Based on the theoretical and empirical foundations of the gravity model, this article
systematically investigates the determinants of international tourist arrivals to China. Various …

The cross-border mobility of people, goods and services, and capital has expanded
enormously both in intensity and diversity over recent decades. States have a general …

Governments spend considerable public resources, including tax dollars, on marketing their
cities or countries in order to become a strong brand attractive for exports, foreign direct …

The imposition of sanctions on Iran, after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, resulted in
economic hardship. Many problems were experienced, such as increased unemployment …

Yes. Using a travel visa data set developed by Lawson and Lemke (2012) and travel flow
data from the World Bank and the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), we …

The importance of business and social networks in generating trade is becoming
increasingly recognized in the international economics literature. An important way in which …

When tourists contemplate an international destination to visit, the ease of obtaining a visa is
seen as an important consideration. Even though the theory of planned behavior has been …

In this paper, we estimate exchange rate elasticities of international tourism. Both the
bilateral exchange rate and the US dollar exchange rate relative to tourism origin countries …

Since the early 1990s, China's government has negotiated Approved Destination Status
(ADS) with 120 countries. The agreements allow government-approved travel agencies to …

The dynamism of air traffic markets in the Middle East obscures the persistence of
restrictions on international competition. But how important are such restrictions for …