Tourism seasonality is generally seen as a problem for most of the main destinations in the
world, particularly from the point of view of sustainability. Despite its importance, no …

This paper will propose a general approach for the analysis and measurement of
seasonality in tourism, based on an analysis of the pattern of seasonal swing, as a …

Unpredictable external shocks exacerbate the negative effects usually attributed to cyclical
seasonality. Two such recent shocks, the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 …

This study assesses the relative contributions that different demand segments make to a
reduction in seasonality at tourism destinations. Specifically, we ask which types of markets …

Tourism seasonality is a complex phenomenon incorporating a temporal, a spatial, and a
socioeconomic (ontological) dimension. This paper builds on principal component analysis …

This article analyzes cruise tourism seasonality in Southern Europe, assessing the seasonal
concentration levels by means of the Gini index. The additive decomposition of this index is …

Spatial interactions among regional units may influence the geographical distribution of
economic activities. Many traditional measures of geographical concentration fail in …

Purpose A convenient payment system is increasingly recognized as an asset of tourism
destinations. By using data on payments with cards issued in foreign countries, together with …

Monthly water balance models are valuable tools in water resources management.
Unfortunately, most of these models suffer from structure complexity, large data …

The paper aims to harness the decomposability properties of the Gini index to quantitively
measure the spatiotemporality of tourism distribution. To achieve this, paper presents a …