Revised and updated, the fourth edition of The Economics of Tourism Destinations provides
a guide to the economic aspects of tourism for students and practitioners to decipher the …

Since the introduction of the carbon Kuznets-curve hypothesis in the mid-1990s, the inverted
U–shaped relationship between economic development and carbon emissions has …

Cultural heritage is a potentially important determinant of international tourism flows. Apart
from being an enrichment for both individuals and communities and an opportunity for …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the roles of different types of customer value in
influencing in customer evaluations of Airbnb. In particular, this study empirically tests the …

This study investigates how group size and group familiarity interactively impact tourists'
perceived value and overall satisfaction with a group travel experience. The study also …

The intercultural nature of tourism makes interpersonal communication a critical element that
influences individuals' experience and, in turn, their satisfaction. The existing research …

This study examines the factors affecting domestic households' tourism spending in India.
The results from using the unconditional quantile regression method show that regular …

Cruise 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 …

Tourist socialization process suggest that family and friends shape tourist's cognition, and in
turn their behaviors. A conceptual model is developed that investigates tourists' perceived …

This paper argues that length of stay is a reflection of the distance between the origin and
destination country. Past interpretations of distance premised on spatial aspects. This study …