scott, Daniel; Johnson, Peter A.; Jover, Èric; Pons, Marc; Steiger, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2015.07.002

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“…Weather and climate are important external factors that influence this process from the initial motivation to travel [7,25], to the timing and destination selected [7,[26][27][28][29][30], to the overall travel experience itself [31][32][33][34][35]. While there has been much progress in understanding the significance of climatic resources for tourism demand, our knowledge of how tourists evaluate climatic resources, particularly those conditions that trigger a behavioral response, remains incomplete [36][37][38][39]. Specifically, existing research has not taken into consideration that different forms of holidays, such as daytrips, short trips, the main annual holiday, or the "once-in-a-lifetime" trip, may have varying degrees of resilience to climatic conditions [40,41].…”

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Comparison of Climate Preferences for Domestic and International Beach Holidays: A Case Study of Canadian Travelers

Rutty

Scott

2016

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Abstract:Coastal tourism is the largest segment of global leisure tourism and it is firmly linked to the destination's natural resources-with climatic resources chief among them. Through observations and survey responses of beach users, studies have evaluated climatic resources for coastal tourism by quantifying optimal and unacceptable conditions. However, these studies have not taken into consideration that different forms of holidays (e.g., daytrips, short trips, main annual holiday, "once-in-a-lifetime" trip) may have varying degrees of resilience to climatic conditions. This is the first study to explore whether ideal and unacceptable climatic conditions vary between domestic and international tourists. Using an in situ survey, Canadian beach users traveling domestically (n = 359) and internationally (n = 120) were examined. Key findings include statistically significant differences (p ď 0.05) between the two sample groups for every climate variable, with the international sample more resilient to a broader range of weather conditions, including a greater acceptance for warm temperatures, longer rainfall durations, higher wind speeds, and greater cloud cover. This study adds further insight into the complexities of evaluating climate for tourism, with implications for the demand response of tourists to climate change.

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Comparison of Climate Preferences for Domestic and International Beach Holidays: A Case Study of Canadian Travelers

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Scott

2016

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“…This approach was frequently used for assessing potential impacts of snow deficient winter seasons on tourism (e.g., [23][24][25]), more recently focusing on spatial redistributions of demand [26,27]. Applications for the summer season exist for mountain tourism [28], investigating whether climate change would have beneficial impacts, and beach tourism [29] looking at stated behavior to media reports about heat waves in the Mediterranean.…”

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Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day. Weather Preferences of Summer Tourists in Mountain Environments

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Jänicke³

2016

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Abstract:Weather and climate are important factors for travel decision-making and overall tourist satisfaction. As central motivators for destination choice, they directly and indirectly influence demand patterns and can be a resource and limitation for tourism at the same time. In this paper, results of an in-situ survey of mountain summer tourists (n = 733) in the Alps in Southern Germany are presented. Respondents rated 'rain' as the most important aspect of weather during their holiday. During a 7-day holiday, 2.1 days of continuous rain are accepted, and 3.1 days of days with thunderstorms. The ideal temperature range is between 21 and 25˝C, thus lying 4-7 degrees lower than for beach tourism. Temperatures below 15˝C and above 30˝C are perceived as unacceptable. Statistically significant differences were found for several tourist types: Older tourists are more sensitive to heat, tourists with sports activities are more tolerant to cool temperatures, first-time visitors are more sensitive to rain and families with children prefer higher temperatures. From the results, some implications for mountain destinations arise: mountain destinations could be promoted as a heat refuge, and attracting sports tourists might be a promising way to reduce weather sensitivity; however, some variety of well-promoted weather independent attractions seems to be mandatory.

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“…In the last few years, the most important determinant of this increasing awareness is probably due to the consequences of climate change on mountain regions and, consequently, on the ski industry. It has been some time since this activity has been considered by international bodies as being one of the most vulnerable to climate change [1,2], although some authors have been studying this phenomenon and its implications for tourism and evaluating the implications of climate change for ski resorts and the responses adopted by the organizations in Europe [3][4][5][6][7][8][9], North America [10][11][12][13], Asia [14,15], Australia, and New Zealand [16,17]. Among all the "adaptive" strategies adopted by ski resorts-divided into technical, economic policy, institutional, managerial, planning, legal, and behavioral [18,19]-and in particular thanks to snowmaking installations [20][21][22], it has been partly possible to cope with the problem posed by the shortened ski season due to the lack of natural snow.…”

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“…In fact, some studies underline the importance of reliable snow conditions for skiers [36] and the behavior of the experienced and core skiers to engage in spatial substitution [13], concentrating to those ski resorts that are still operable. Moreover, not only do tourists take into consideration the reliability of the snow conditions, but they also start to pay attention to the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability.…”

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Environmental Management and Sustainable Labels in the Ski Industry: A Critical Review

Duglio

Beltramo

2016

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Sustainability is increasing in importance in relation to the competitiveness of winter tourism, particularly when considering mountain destinations. Exploring in more detail winter tourism related to ski resorts, operators are especially concerned about environmental issues caused by climate change. Therefore, they have gradually become aware of the importance of finding adequate solutions to cope with such issues as well as being able to sensitize tourists. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the different sustainable tools that can be adopted by the ski industry. In this field there appear to be two main approaches. The first line is that of sustainable labels being applied to local ski resorts; whereas the second consists in operators-such as the managers of cable cars-making use of specific labels or management systems that are environmentally oriented.

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Behavioural adaptation of skiers to climatic variability and change in Ontario, Canada

Cited by 86 publications

References 38 publications

Comparison of Climate Preferences for Domestic and International Beach Holidays: A Case Study of Canadian Travelers

Comparison of Climate Preferences for Domestic and International Beach Holidays: A Case Study of Canadian Travelers

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day. Weather Preferences of Summer Tourists in Mountain Environments

Environmental Management and Sustainable Labels in the Ski Industry: A Critical Review

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