Modelling consumer choice behaviour in space tourism

Crouch, Geoffrey I.; Devinney, Timothy M.; Louviere, Jordan J.; Islam, Tarikul

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2008.07.003

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“…These results imply that there is a need to determine which combinations of rural amenities, local products, and tourist services should be promoted to strengthen the development of niche markets in rural tourism. The application of appropriate stated preferences techniques such as choice modelling (Crouch, Devinney, Louviere, & Towhidul, 2009), could be a new avenue for theoretical and methodological development relating to this goal. Such a method would offer a conceptual framework to support the stay approach to tourism demand measurement and analysis.…”

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Domestic demand for tourism in rural areas: Insights from summer stays in three French regions

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a b s t r a c t Tourism has the potential to make a major contribution to the development of rural areas. However, empirical evidence suggests that its economic impact is limited, because rural visitors are thought to engage in few recreational activities and are seen as low spenders. This study gives new insights into the domestic demand in areas of France described as "rural", with data extracted from the national database provided by the French "tourism demand survey". The results of the "activity-based segmentation" of visitors' stays in three rural regions show that during the summer season, visits to friends or relatives, which involve little expenditure and no specific activities, continue to take place. However, more expensive stays are the most common. They involve activities aimed at experiencing the outdoors or enjoying local sights, based on natural and cultural amenities that are mainly located in regional natural parks. The main forms of accommodation are campsites and rural cottages. Gastronomic tourism has also emerged as an activity that attracts higher spending visitors. These findings are discussed in relation to the results of segmentation studies in other European countries. Their academic and management implications also are presented.

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Domestic demand for tourism in rural areas: Insights from summer stays in three French regions

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“…For example, this technique was employed to examine tourists' preferences associated with ecotourism development [11,12], tourists' preferences for biodiversity conservation and scenic beauty [13], and tourist preferences for ecotourism development in protected areas [14,15]. Furthermore, some other studies used this approach to evaluate the tourists' preferences for effective attributes associated with tourism resources [16][17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

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Measuring the Economic Impact of Rural Tourism Membership on Local Economy: A Korean Case Study

2017

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Abstract:The implementation of rural tourism membership can aid in boosting economic growth in rural areas. This study examines households' preferences for rural tourism experience in association with sales of local agricultural products. Using a choice experiment method developed by experimental designs, this paper examines households' preferences to trade off purchasing costs of local agricultural products against various benefits provided by the rural tourism membership. The methods utilized in this paper represent an effective approach to evaluate the value of local tourism resources and the influence of these resources on the local economy. In empirical estimation we applied econometric approaches that allow for different preferences by incorporating income and residence effects into the models. Findings reveal that respondents place a premium on tourism attributes such as invitation seats and outdoor adventure tickets when choosing a tourism membership. We also find that the economic impacts associated with inducing higher-level tourism membership are substantial. This paper illustrates the potential for the development of a strategy associated with rural tourism management to enhance the local economy.

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“…Crouch et al [20] studied potential consumer responses to a variety of options appearing in the initial space tourism industry through stated preference choice experiments. They found that the consumers' preference for the type of space tourism is determined according to their characteristics as well as the type of flight options.…”

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The Economic Valuation of Change in the Quality of Rural Tourism Resources: Choice Experiment Approaches

Kim

2018

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This study examined tourists' preferences for the change in the quality of rural tourism resources in Korea. This study measured tourists' satisfaction levels about their recent tourism experience in a stated preference mechanism to estimate the economic value of qualitative improvement associated with tourism resources. Using a pivot-style experimental design approach in developing the choice experiment, this study estimated econometric models that allow for flexible structures in error components of the utility function. The results revealed that the welfare impacts of increase in satisfaction levels for tourism resources appear to be substantial. Among tourism resources, the households are more sensitive for the change in the quality of local amenities than other tourism resources. Total aggregated benefits generated by the improvement of satisfaction levels for local amenities make up 17.9-18.1% of the total tourism costs. This suggests that the continuous efforts to enhance the quality of tourism resources in rural areas and attract and satisfy rural tourists are important and necessary for the sustainability of rural economies.

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Modelling consumer choice behaviour in space tourism

Cited by 101 publications

References 27 publications

Domestic demand for tourism in rural areas: Insights from summer stays in three French regions

Domestic demand for tourism in rural areas: Insights from summer stays in three French regions

Measuring the Economic Impact of Rural Tourism Membership on Local Economy: A Korean Case Study

The Economic Valuation of Change in the Quality of Rural Tourism Resources: Choice Experiment Approaches

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