Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns

Traditionally, tourism destinations have been delineated following administrative boundaries. However, it is questionable whether these boundaries are the most desirable spatial configurations to facilitate tourists' flows and the management of services within a geographical area. Several autho...

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Autores: Paulino, Isabel, Lozano, Sergi, Prats, Lluís
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Planificació del turisme
Tourism planning
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spelling Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patternsPaulino, IsabelLozano, SergiPrats, LluísPlanificació del turismeTourism planningTraditionally, tourism destinations have been delineated following administrative boundaries. However, it is questionable whether these boundaries are the most desirable spatial configurations to facilitate tourists' flows and the management of services within a geographical area. Several authors have argued that the way in which tourists consume a destination needs to be taken into consideration in order to improve destination planning and management. This study advocates the geographical functionality of destinations based on destination travel patterns for the geographical consumption of their attractions and services. Territoriality of aggregated travel patterns within two different rural areas are explored to propose consumer-based destinations which would be better adapted to consumer needs. Furthermore, consumer-based destinations may improve destination planning and management by providing tourism actors with information on how tourists consume the destination. This study contributes with methodological innovation by combining network and geographical analysis to explore a network of aggregated travel patterns and its geographical attachment. Thus, the main contribution of this study is the opportunity to adapt the destination to tourists by identifying demand-side destinations boundaries and the factors that influence the specific travel patterns within the destinations. Ultimately, these travel patterns determine the size and shape of destinations from a social construction perspective, which differs from an administrative one. Secondly, the study reveals the role that certain attractions and accommodation hubs play in overlapping different destinations regions, and the opportunities this offers for improving destination planning and management.Elsevier2021202420212021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/173723Articles publicats en revistes (Història Econòmica, Institucions, Política i Economia Mundial)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2020.100508Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2021, vol. 19, num. 100508https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2020.100508cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2021http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1737232026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
spellingShingle Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
Paulino, Isabel
Planificació del turisme
Tourism planning
title_short Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
title_full Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
title_fullStr Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
title_full_unstemmed Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
title_sort Identifying tourism destinations from tourists' travel patterns
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Paulino, Isabel
Lozano, Sergi
Prats, Lluís
author Paulino, Isabel
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Lozano, Sergi
Prats, Lluís
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Prats, Lluís
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Planificació del turisme
Tourism planning
topic Planificació del turisme
Tourism planning
description Traditionally, tourism destinations have been delineated following administrative boundaries. However, it is questionable whether these boundaries are the most desirable spatial configurations to facilitate tourists' flows and the management of services within a geographical area. Several authors have argued that the way in which tourists consume a destination needs to be taken into consideration in order to improve destination planning and management. This study advocates the geographical functionality of destinations based on destination travel patterns for the geographical consumption of their attractions and services. Territoriality of aggregated travel patterns within two different rural areas are explored to propose consumer-based destinations which would be better adapted to consumer needs. Furthermore, consumer-based destinations may improve destination planning and management by providing tourism actors with information on how tourists consume the destination. This study contributes with methodological innovation by combining network and geographical analysis to explore a network of aggregated travel patterns and its geographical attachment. Thus, the main contribution of this study is the opportunity to adapt the destination to tourists by identifying demand-side destinations boundaries and the factors that influence the specific travel patterns within the destinations. Ultimately, these travel patterns determine the size and shape of destinations from a social construction perspective, which differs from an administrative one. Secondly, the study reveals the role that certain attractions and accommodation hubs play in overlapping different destinations regions, and the opportunities this offers for improving destination planning and management.
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