Summer weather conditions and tourism flows in urban and rural destinations

Falk, Martin

doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1349-7

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“…Nevertheless, several studies have already corroborated the link between weather and tourist behaviour (Beaudin & Huang, 2014;Becken, 2012;Falk, 2015;G omez Mart ın, 2005;Ibarra, 2011;J€ arv et al, 2007;Perkins & Debbage, 2016;Perry, 1972;Smith, 1993). Recent research by Giddy et al (2017), on American tourists' experience with day-to-day weather in South Africa using stated preferences, supports the view that unfavourable weather conditions significantly impact tourists' participation in outdoor activities in particular, and often give rise to a change in travel plans.…”

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“…Weather can be a tourism motivatora "pull factor", as Turnbul and Uysal (1995) advocateor an inhibitor (Day, Chin, Sydnor, & Cherkauer, 2013). Although the impact of meteorological conditions has already been the subject of research on tourist flows (Falk, 2015), tourist demand (Becken, 2012;Perkins & Debbage, 2016), economic performance (Chen & Lin, 2014), choice of destinations (J€ arv, Aasa, Ahas, & Saluveer, 2007), activities (Becken, 2012;Chen, Lin, & Chang, 2017) and tourist experience (Giddy et al, 2017), its effect on the attractiveness of tourist destinations and on tourist behaviour needs further investigation (Becken, 2012;Day et al, 2013;McKercher, Shoval, Park, & Kahani, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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It’s so hot: predicting climate change effects on urban tourists’ time–space experience

Caldeira

Kastenholz

2018

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Progressive changes in mean annual temperatures are arguably the strongest evidence of ongoing climate change. In destinations with a Mediterranean climate, in contrast to the colder months, during summer, rising air temperatures are believed to inhibit tourist movements and activities, and consequently affect tourists' evaluation of and satisfaction with their experiences. To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has investigated the potential impact of climate change on tourists' time-space activity using actual behavioural tracking-based information. Data collected via GPS technology and a post-visit survey of tourists (n = 404) visiting Lisbon during the summer were analysed via structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results report empirical evidence of the present impact of (summer) weather on urban tourists' time-space activity and on their intra-destination experience evaluation. Specifically, maximum air temperature is found to have a significant negative effect on overall satisfaction, while the meteorological conditions of the entire day reveal a significant impact on tourists' activities and movements. The results are particularly useful for the sustainable adaptive management of urban attractions and destinations that are especially vulnerable to climate change, as well as in managing its adverse impact on tourists' experiences.

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It’s so hot: predicting climate change effects on urban tourists’ time–space experience

Caldeira

Kastenholz

2018

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…Bei ausländischen Übernachtungen beträgt der entsprechende Anstieg 10 % (wiederum kumuliert über den gesamten Zeitraum). Auf dieser Studie aufbauend untersucht Falk (2015) auch den Zusammenhang zwischen Wetterbedingungen und Tourismusnachfrage für die Sommersaison in österreichischen Bundesländern anhand von Paneldaten 2 für die neun Bundesländer in Österreich für den Zeitraum von 1974 bis 2012. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen die zuvor genannten Tendenzen.…”

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“…Insgesamt geht Falk (2015) mit Blick auf den Sommertourismus davon aus, dass die Mehrheit der österreichischen Bundesländer von der globalen Erwärmung profitiert. Über einen längeren Zeitraum sind die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in Form von höheren Temperaturen und erhöhter Sonneneinstrahlung auf die Tourismusnachfrage jedoch eher gering.…”

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Outdooraktivitäten und damit zusammenhängende Einrichtungen im Sommer und in den Übergangszeiten

Pröbstl‐Haider

Hödl²,

Ginner³

et al. 2020

Tourismus Und Klimawandel

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Der Sommertourismus in Österreich trägt wesentlich zu der großen Bedeutung des Tourismus insgesamt bei. So hat die Zahl der Nächtigungen in den Sommermonaten in Österreich 2018 erneut einen Höchstwert erreicht. Mit bisher 68,67 Mio. Nächtigungen liegt die Sommersaison 2018 (Mai bis September) um 2,2 % über dem Vorjahresniveau. Auch die Zahl der Ankünfte stieg in der vergangenen Sommersaison um 2,9 % auf 21,70 Mio. (Statistik Austria 2018). Mehr Nächtigungen wurden auch im September 2018, also außerhalb der eigentlichen Sommersaison festgestellt. Im September 2018 nahm die Zahl der Gäste um 2,0 % auf 3,86 Mio. zu, Gästenächtigungen stiegen um 1,4 % auf 11,24 Mio. Zu diesem Ergebnis trugen die ausländischen Herkunftsmärkte mit einem Plus von 1,6 % auf 7,86 Mio. bei. Die Nächtigungszahlen wichtiger Herkunftsländer, wie Deutschland (+1,2 %), Schweiz und Liechtenstein (+3,5 %) sowie der Niederlande (+2,1 %), erhöhten sich weiter. Die Zahl der inländischen Gästenächtigungen stieg ebenfalls um 0,9 % auf 3,38 Mio. (Statistik Austria 2018).

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“…For decades, it has been acknowledged [1][2][3], and is now generally accepted [4,5], that weather and climate affect behaviour and satisfaction associated with outdoor recreation and tourism. Nonetheless, the relationship between weather with recreation and tourism is poorly understood and under-researched [6][7][8].…”

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The Effect of Seasonal Climatic Anomalies on Zoo Visitation in Toronto (Canada) and the Implications for Projected Climate Change

Hewer

Gough

2016

Atmosphere

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Abstract:This study uses a multi-year temporal climate analogue approach to explore zoo visitor responses to seasonal climatic anomalies and assess the impacts of projected climate change on zoo visitation in Toronto, Canada. A new method for selecting a representative weather station was introduced which ranks surrounding stations based on "climatic distance" rather than physical distance alone. Two years representing anomalously warm temperature conditions and two years representing climatically normal temperature conditions were identified for each season from within the study period from 1999 to 2015. Two years representing anomalously wet precipitation conditions and two years representing anomalously dry precipitation conditions were also identified. F-tests and t-tests were employed to determine if the apparent differences in zoo visitation between the temperature and precipitation paired groupings were statistically significant. A "selective ensemble" of seasonal Global Climate Model (GCM) output from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report was used to determine when these anomalous temperature and precipitation conditions may become the norm in the future. When anomalously warm winters and springs occurred within the historical record, total zoo visitation in those seasons increased significantly. Inversely, when anomalously warm summers occurred, total summer season zoo visitation decreased significantly. Temperature anomalies in the autumn season did not result in any significant differences in total autumn season zoo visitation. Finally, apart from in the spring season, there were no significant differences in total zoo visitation between anomalously wet and dry seasons.

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Summer weather conditions and tourism flows in urban and rural destinations

Cited by 23 publications

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It’s so hot: predicting climate change effects on urban tourists’ time–space experience

It’s so hot: predicting climate change effects on urban tourists’ time–space experience

Outdooraktivitäten und damit zusammenhängende Einrichtungen im Sommer und in den Übergangszeiten

The Effect of Seasonal Climatic Anomalies on Zoo Visitation in Toronto (Canada) and the Implications for Projected Climate Change

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