Forecasting the Tourism Demand of North Cyprus

Bicak, Hasan Ali; Altınay, Mehmet; Jenkins, Hatice

doi:10.1300/j150v12n03_06

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“…A large number of tourism demand studies, however, is based on annual data (Lim, 1997;Vanegas Sr. & Croes, 2000;Croes & Vanegas Sr., 2005;Bicak et al, 2005;Song & Li, 2008;Croes, 2010;Sookram, 2011;Petrevska, 2012), missing vital developments in tourism demand during the year. Understanding seasonality patterns which impact tourism consumption and production is crucial for tourism enterprises and regions (Dritsakis, 2008;Yu et al, 2009;Chan & Lim, 2011;Cuccia & Rizzo, 2011;Hadwen et al, 2011).…”

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Impacts of seasonal patterns of climate on recurrent fluctuations in tourism demand: Evidence from Aruba

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This study estimates the effect of seasonal patterns of pull/push weather elements (rainfall, temperature, wind, and cloud coverage) on recurrent fluctuations in tourism demand for Aruba, originating from the USA and Venezuela. The estimation is based on an econometric methodology consisting of decomposing time series of weather elements and tourism demand, using a Census X-12 decomposition procedure, and subsequently applying a unit root test, anEngle & Granger cointegration test, a Granger causality test, and a Euclidean distance measure.The results show no influence of weather (pull and push) on the seasonal patterns of tourism demand from Venezuela. On the other hand, the study showed a clear causal relationship between (pull and push) seasonal weather variability and tourism demand from the USA.

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Impacts of seasonal patterns of climate on recurrent fluctuations in tourism demand: Evidence from Aruba

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“…Following attempts to bring water from Turkey to North Cyprus using balloons and tankers [26], it was finally decided to bring water through an undersea pipeline from Turkey. This project was designed in 1996 by the Turkish Republic General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (M.T.A.).…”

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Wastewater Reuse to Mitigate the Risk of Water Shortages: An Integrated Investment Appraisal

Chamaki

Jenkins

Hashemipour

et al. 2022

Water

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This paper evaluates the financial and economic costs of reusing wastewater with reverse osmosis (R.O.) purification systems to mitigate the risks of near potable quality water shortages in an urban water system. A distributional analysis is also undertaken to identify those who bear the externalities of the system. A rich data set is available to conduct an ex-post analysis of such a system operating in Cyprus for several years. The levelized financial cost of the R.O. system if it operates at a 75% utilization rate is USD 1.18/m3, while the levelized economic cost that includes all the externality impacts is USD 1.20/m3. However, the closeness of these two values hides a large set of externalities that affect different groups in society in disparate ways. The analysis shows that reusing wastewater in conjunction with a system of R.O. is a very effective way to mitigate the risks of water shortages in a more extensive water system. It also highlights the importance of the nature of the electricity system that generates the electricity to power the R.O. plant in determining the ultimate economic cost of reusing wastewater.

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“…The rapid economic growth and higher standard of living that has been achieved in the north during the last two decades is the result of the contribution of Turkey through infrastructural, technological, and financial means. Turkey's contribution manifested in north Cyprus's achievement as the international educational hub and a formidable Edu-tourism destination [34,[42][43][44]. North Cyprus's political problem that hampers its tourism sector is not an isolated case.…”

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Social Media as a Catalyst for the Enhancement of Destination Image: Evidence from a Mediterranean Destination with Political Conflict

Farhangi

Alipour

2021

Sustainability

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Digitalization-oriented transformation provides enormous possibilities to all sectors, ranging from manufacturing to the service industries. This study aimed to investigate the role of social media and its utilization by tourism operators/policymakers as a catalyst to enhance the image of a destination that is grappling with political deadlock and burdens of nonrecognition despite its abundance of tourism resources. The case of north Cyprus is an embodiment of a number of destinations that are challenged by political hurdles, conflicts, and nonrecognition, which result in economic hardship, political uncertainty, and social disappointment. This research aimed to investigate the role of social media in popularizing and marketing north Cyprus by placing it on the global digital tourism map. For the purpose of this study, a qualitative research method was employed and data collected through semi-structured interview questions. The interviewees were mainly public sector tourism officials, hoteliers, travel agency managers, and tourism academicians. Data analysis was conducted by applying Atlas.ti 9 (1.0.0.206) software. The findings reveal that tourism operators and policymakers have failed to take advantage of social media platforms—which have become a form of public goods—to mitigate the negative effects of the political impasse that has curtailed the tourism sector. The implications and contributions are also discussed.

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Forecasting the Tourism Demand of North Cyprus

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Impacts of seasonal patterns of climate on recurrent fluctuations in tourism demand: Evidence from Aruba

Impacts of seasonal patterns of climate on recurrent fluctuations in tourism demand: Evidence from Aruba

Wastewater Reuse to Mitigate the Risk of Water Shortages: An Integrated Investment Appraisal

Social Media as a Catalyst for the Enhancement of Destination Image: Evidence from a Mediterranean Destination with Political Conflict

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