Tourism and climate change

Smith, Keith D.

doi:10.1016/0264-8377(90)90010-v

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“…Another common finding is that the impact of weather on summer tourism is likely to be different for domestic and foreign residents. While overnight stays of domestic tourists are likely to increase due to favorable weather conditions in the same season, overnight stays of foreign tourists are likely to be affected by weather conditions after a lag of up to one year or seasons (Smith, 1990;Giles & Perry, 1998;Agnew & Palutikof, 2006). In addition, domestic tourists are generally more sensitive to changes in weather conditions than foreign tourists (Falk, 2013).…”

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Summer weather conditions and tourism flows in urban and rural destinations

Falk

2015

Climatic Change

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Summer weather conditions and tourism flows in urban and rural destinations

Falk

2015

Climatic Change

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“…Weather and climate are an intrinsic component of the vacation experience and have been found to be a central motivator for travel (Mintel International Group 1991, Lohmann & Kaim 1999, Kozak 2002, Hamilton & Lau 2005, Hill 2009, Moreno 2010. Climate variability has been found to influence travel patterns (proportion of domestic and international holidays) and tourism expenditures in some nations (Smith 1990, Jorgensen & Solvoll 1996, Giles & Perry 1998, Wilton & Wirjanto 1998, Bigano et al 2005, Agnew & Palutikof 2006, Jones & Scott 2006, Moreno et al 2008. There is also evidence that the weather conditions experienced at the destination have important influence on travel and holiday satisfaction (Smith 1993, Carmichael 1996, König & Abegg 1997, Williams et al 1997, Bicknell & McManus 2006, Scott 2006.…”

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Climate services to support sustainable tourism and adaptation to climate change

Scott¹,

Lemieux²,

Malone³

2011

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Tourism is one of the largest global economic sectors, is a vital contributor to the economy of many nations, and is highly promoted as an important means of future development and poverty reduction in developing countries. The interface between climate and tourism is multifaceted and complex, with broad significance for tourist decision-making and expenditures, as well as industry marketing and operations worldwide. With the close relationship of tourism to the environment and climate, the integrated effects of climate change are anticipated to markedly affect tourism businesses and destinations, as well as the destination choices and mobility of individual tourists in the decades ahead. As recent major natural, political, and economic shocks have demonstrated, the tourism sector has relatively high adaptive capacity. Improved climate services will be vital for travelers and tourism businesses and destinations to adapt to climate change in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable manner. This paper outlines the range of applications of weather and climate information within the tourism sector and discusses priorities for future work to advance climate services for weather risk management and climate change adaptation for the tourism sector.

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“…At the same time, it has been assumed that global climate change may lead to a shift of tourism demand to higher latitudes (e.g. Smith 1990, Scott et al 2004, Hamilton et al 2005, creating additional opportunities for tourism in northern regions. However, high-latitude tourism as a general concept is imprecise, since it comprises destinations with various weather types in different climatic zones and with a diversity of visitor attractions and activities.…”

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Tourist weather preferences in Europe’s Arctic

Jacobsen¹,

Denstadli²,

Lohmann³

et al. 2011

Clim. Res.

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Numerous high-latitude locations in northern Scandinavia receive many summer vacationers, even though cool weather conditions there are at odds with some expert-based literature on tourist weather preferences. Surveys in 2 climatically different Arctic archipelagos demonstrate that most tourists perceive the summer weather as better than expected. However, weather preferences and tolerances deviate between high and low Arctic destinations, illuminating diverging and subjective ideas of what constitutes 'good', 'bad', and 'acceptable' weather. The study shows an overall preference for clear sky, in contrast to some earlier research emphasizing temperature as the most important tourism weather variable. Most tourists are indifferent to occasional rain, and a majority accepts frequently changing weather. Main dislikes are frequent rain and low visibility, the latter accentuating visual tourism aspects such as sightseeing.

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Tourism and climate change

Cited by 74 publications

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Summer weather conditions and tourism flows in urban and rural destinations

Summer weather conditions and tourism flows in urban and rural destinations

Climate services to support sustainable tourism and adaptation to climate change

Tourist weather preferences in Europe’s Arctic

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