Expanding our understanding of cruise visitors' expenditure at destinations: The role of spatial patterns, onshore visit choice and cruise category

dc.contributor.authorCasado-Diaz, Ana B.en
dc.contributor.authorNavarro-Ruiz, Sandraen
dc.contributor.authorNicolau, Juan Luisen
dc.contributor.authorIvars-Baidal, Josepen
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-11T18:00:52Zen
dc.date.available2024-07-11T18:00:52Zen
dc.date.issued2021-04-01en
dc.description.abstractCruise tourism is an important and growing source of visitors to destinations. To expand our knowledge of this phenomenon, this study incorporates three new drivers into the analysis of the expenditure patterns of cruise passengers at destinations, namely, spatial intra-destination behavior (single node, multiple node, or hinterland), onshore visit choice (independent or guided), and cruise category (standard, premium, luxury, or exclusive). The study uses quantile regression to unearth the intricacies of the proposed relationships and a dataset that combines GPS tracking technologies and traditional surveys. Results suggest that the mobility pattern, onshore visit choice, and time spent at a destination of cruise visitors have significant effects on their expenditures. However, these effects vary along with the level of expenditure, whereas cruise category does not exert a clear effect on expenditure. The implications for destination management organizations are also discussed.en
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen
dc.format.extent13 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 104199 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104199en
dc.identifier.eissn1879-3193en
dc.identifier.issn0261-5177en
dc.identifier.orcidNicolau Gonzalbez, Juan [0000-0003-0048-2823]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/120649en
dc.identifier.volume83en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000595253600009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=930d57c9ac61a043676db62af60056c1en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectConsumer behavioren
dc.subjectCruise tourismen
dc.subjectQuantile regressionen
dc.subjectSpending patternsen
dc.subjectTourist mobilityen
dc.subjectVisitor trackingen
dc.titleExpanding our understanding of cruise visitors' expenditure at destinations: The role of spatial patterns, onshore visit choice and cruise categoryen
dc.title.serialTourism Managementen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-07-28en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Pamplin College of Businessen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Pamplin College of Business/Hospitality and Tourism Managementen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Pamplin College of Business/PCOB T&R Facultyen

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