Trends and seasonal variation of tourist demand in Spain: The role of rural tourism

Parra, Vanesa Francisca Guzmán; García, Cristina Quintana; Velasco, Carlos Ángel Benavides; Oblitas, José Roberto Vila

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2015.07.014

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“…However, the occupancy rate did not exceed 18 per cent in 2018. This fact reflects, in general terms, the oversupply of accommodation and the strong seasonal variations in Spain (Barke, 2004; Guzman-Parra et al ., 2015).…”

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Challenges facing rural tourism management: A supply-based perspective in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)

Tirado-Ballesteros

Hernández

2020

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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In rural destinations different programmes coexist to promote tourism which involves many organizations and relationships. The complexity of stakeholder networks in some cases implies that the result of the application of the programmes is not efficient enough. This paper aims to explore some of these challenges regarding destinations located in rural areas taking the case study of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). While much of the literature focuses on pinpointing the factors that have a bearing on destination governance, this research attempts to sort the importance of each factor. Structured qualitative questionnaires have been held with rural tourism suppliers (n = 52). The findings highlight that public-private partnerships, coordination on both horizontal and vertical levels, marketing management skills and integration of local activities are shown as priorities according to supply-based stakeholders’ opinions. A consolidation of a neoliberal approach of tourism governance is necessary, in which local governments assume a secondary role, and management is decentralised through community-based public-private partnerships.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Challenges facing rural tourism management: A supply-based perspective in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)

Tirado-Ballesteros

Hernández

2020

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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“…This seems to be the situation in many countries. In an analysis of the tourism industry between 2000 and 2015, Guzman-Parra et al (2015) observed that there was a significant increase in hotel and rural accommodation, while the number of overnight stays at campsites was stable during this period. This was in accordance with the tendency in Norway (see Figure 3).…”

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The Influence of Income and Currency Changes on Tourist Inflow to Norwegian Campsites: The Case of Swedish and German Visitors

2021

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There are few published articles on the demand for campsites, despite this being an important segment of the tourism industry. The purpose of this study was to gain further understanding of this topic. Using publicly available data over a period of 20 years, income and currency elasticity were estimated for German and Swedish camping tourists by using a natural logarithmic regression model with time series data. The results showed that both income and the exchange rate influenced the number of overnight stays, but the impact was rather small. The income elasticity for Swedish visitors was significant with a value of about 0.5, while it was zero and not significant for German camping tourists. Appreciation of the euro was associated with more visitors from Germany, but the estimated exchange rate elasticity was below 1.0 (and significant). A stronger Swedish currency relative to the Norwegian currency did not appear to have an effect. However, a stronger Swedish exchange rate, measured in euros, had a positive impact on Swedish camping visitors in Norway. The reason might be that more Swedish residents spend holidays abroad, and there is complementarity among the neighboring countries. Such calculations provide useful information for tourist industry planning.

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“…According to Cunha and Abrantes (2013), the main distinguishing factor is the uniqueness of the attraction that attracts visitors. Permanent attractions have a more significant effect on the creation, subsistence, and competitiveness of a place as a tourist destination, because they do not "move" and are not "temporary" like traditional markets (Canavan, 2016;Domènech et al, 2020;Guzman-Parra et al, 2015;Sanders et al, 2015;Zheng et al, 2019).…”

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Role and effect of traditional markets: The internationally awarded case of Barcelos

Braga

Rodrigues

2021

Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science

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Social, economic, and environment sustainability are more than ever hot topics. Because of their importance in this context, we examine how and why traditional markets play such a critical role in local as well as regional development and sustainability, along with their respective effects. We use a single case methodology based on the internationally awarded case of Barcelos (a northern region of Portugal). The main results show that the traditional market of Barcelos plays a critical role in the region, especially with respect to socioeconomic, environmental, and political and administrative effects. To optimize the role and influence of this traditional market, authors suggest the application of artificial intelligence.

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Trends and seasonal variation of tourist demand in Spain: The role of rural tourism

Cited by 37 publications

References 19 publications

Challenges facing rural tourism management: A supply-based perspective in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)

Challenges facing rural tourism management: A supply-based perspective in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)

The Influence of Income and Currency Changes on Tourist Inflow to Norwegian Campsites: The Case of Swedish and German Visitors

Role and effect of traditional markets: The internationally awarded case of Barcelos

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